On March 10, 2010, at the "National Broadband Plan and Accessibility for People with Disabilities Conference," held in Washington, DC numerous speakers mentioned H.R. 3101 and its provisions as critical to ensuring broadband is accessible and affordable to people with disabilities.

On March 8, 2010, COAT sent Comments to the FCC in response their Notice of Inquiry about "Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing, and IP-Enabled Services."  COAT's comments emphasized the need for all consumer information to be accessible -- including website content, for service package terms to be clear, and for billing, service and technical support to do a better job responding to the needs and concerns of consumers with disabilities.

On March 4, 2010, leading COAT affiliate TDI announced they will hold a two day consumer advocacy training seminar in Denver, Colorado on March 27 & 28. The training seminars are about Access to Telecommunications, Media, and Information Technology and will be held at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado.

March 4, 2010.  COAT applauds the Association for Airline Passenger Rights (AAPR) campaign directed to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to improve accessibility of in-flight entertainment such as movies and infomercials. The campaign, begun in February, seeks to gather 10,000 petition signatures.

On March 2, 2010, Rosaline Crawford, Director of the Law and Advocacy Center of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), spoke on H.R. 3101 at the "Broadband & Cable Industry Law 2010" forum in San Francisco sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). On the panel entitled "Developments in Cable Technology," targeted to attorneys in the cable television industry, Ms.

February 19, 2010.  COAT applauds the new closed captioning complaint procedure at the FCC that permits direct filing on-line.