State to distribute devices to the hearing and visually impaired

9:44 AM, Jul 18, 2012   |    comments
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Regulatory Authority will participate in a national pilot program distributing communication devices to low income visually and hearing impaired citizens.

The agency has been awarded an annual grant of $189,000 from the Federal Communications Commission to implement the project. TRA chairman Kenneth Hill said the program enhances a similar one already under way in the state.

The TRA sets rates and service standards for privately owned utilities in Tennessee.