(A) The commission may establish, regulate, and promote a statewide program to provide telephone access to persons who are speech or hearing impaired.
(B) The program may include, but is not limited to:
(1) a statewide dual party relay service;
(2) selection of a service provider to provide a statewide relay system to handle all intrastate TDD calls;
(3) a distribution system of TTY's and other related telecommunications devices; and
(4) prescribing or promulgating procedures, regulations, guidelines, and criteria to establish, implement, administer, regulate, and promote all aspects of the dual party relay service and the distribution of TTY and other related telecommunications devices, and the establishment of a funding mechanism to cover all associated costs of these services and this article where not prohibited by law.
(C) The commission may use assistance from state and federal agencies or from private organizations and industry to accomplish the purposes of this article.