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Minnesota Relay 
Minnesota Relay is a program that provides access for people with hearing loss or a speech disability to communicate over the telephone.

About Minnesota Relay
Minnesota Relay Services
900 Pay Per Call services
911 Emergency Assistance
Captioned Telephone Service (CapTel)
Computer (ASCII) Users
Hearing Carry Over
International Calls
Internet Protocol (IP) Relay
Long Distance Calls
Miscellaneous Relay Services
Presentations and Training
Spanish Relay
Speech-to-Speech (STS)
Telephone Equipment Distribution Program
Using Minnesota Relay
Video Relay Service (VRS)
Voice Carry Over (VCO)
Relay User Support
Publications
Links
Commendations or Complaints
Telecommunications Providers
Business Partner Materials


Hearing Carry Over

HCO allows a person who can hear but who has very limited or no speech capability to make and receive phone calls.  Using HCO relay and a specially designed telephone with a text display, an HCO user can listen directly to the voice of the other person on the call and type his/her response to the CA, who voices the response to the other person.

To use HCO relay you must have a TTY and a telephone.

Two-Line HCO
Two-line HCO allows you to use one telephone line for listening directly to the other person, while the second line is used to type your response.  This enhanced feature provides a more natural flow of conversation without the pauses of single-line HCO calls.

For two-line HCO you must have two telephone lines with separate telephone numbers.

To place a call using HCO, dial: 7-1-1 or 1-800-627-3529 (voice, TTY, ASCII).

For more information including a brochure and instructions, see column to the right.




Calling Basics


Relay Business Partner

MN Relay Business Partners

A listing of Minnesota businesses which have become partners of Minnesota Relay by taking training to be "relay friendly" for their customers.



Download brochure here!
•  Hearing Carry Over

Instructions here!
•  Hearing Carry Over Instructions
•  2-Line Hearing Carry Over Instructions

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