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FCC RIN: 3060-AI57 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Hearing Aid-Compatible Telephones (WT Docket Nos. 01-309 & 06-150) 
Abstract: This item modifies exemptions for wireless phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) to require that digital wireless phones be capable of being effectively used with hearing aids. It finds that modifying the exemption will extend the benefits of wireless telecommunications to individuals with hearing disabilities--including emergency, business, and social communications--thereby increasing the value of the wireless network for all Americans. This proceeding was terminated in 2007 pursuant to Commission decision in 22 FCC Rcd 19670 (2007). 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 20.19   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 154    47 USC 160    47 USC 251 to 254    47 USC 303    47 USC 332   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/23/2001  66 FR 58703   
R&O  09/16/2003  68 FR 54173   
Notice  11/14/2003  68 FR 64625   
NPRM  07/27/2005  70 FR 43386   
Final Rule  07/27/2005  70 FR 43323   
NPRM  08/21/2006  71 FR 48506   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/20/2006    
NPRM  09/26/2006  71 FR 57455   
NPRM  05/02/2007  72 FR 24236   
Final Rule  05/16/2007  72 FR 27688   
Final Rule  08/24/2007  72 FR 48814   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Andra Cunningham
Attorney Advisor
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-1630
Fax:202 428-2227
Email: andra.cunningham@fcc.gov