FCC Modifies Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules

FCC MODIFIES HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY RULES
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
In a Report and Order released Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission modified its hearing aid compatibility rules. The rule changes address issues related to both radio frequency (RF) interference reduction and inductive coupling capability with hearing aids operating in telecoil mode. Many of the rule changes were proposed by representatives of both the wireless industry and the deaf and hard of hearing community in a "Joint Consensus Plan," on which the FCC sought comment in November 2007. The modifications expand the rules first adopted by the Commission in 2003 that required wireless service providers and handset manufacturers to offer a certain number of digital wireless phone handset models that are compatible with the use of hearing aids.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-280525A1.doc

* FCC order
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-68A1.doc