711 for Relay Access
David Slays Goliath

  • Other petitions for N11 access; National Association of State Telecommunications Directors, GSA, DOJ

  • February 1997 – 711 code reserved for relay services

  • Bell Atlantic rolls out service (1998)

  • FCC creates Consumer Information Bureau and Disabilities Rights Office - November 1999

  • July 2000 – FCC mandates 711 access

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