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FCC RIN: 3060-AK98 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Amendment of the Commission's Rules Governing Standards for Hearing Aid-Compatible Handsets (WT Docket No 20-3) 
Abstract:

The FCC proposes to adopt a new hearing aid compatibility technical standard and make related implementation revisions. The Commission proposes to incorporate by reference a new 2019 ANSI standard (ANSI C63.19-2019, American National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility Between Wireless Communication Devices and Hearing Aids, August 19, 2019 (2019 ANSI standard) into its rules and to make it the exclusive testing standard for determining hearing aid compatibility after a two-year transition.

 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 2, 20, 68     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154 (i), 303(r), 610   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  03/06/2020  85 FR 13119   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/06/2020 
Report & Order   05/04/2021  86 FR 23614   
Small Entity Compliance Guide to Amendment of the Commission's Rules Governing Standards for Hearing  06/01/2021 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Remind Wireless Handset Manufacturers and Service Providers  09/28/2021 
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Eli Johnson
Senior Attorney, CIPD
Federal Communications Commission
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-1395
Email: eli.johnson@fcc.gov