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Advantage Co., Inc. (AdaCom3). AdaCom is a Colorado corporation
headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. AdaCom developed a
program to enable deaf or hearing-impaired individuals to
communicate with hearing individuals and/or businesses.
Current Technology
A text telephone (TTY) is an electronic device that allows a
person to type conversations over telephone lines. TTYs do not
amplify sound or convert speech to text.
A TTY user can use the Telecommunications Relay Services
(TRS) to call a person using a standard telephone and vice versa.
TRS is a system by which a hearing person and a deaf person can
communicate over the telephone. TRS employs a relay operator who
receives the text from the deaf person. The relay operator then
reads the text to the hearing party. When a hearing party
provides a voice response, the relay operator types the text of
the spoken message and transmits the text to the TTY. TRS is
available in all States in the United States and, as required by
law, is provided free of charge by the local telephone company.
Normal charges do apply to long distance telephone calls. TRS is
available 7 days per week, 24 hours per day.
3 As the parties refer to the company as “AdaCom”, for
clarity we shall do the same.
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