FCC Launches Proceeding to Implement the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

On March 2, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on rules implementing provisions of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). The NPRM proposes rules requiring providers of advanced communications services and manufacturers of equipment used for those services to make their products accessible to people with disabilities. This had been an item on the FCC's march 3 meeting agenda.