2004: My Next Wireless Phone

[Steve Holmes]

Well, that sounds like a better reason for non disclosure,
particularly if legal settlements are involved.  I'm guessing, is this
where the aleged CDM 9900 series phone is comming from?  I've heard
several people mention this model even though Audiovox's site knows
nothing about it:).

Yes, I do appreciate you all's efforts with these accessibility
issues.  I'm thinking about a 255 complaint anyway though the
suggestions imply I should do a bit of ground work before filing such
such as attempting to resolve the issues and provide some evidents.
Frankly, from what I hear with various conversations with phone makers
is "we ain't got such a thing."  In as many words.  Maybe that
sufficient enough to provide a complaint.  I'm just thinking if these
new innovations come out soon enough, I'd back off and not appear to
be a jerk about it but then again, like you have been saying, we need
to keep the heat on til they truely deliver.

On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 02:00:25PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Well, just to set the record straight, the nondisclosures had to do with
> discussions that eventually produced a settlement with Audiovox. Had
> they not produced a settlement, we would probably be in a formal hearing
> before the FCC. That is how it started. Ms. Bonnie O'Day filed a formal
> complaint against Audiovox and a second formal complaint against Verizon
> Wireless back in February. I (and others) at AFB provided technical
> support to the lawyers who were providing their services pro bono.
> Audiovox hired some of the most expensive telecommunications lawyers in
> Washington, DC to fight us.
> 
> The fact that we settled should suggest that things changed over the
> course of the year. And, you can probably guess that we didn't change
> the user requirements.
> 
> It's probably OK for me to say that the settlement wasn't about any
> particular phone, but rather about the kinds of things that are needed
> to support customers who are blind or visually impaired including
> products themselves and the various kinds of support services that go
> along with the products.

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