Fcc Dec. 30 release:
For existing users (for example, users who have been issued proxy numbers, or who
have been issued devices that connect with a provider’s service), the FCC has
established two time periods for the transition to the use of the new ten-digit numbers: a
three-month Registration Period, and a six-month Permissive Dialing Period.
Three-Month Registration Period. Because it may not be possible for all current VRS
and IP Relay users to register with a default provider by December 31, 2008, the FCC
has established a Registration Period to allow existing VRS and IP Relay users to
register with a default provider. Existing users may register with the provider of their
choice during the three-month period beginning December 31, 2008, and ending March
31, 2009.
Six-Month Permissive Dialing Period. Between December 31, 2008, and June 30, 2009,
VRS or IP Relay users who have received ten-digit geographic numbers may still receive
calls to their former “proxy” or “alias” numbers. Default providers will provide messages
notifying callers of their users’ new ten-digit geographic numbers and advising callers
that, after June 30, 2009, users may only be reached by dialing the new number.
(Please note that, after June 30, 2009, any toll-free number used to route VRS or IP
Relay calls must be directed to the appropriate ten-digit geographic number