{"id":31157,"date":"2015-06-17T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T20:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=31157"},"modified":"2015-06-17T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T20:38:08","slug":"all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through\/","title":{"rendered":"All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC&#8217;s Lack of Follow Through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caag4.com\/index.php\/caag-vrs\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through\/starvrs-caagvrs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?fit=800%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,294\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"starvrs caagvrs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?fit=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?fit=560%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?resize=501%2C184\" alt=\"starvrs caagvrs\" width=\"501\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/starvrs-caagvrs.png?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hlg9Gp1TFS4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31158\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31158\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through\/all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?fit=800%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,478\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC&amp;#8217;s Lack of Follow Through\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?fit=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?fit=560%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?resize=500%2C299\" alt=\"All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC's Lack of Follow Through\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/All-6-VRS-Providers-Unite-Against-the-FCCs-Lack-of-Follow-Through.png?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC&#8217;s Lack of Follow Through<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are about half way through the four-year rate cut decision for VRS. Along with the rate deduction plan, the FCC announced a number of cost assitant programs to offset the losses. Jeremy Jack, representing all six VRS providers tells us how the only thing the Commission has followed through on is cutting VRS income.<\/p>\n<p>Watch video here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hlg9Gp1TFS4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/hlg9Gp1TFS4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you concerned? Contact the FCC directly at 844-432-2275 today.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being a loyal CAAG customer. CAAG VRS is changing to the all new Star VRS! E-mail us at vrscare@caag4.com or call 855-807-2224 to learn more and sign up for a Star VRS Care Session with our Customer Care and Outreach Specialist!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caag4.com\/index.php\/caag-vrs\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/caag4.com\/index.php\/caag-vrs\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All 6 VRS Providers Unite Against the FCC&#8217;s Lack of Follow Through We are about half way through the four-year rate cut decision for VRS. Along with the rate deduction plan, the FCC announced a number of cost assitant programs&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/all-6-vrs-providers-unite-against-the-fccs-lack-of-follow-through\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[14939,342,2093,23062,23853,22895,39,650,61,2071],"class_list":["post-31157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-caagvrs","tag-fcc","tag-federal-communication-commission","tag-jeremy-jack","tag-melissa-yingst-huber","tag-star-vrs","tag-video","tag-video-relay-service","tag-vrs","tag-youtube"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-86x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10533,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/05\/12\/fcc-threatens-future-of-video-relay-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":31157,"position":0},"title":"FCC Threatens Future of Video Relay Service","author":"Grant Laird Jr","date":"May 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"FCC Threatens Future of Video Relay Service! 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