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Comments Due Feb. 26 on Hearing Aid Compatibility NPRM

Comments are due Feb. 26, replies March 11, in docket 23-388 on an NPRM seeking comment on implementing a 100% hearing-aid compatibility (HAC) requirement for wireless handsets, which was approved by commissioners in December (see 2312130019), said a notice for…

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Friday’s Federal Register. The NPRM tentatively concludes that a 100% requirement for wireless handsets is "achievable" and seeks comment on expanding the definition of HAC to include the use of Bluetooth coupling between handsets and hearing aids.