Braille telephone bills for the disabled

President Mahinda Rajapaksa last week directed the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to provide telephone bills in Braille for consumers with visual impairments.

The TRC said in a statement that it has requested all seven Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) operators to provide telephone bills in Braille in accordance with this directive.

Provision of bills in Braille will be an additional service offered to consumers who have special needs. The Braille version will be accompanied by the consumer’s regular bill. Although Braille bills will have more pages, information will be the same.