### Question
How is the term telecommunications relay services defined?


### Answer
The term **telecommunications relay services** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 225* as the following:

> telephone transmission services that provide the ability for an individual who has a hearing impairment or speech impairment to engage in communication by wire or radio with a hearing individual in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have a hearing impairment or speech impairment to communicate using voice communication services by wire or radio

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 225*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part I-Common Carrier Regulation**

