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October 28, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Ofcom delays plans for 999 BSL video relay service

Proposals for a video relay service for British Sign Language signers to contact emergency services have been delayed, it has […]

March 10, 2015 by Editor

Ah, the old textphone. Great giver of communication and transformer of unintelligible sound into understandable, readable words. I do love […]

October 6, 2014 by Editor

Comments Off on Deaf News: ‘Next generation’ text relay service goes live

Ofcom have announced that deaf people and people with speech impairments should now be able to hold faster, more fluent […]

June 25, 2014 by Editor

Communications regulator Ofcom have launched an official enquiry into BT over their delay in providing a replacement telephone service for […]

June 18, 2014 by Editor

BT has been warned by the communications regulator Ofcom that it could be financially penalised for a delay in making […]

March 6, 2014 by Editor

Comments Off on Deaf News: Ofcom approves BT’s ‘Next Generation’ Text Relay service

Ofcom has today approved BT’s enhanced text relay service, representing a significant step in improving telephone calls for consumers with […]

November 28, 2013 by Editor

Comments Off on Deaf News: Ofcom set to approve first improved ‘text relay’ service

Ofcom today took a significant step towards improving telephone calls for disabled consumers by proposing to approve BT’s enhanced text […]

August 29, 2013 by Editor

Plans are being unveiled for BT’s new next generation text relay service. BT is introducing alternatives to the 18002 prefix, […]

March 1, 2013 by Editor

I discovered Action on Hearing Loss’s TalkByText Service a year or so ago. It was a service which allowed you […]

October 18, 2012 by Editor

A new and improved ‘text relay’ service must be made available to people with hearing and speech impairments by all […]