Deaf people whose primary mode of communication is sign language rely on video chat services like FaceTime to make simple phone calls. While most cell carriers now offer unlimited cell minutes to hearing callers, Deaf customers pay more for less, and in the worst case are allowed only 6.7 hours of talk time PER MONTH!

Using FaceTime data usage as a baseline (300MB per hour), here are how the big 4 carriers stack up:

Verizon - $70 a month for 2GB = 6.7 hours talk time per month!

AT&T - $50 a month for 3GB = 10 hours talk time per month!

T-Mobile - $30 a month for 3GB = 10 hours talk time per month!

Sprint - $45 a month - unlimited, but throttled after 5GB = 16.7 hours per month before the connection is rendered useless for video chat.

Seriously, carriers, this has been explained to you several different times in several different ways over the years, yet you continue to not care. Not only do you require a doctor's note to get on these accessibility plans, but you also either disable the voice calling function or charge a per-minute rate for phone calls. What are you so afraid of?

Is it so hard to make your customers happy? Why can't you just be #deaffriendly?

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