Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 20 [WT Docket No. 23-388; FCC 24-112; FR ID 257122] ( printed page 89832) AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) adopts a 100% hearing aid compatibility requirement that applies to all future wireless handset models offered for sale or use in the United States and implementation provisions related to this 100% requirement, including a Bluetooth coupling requirement. DATES: Effective December 13, 2024, except for amendatory instructions 3 and 4 which are delayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective dates of these amendments. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June 3, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Johnson, Eli.Johnson@fcc.gov , Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Competition & Infrastructure Policy Division, (202) 418-1395. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, in WT Docket No. 23-388; FCC 24-112, adopted October 17, 2024, and released on October 18, 2024. The full text of the document is available for download at https://docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​FCC-24-112A1.pdf . Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. Alternative forma…