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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON GENERAL ORDER NO. 187.60 In the matter of inviting applications for a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide telecommunications relay service in West Virginia. PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVITATION TO APPLY FOR TRS CERTIFICATE The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that individuals who have hearing or speech impairments be able to engage in telephone communications with hearing individuals in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have hearing or speech impairment. To achieve that goal, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia has implemented rules regarding telecommunications relay service (TRS). On a typical TRS call, the hearing or speech impaired person uses a teletype telephone to send a message to a relay operator, who in turn reads the message to the person receiving the call. The relay operator then types any response so that it can be read on the text telephone of the hearing or speech impaired person. This process is repeated throughout the call. The Commission is inviting applications for a certificate of convenience and necessity to provide TRS in West Virginia, and will award the certificate to the provider that can demonstrate the best qualifications to offer the service. A copy of the Rules Governing Certification and Operation of Telecommunication Relay Service, 150 C.S.R. Series 21, can be obtained from the Commission Executive Secretary and are available online at the website of the West Virginia Secretary of State. Anyone wishing to provide telecommunications relay service in West Virginia should file an application for a TRS certificate on or before April 8, 2022, with Karen Buckley, Acting Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia 25301. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA LC-125720 03-11;2022