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 124 STAT. 2755 PUBLIC LAW 111–260—OCT. 8, 2010 SEC. 103. RELAY SERVICES. (a) DEFINITION.—Paragraph (3) of section 225(a) of the Commu- nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 225(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(3) TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES.—The term ‘telecommunications relay services’ means telephone trans- mission services that provide the ability for an individual who is deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, or who has a speech dis- ability to engage in communication by wire or radio with one or more individuals, in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of a hearing individual who does not have a speech disability to communicate using voice communication services by wire or radio.’’. (b) INTERNET PROTOCOL-BASED RELAY SERVICES.—Title VII of such Act (47 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 715. INTERNET PROTOCOL-BASED RELAY SERVICES. ‘‘Within one year after the date of enactment of the Twenty- First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, each interconnected VoIP service provider and each provider of non-interconnected VoIP service shall participate in and contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Services Fund established in sec- tion 64.604(c)(5)(iii) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of such Act, in a manner pre- scribed by the Commission by regulation to provide for obligations of such providers that are consistent with and comparable to the obligations of other contributors to such Fund.’’. SEC. 104. ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. (a) TITLE VII AMENDMENT.—Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as amended by section 103, is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: ‘‘SEC. 716. ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. ‘‘(a) MANUFACTURING.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to equipment manufactured after the effective date of the regulations established pursuant to subsection (e), and subject to those regulations, a manufac- turer of equipment used for advanced communications services, including end user equipment, network equipment, and soft- ware, shall ensure that the equipment and software that such manufacturer offers for sale or otherwise distributes in inter- state commerce shall be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless the requirements of this subsection are not achievable. ‘‘(2) INDUSTRY FLEXIBILITY.—A manufacturer of equipment may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect to such equipment by— ‘‘(A) ensuring that the equipment that such manufac- turer offers is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities without the use of third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer prem- ises equipment; or 47 USC 617. Deadline. 47 USC 616.