100% of Mobile Phones Must Be Hearing Aid Compatible
FCC Requires That All Mobile Phones Must Be Compatible With Hearing Aids
The new rules will go into effect after a transition period, and also require that phones meet volume-control benchmarks.
FCC Rules All Phones and Hearing Aids Must Work Together
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that all smartphones will soon need to work with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and vice versa, so that people with hearing loss don't have to worry about compatibility issues.
The FCC will soon require all hearing aids and phones to work together
The FCC approved new regulations requiring all phone manufacturers to make their handsets compatible with hearing aids.The rules ensure those with hearing loss can easily use compatible phones.
FCC: 100% of Mobile Phones Must Be Hearing Aid Compatible
Now that hearing aids are available over-the-counter, the FCC takes accessibility a step further with requirements for Bluetooth and volume control.
FCC: All smartphones must have hearing aid compatibility
"Americans with hearing loss will no longer be limited in their choice of technologies, features, and prices available in the mobile handset marketplace," wrote the FCC. The rule
The FCC basically just ordered Android OEMs to step up their hearing aid game
The FCC has mandated that every phone sold in the US must be compatible with hearing aids. The commission also requires both Android OEMs and Apple to abandon proprietary Bluetooth standards that could interfere with hearing aid compatibility.
All smartphones will have to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids
The FCC has announced new requirements for all smartphones to be compatible with all Bluetooth hearing aids, and one
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