accessibility-services
Relay Service for TTY/TDD and Voice Users
If you have a hearing, speech, visual or motion disability, that makes it difficult for you to use telephone equipment, you can talk to a Bell Relay Service Representative using your phone or TTY (Teletypewriter)/TDD (Telecommunications Device) equipment. The Bell Relay Service Operator is available to assist in placing or receiving calls to and from persons who use a TTY/TDD. There is no charge for local calls. On long distance calls TTY/TDD users are eligible for a 50% reduction on charges. The Bell Relay Service Operator will also assist you with: VCO (Voice Carry Over), HCO (Hearing Carry Over), and Reference of Calls for the Deaf.
To place a call through the Bell Relay Service Operator:
| TTY/TTD Users Only | 711 (no charge) |
| If 711 is not available call | 1-800-267-6511 |
| Telephone Users only | 1-800-855-0511 |
For more information, comments or concerns regarding the Bell Relay Service:
| TTY/TDD Users Only | 1-800-771-6179 |
| Telephone Users only | 1-800-331-9948 |
Operator Assistance for TTY/TDD Users
It is more expensive to use Operator assistance on calls between users of a TTY/TDD. An Operator handling charge applies to these calls.
For Operator assistance between TTY/TDD users only: 1-800-855-1155
Directory Assistance Exemptions
Customers with disabilities may be eligible for KMTS/Bell Aliant’s no charge directory assistance option. Certified disabled persons who cannot use the directory, are exempt from the Directory Assistance charges for local calls. Call 467-KMTS (467-5687) for more information.