Consumer Advisory:
Upcoming FCC Webinar: What Older Americans Should Know About Robocalls, Scams, and
Accessible Communications.
The Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau will
host a webinar focused on a range of telecommunications and video programming issues related
to older Americans. The free webinar will take place on May 22, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to
2:00
p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Alaska time).
The webinar will provide older Americans and their family and friends with information and tips
about the value of broadband connectivity (i.e., staying engaged, telehealth) dealing with
robocalls, reporting suspicious calls to the FCC’s Consumer Complaint Center, and benefitting
from rules requiring disability access to communications, including rules that require hearing aid
compatibility, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and closed captioning.
Registration is not required for this event. It will be streamed live online at www.fcc.gov/live with
open captions. During
the event, participants may submit comments and questions by emailing livequestions@fcc.gov or
via Twitter using hashtag #FCClive.
For more information, click on the FCC Public Notice here.
Date Issued: 5/11/2017