Removal of “except where this would require design changes to add input or output hardware to the ICT” from 6.2.1.1

Removal of “except where this would require design changes to add input or output hardware to the ICT” from 6.2.1.1 has been requested to avoid an unnecessary scoping of the requirement 6.2.1.1 that supports the Annex I Section IV (a)(i) requirement for provision of RTT in addition to voice communication for electronic communication services.

The request is rejected because:

1. The phrase is not introducing any restrictions with regard to services as it concerns hardware.

2. The exception is needed to ensure alignment with the EAA requirement in Annex I Section I point 2(o)iii which applies only “when such products have text capability in addition to voice”.

To emphasize the relationship with the EAA annex I(I)2(o)iii bullet point one, NOTE 3 that read:

NOTE 3: There is no requirement to add: a hardware display, a hardware keyboard, or hardware to support the ability to connect to a display or keyboard, wired or wirelessly, if this hardware would not normally be provided.

will be now rephrased as follows:

NOTE 3 For ICT that have no text generation or display capability in addition to voice, there is no requirement to change the design to include a hardware to generate and/or display text or hardware to support the ability to connect, wired or wirelessly, to another device to generate and/or display text, if these functions are not already part of the design of the ICT.