Purple Settles with FCC

Purple Communications says it has comes to terms with the FCC over more than 18 million dollars it owes the government. The video relay provider acknowledged that the FCC inappropriately paid the company, overcompensating it from the government relay fund, because calls outside the U.S. are not covered by the fund nor are those made to or from Purple employees. The FCC had originally demanded immediate repayment, which might have put Purple out-of-business. But this settlement allows the company to pay off the amount over fives years.