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Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility
The Federal Communications Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 26, 2024. Comments closed on February 26, 2024.
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What the agency says
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") tentatively concludes that requiring 100% of all handset models to be certified as hearing aid-compatible is an achievable object and seeks comment on revising the definition of hearing aid compatibility to include Bluetooth connectivity technology. In addition, the Commission seeks comment on a number of implementation proposals related to this tentative conclusion.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-00414
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Federal Communications Commission
- Published
- January 26, 2024
- Comments due
- February 26, 2024
- Dates
- Interested parties may file comments on or before February 26, 2024, and reply comments on or before March 11, 2024. Written comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before March 26, 2024. Written comments on the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) in this document must have a separate and distinct heading designating them as responses to the IRFA and must be submitted by the public on or before February 26, 2024.
- Docket
- WT Docket No. 23-388; FCC 23-108; FR ID 195641
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 47 CFR 20
- Topics
- Incorporation by reference; Individuals with disabilities; Telecommunications; Telephone
- Pages
- 26
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