Thread Subject: Re: TTYs

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From: Brett, Thomas F
Date: Tue, Jan 09 2007 12:45 PM

The DHH that I have had contact with all use TTYs. I was successful in
having VRS installed but it is on a separate DSL line at $200 per month.
When I attempted to have VRS installed on the network I was told that
there is too much of a security risk in opening the firewalls.

I am aware that some agency have a form of IM but it is not widely
used...then again IM would not be a firewall issue because it would be
all within the network,.

For the Deaf Fed employees who use VR their set allows only outgoing
calls.

I would say TTY is the primary way of communicating with most government
agencies.



Tom Brett,
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Subject: Re: [teitac-telecom] TTYs

Tom Brett wrote:

> It has been my experience that when a DHH user requests
> permission to use IP the answer is generally no. To use IP
> would require opening of one or more ports in order for VR or
> VOIP to work.

So, do federal employees use TTYs with each other? Is
there no instant messaging going on in the federal world?
I ask because my experience with ICT companies is that they
use IM all the time, often built into a suite of IP communication
tools, and they have some pretty demanding security policies.

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