State relay service programs provide and pay for some relay services such as relay services used on in state calls made through tty cts and sts.
Phone relay service for the deaf free.
A free public service for communication between standard voice users and persons who are deaf hard of hearing deafblind and speech disabled using text telephones ttys or adaptive telephone equipment.
For more information about these forms of relay services see the fcc factsheet.
Trs is available in all 50 states the district of columbia puerto rico and the u s.
The national relay service nrs is a government initiative that allows people who are deaf hard of hearing and or have a speech impairment to make and receive phone calls.
This service allows hearing callers to communicate with deaf hard of hearing deaf blind and speech disabled relay users and vice versa through specially trained relay operators.
Relay services are provided at no cost free to all relay service users.
Telecommunications relay service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls.
Video relays are accessed by contacting the relay service via a videophone such as a vp sorenson or the ojo snap vrs.
Some cell phones may have free software installed for contacting relay services without using instant messaging.
Territories for local and or long distance calls.