FCC Approves Waiver Sought by ATIS Hearing Aid Compatibility Task Force
The FCC Wireless Bureau granted a temporary waiver of rules for volume control testing requirements sought by the ATIS Hearing Aid Compatibility Task Force (see 2304060053). “Under the terms of the time-limited waiver we grant today, a handset may be…
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certified as hearing aid-compatible under the 2019 ANSI Standard if it meets the volume control testing requirements described in this Order as well as all other aspects of the 2019 ANSI Stand,” the bureau said Friday. The order lays out the technical standards devices still must meet to be certified. “By taking these steps, we ensure that when the exclusive use transition period ends” Dec. 5 “new handset models can be certified as hearing aid-compatible using the 2019 ANSI Standard as modified by the conditions established in this Order,” the bureau said: “Our actions allow consumers with hearing loss who use hearing aids or cochlear implants to benefit from wider availability of handsets offering improved hearing aid compatibility under the 2019 ANSI Standard’s radio frequency interference and inductive coupling requirements.”