Section 759.697 – Program coordinator; program administration.
(1) The Public Utility Commission shall employ a coordinator for the Telecommunication Devices Access Program, who shall be primarily responsible for: (a) The distribution and maintenance of assistive telecommunication devices and adaptive equipment; (b) The provision of telecommunications relay services and monitoring of those service providers; (c) The provision of communication facilitator services; and (d) […]
Section 759.698 – Eligibility.
(1)(a) In order to be eligible to receive assistive telecommunication devices, adaptive equipment or communication facilitator services, individuals must be certified as deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing or speech impaired by a licensed physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, audiologist, hearing aid specialist, speech-language pathologist, rehabilitation instructor for persons who are blind or vocational rehabilitation counselor […]
Section 759.685 – Surcharge assessed on retail telecommunications subscribers; rules.
(1)(a) In order to fund the programs provided in sections 2 to 6, chapter 290, Oregon Laws 1987, and ORS 759.693 to 759.698, the Public Utility Commission shall develop and implement a system for assessing a surcharge in an amount not to exceed 35 cents per month against each paying retail subscriber who has telecommunications […]
Section 759.687 – Residential Service Protection Fund.
The Residential Service Protection Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys in the fund are appropriated to the Public Utility Commission to carry out the provisions of chapter 290, Oregon Laws 1987. [1987 […]
Section 759.688 – Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee; duties; members; rules.
(1) As used in this section, “the plan of assistance” means the plan of assistance established by the Public Utility Commission under section 6, chapter 290, Oregon Laws 1987. (2) The Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the commission for the purposes described in subsection (4) of this […]
Section 759.689 – Use of surcharge for marketing and outreach to increase participation rate in plan of assistance.
(1) From moneys collected as a surcharge under ORS 759.685, the Public Utility Commission shall expend moneys on marketing and outreach activities as is necessary to increase the participation rate in the plan of assistance established by the commission under section 6, chapter 290, Oregon Laws 1987. (2) The Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee […]
Section 759.690
[1989 c.623 §2; renumbered 759.680 in 2017]
Section 759.693 – Definitions.
As used in ORS 759.693 to 759.698, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Adaptive equipment” means equipment that permits a person with a disability, other than a person who is hard of hearing or speech impaired, to communicate effectively on the telephone. (2) “Applicant” means a person who applies for an assistive telecommunication device, adaptive […]
Section 759.694 – Legislative recognition of need.
It is recognized that a large number of people in this state, through no fault of their own, are unable to utilize telecommunication equipment due to the inability to hear or speak well enough or due to other disabilities. It is also recognized that present technology and services are available, but at significant cost, that […]
Section 759.695 – Program for assistive telecommunication devices and communication facilitator services; program for adaptive equipment.
(1) With the advice of the Telecommunication Devices Access Program Advisory Committee, the Public Utility Commission shall establish and administer a statewide program to: (a) Purchase and distribute assistive telecommunication devices to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing or speech impaired and establish a telecommunications relay service; and (b) Provide communication facilitator services […]