Sec.  64.603   Provision of services.

   Each common carrier providing telephone voice transmission services shall
   provide, not later than July 26, 1993, in compliance with the regulations
   prescribed  herein,  throughout  the area in which it offers services,
   telecommunications relay services, individually, through designees, through
   a  competitively  selected  vendor, or in concert with other carriers.
   Speech-to-speech relay service and interstate Spanish language relay service
   shall  be  provided by March 1, 2001. In addition, each common carrier
   providing telephone voice transmission services shall provide, not later
   than October 1, 2001, access via the 711 dialing code to all relay services
   as  a  toll  free  call. A common carrier shall be considered to be in
   compliance with these regulations:

   (a) With respect to intrastate telecommunications relay services in any
   state that does not have a certified program under  Sec. 64.605 and with respect
   to interstate telecommunications relay services, if such common carrier (or
   other entity through which the carrier is providing such relay services) is
   in compliance with  Sec. 64.604; or

   (b) With respect to intrastate telecommunications relay services in any
   state that has a certified program under  Sec. 64.605 for such state, if such
   common carrier (or other entity through which the carrier is providing such
   relay services) is in compliance with the program certified under  Sec. 64.605
   for such state.

   [ 65 FR 38436 , June 21, 2000, as amended at  66 FR 67114 , Dec. 28, 2001]