OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
Dec. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Sprint (NYSE: S) has been selected by the Kansas
Corporation Commission to provide Telecommunications Relay
Service (TRS) and Captioned Telephone (CapTel) service to the
State, effective January 1, 2019.
The Kansas Relay Service is accessed by dialing 711 and is
available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is a "relay" or
service that enables those who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, and/or people with a speech disability to communicate with
traditional telephone users through a specialized text telephone
and third-party operator called a Relay Operator. All calls are
completely confidential.
"We are excited about working with the Kansas Corporation
Commission and the consumers of Kansas Relay as we endeavor to
improve the quality of life for all," said Mike Ellis, Global Vice President of Sprint
Accessibility. "Sprint Accessibility provides an exciting array of
accessible communication services for people who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing or who have a speech disability that are
more empowering than ever."
"The Kansas Relay Service provides hearing and speech impaired
Kansans with the ability to more easily communicate with family and
friends, access services, and stay connected with their
communities," said Shari Feist
Albrecht, Chair of the Kansas Corporation Commission. "More
than 9,000 calls per month are placed in Kansas using the Relay Service."
For more information about the Kansas Relay Service:
www.kansasrelay.com.
About the Kansas Corporation Commission
The
KCC was originally established in 1883 to regulate railroad
activity. The KCC was one of the first state regulatory bodies in
the nation. In 1911, the Kansas Legislature created a three member
Public Utilities Commission to regulate telegraph and telephone
companies, pipeline companies, common carriers, water, electric,
gas, and all power companies with the exception of those owned by
municipalities. The present regulatory body, the KCC, was
established by the Legislature in 1933. Over the years, its
jurisdiction was extended to include motor carriers, oil and gas
conservation, and supervision of plugging abandoned wells to
protect fresh and useable water from pollution.
About Sprint Accessibility
For 28 years, Sprint
Accessibility has been a leader in the development of advanced
Relay services. As the telecommunications industry has
evolved from corded, rotary dial phones to cordless home phones to
mobile voice and data communicators, Sprint has been an innovator
for consumers and businesses. Sprint provides Relay services
to 37 state customers (including Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands), the U.S. Federal Government, and the Commonwealth
of New Zealand. As the largest provider of Relay services,
Sprint is proud to serve our customers in the manner they
deserve. For more information on Sprint Accessibility's suite
of accessibility services, please visit:
www.sprint.com/accessibility or
www.facebook.com/sprintaccessibilty and
www.twitter.com/sprintaccess.
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a
communications services company that creates more and better ways
to connect its customers to the things they care about most.
Sprint served 54.5 million connections as of Sept. 30, 2018, and is widely recognized for
developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies,
including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in
the United States; leading
no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Today, Sprint's legacy of
innovation and service continues with an increased investment to
dramatically improve coverage, reliability, and speed across its
nationwide network and commitment to launching the first 5G mobile
network in the U.S. You can learn more and visit Sprint at
www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and
www.twitter.com/sprint.
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