The exact language can be found under Section 105, Universal Service:
The Act does not indicate if this amount will be increased to allow for inflation, but perhaps a final bill would contain some language to that effect.
(i) INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND
(1) IN GENERAL. — Within 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, the Commission shall establish rules that define as eligible for universal service support those programs that are certified by a State commission or approved by the Commission for the distribution of specialized customer premises equipment designed to make telecommunications service, Internet access services, and advanced communications, including interexchange services and advanced telecommunications and information services, accessible by individuals who are deaf-blind.
(3) ANNUAL AMOUNT.—The total amount of universal service support that may be obligated or expended under this subsection for any fiscal year may not exceed $10,000,000.
to make this money happen, you have to do something! Follow the steps in the Action Alert at http://tiny.cc/L946w
ReplyDeleteIf everyone reading this blog faxed a letter to their Senator and to their Rep., do you think we'd get the money for deaf-blind phones?