BC Tel launches new PEOPLE WITH hearing and speech disabilities will have easier access to telephone ser- vice with the launch of a national 71 t number. ‘Tastalled Feb. 14, the 711 num- ber, accessible from most locations in Canada including pay phones, connects the caller with a relay ser- vice operator. in addition, a new national toll- free number — 1-800-855-0511 — provides access to relay service operators for hearing people who wish to communicate by telephone with Uiose who are deal, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities. “Telephone communication will be easier and more accessible for deaf people asa result of 711." says Jim Roots, executive director of the Canadian Assaciation of the Deaf. “We are very pleased that the com- panies in the Stentor alliance are lei ding the way lo ensure that equat access is a reality.” These two numbers will make necess to relay service consistent across the country and more conve- nient for users, They replace the local seven-digit telephone numbers and 18 different 800 numbers used previously to provide access to relay service. 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