Public Workshop

TD conducted a public workshop on April 11, 2001, in San Francisco to gather public input regarding the implementation of 711 in the State of California. A workshop notice was posted on the Commission's Daily Calendar on March 29, 2001 (revised April 5, 2001).

Excluding TD staff, 25 individuals, representing the spectrum of affected parties, attended the workshop. Participants included representatives of payphone operators and the Payphone Service Providers Enforcement (PSPE) program, the California Telephone Association (CTA), a variety of Local Exchange Carriers (LECs), national and local wireless providers, members of the deaf community, the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program (DDTP), and both of the state's major relay service providers. At the workshop TD distributed a document entitled "Workshop on 711 Implementation" to participants to encourage discussion and comments. The draft workshop report was released to workshop participants for comments on April 18, 2001.