The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new rule this week requiring all smartphones to be compatible with hearing aids. "100% of all mobile handsets—such as smartphones—must ...

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The FCC has approved regulations that mandate phone manufacturers to ensure their products work with hearing aids. Making ...

Phone makers must also clearly label devices to clarify if they meet all these rules: Hearing aid compatible, universal Bluetooth pairing, and volume control benchmarks, including how high the ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued rules requiring that all mobile phones — including smartphones — sold in the U.S. be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes ...

The rule was announced on Oct. 17 following years of deliberation by the organization's Hearing Aid Compatibility Task Force, established after the FCC's 2016 mandate on improve hearing aid ...

The FCC has approved a regulation requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids. The rule requires phone makers to abandon proprietary Bluetooth coupling ...