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47 U.S.C. § 619 — Internet browsers built into telephones used with public mobile services
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**(a) Accessibility** If a manufacturer of a telephone used with public mobile services (as such term is defined in [section 610(b)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section610/b/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) includes an Internet browser in such telephone, or if a provider of mobile service arranges for the inclusion of a browser in telephones to sell to customers, the manufacturer or provider shall ensure that the functions of the included browser (including the ability to launch the browser) are accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or have a visual impairment, unless doing so is not achievable, except that this subsection shall not impose any requirement on such manufacturer or provider—
(1) to make accessible or usable any Internet browser other than a browser that such manufacturer or provider includes or arranges to include in the telephone; or
(2) to make Internet content, applications, or services accessible or usable (other than enabling individuals with disabilities to use an included browser to access such content, applications, or services).
**(b) Industry flexibility** A manufacturer or provider may satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to such telephone or services by—
(1) ensuring that the telephone or services that such manufacture or provider offers is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities without the use of third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment; or
(2) using third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment that is available to the consumer at nominal cost and that individuals with disabilities can access.
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**(a) Accessibility** If a manufacturer of a telephone used with public mobile services (as such term is defined in [section 610(b)(4)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section610/b/4/B&num=0&edition=prelim)) includes an Internet browser in such telephone, or if a provider of mobile service arranges for the inclusion of a browser in telephones to sell to customers, the manufacturer or provider shall ensure that the functions of the included browser (including the ability to launch the browser) are accessible to and usable by individuals who are blind or have a visual impairment, unless doing so is not achievable, except that this subsection shall not impose any requirement on such manufacturer or provider—
(1) to make accessible or usable any Internet browser other than a browser that such manufacturer or provider includes or arranges to include in the telephone; or
(2) to make Internet content, applications, or services accessible or usable (other than enabling individuals with disabilities to use an included browser to access such content, applications, or services).
**(b) Industry flexibility** A manufacturer or provider may satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to such telephone or services by—
(1) ensuring that the telephone or services that such manufacture or provider offers is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities without the use of third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment; or
(2) using third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment that is available to the consumer at nominal cost and that individuals with disabilities can access.
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**(a) Manufacturing**
(1) **In general** — With respect to equipment manufactured after the effective date of the regulations established pursuant to subsection (e), and subject to those regulations, a manufacturer of equipment used for advanced communications services, including end user equipment, network equipment, and software, shall ensure that the equipment and software that such manufacturer offers for sale or otherwise distributes in interstate commerce shall be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless the requirements of this subsection are not achievable.
(2) **Industry flexibility** — A manufacturer of equipment may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) with respect to such equipment by—
(A) ensuring that the equipment that such manufacturer offers is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities without the use of third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment; or
(B) if such manufacturer chooses, using third party applications, peripheral devices, software, hardware, or customer premises equipment that is available to the consumer at nominal cost and that individuals with disabilities can access.
**(b) Service providers**
(1) **In general** — With respect to services provided after the effective date of the regulations established pursuant to subsection (e), and subject to those regulations, a provider of advanced communications services shall ensure that such services offered by such provider in or affecting interstate commerce are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless the requirements of this subsection are not achievable.
(2) **Industry flexibility** — A provider of services may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) with r
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 621
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section,’’.
which is classified principally to this chapter. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see section
609 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2010—Subsec. (a)(5)(C). Pub. L. 111–265 substituted
‘‘provider,’’ for ‘‘provider in the manner prescribed in
paragraph (3),’’.
§ 619. Internet browsers built into telephones
used with public mobile services
(a) Accessibility
If a manufacturer of a telephone used with
public mobile services (as such term is defined
in section 610(b)(4)(B) of this title) includes an
Internet browser in such telephone, or if a pro-
vider of mobile service arranges for the inclu-
sion of a browser in telephones to sell to cus-
tomers, the manufacturer or provider shall en-
sure that the functions of the included browser
(including the ability to launch the browser) are
accessible to and usable by individuals who are
blind or have a visual impairment, unless doing
so is not achievable, except that this subsection
shall not impose any requirement on such man-
ufacturer or provider—
(1) to make accessible or usable any Internet
browser other than a browser that such manu-
facturer or provider includes or arranges to in-
clude in the telephone; or
(2) to make Internet content, applications,
or services accessible or usable (other than en-
abling individuals with disabilities to use an
included browser to access such content, appli-
cations, or services).
(b) Industry flexibility
A manufacturer or provider may satisfy the
requirements of subsection (a) with respect to
such telephone or services by—
(1) ensuring that the telephone or services
that such manufacture or provider offers is ac-
cessible to and usable by individu
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