Who funds VRS?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, all long distance telephone companies are required to pay a percentage of the money that they collect from their subscribers into a national telecommunications relay services fund. This interstate fund is administered by NECA (National Exchange Carriers Association). NECA uses the money in the Interstate Relay Fund to reimburse relay providers for all of the interstate telecommunications relay services that they provide. In addition, that money is used to fund both intra- and interstate VRS.
