Hearing Aid Compatibility Task Force Members Ask FCC to Act
Representatives of the ATIS Hearing Aid Compatibility Task Force sought action this summer on an FCC waiver sought by the group (see 2304060053) and an NPRM proposing rules “consistent with the path to 100% HAC” proposed in a task force…
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report last year (see 2212160063), in a meeting with an aide to FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “Specifically, the HAC Task Force recommended that the Commission maintain the current deployment benchmark of 85% telecoil coupling, and incorporate a benchmark of 15% Bluetooth coupling to achieve 100% HAC,” said a filing posted Thursday in docket 15-285: The recommendations reflect the results of a nationwide consumer survey, which showed a majority of consumers with hearing loss reported using Bluetooth as their most-used coupling method. Nonproprietary, interoperable wireless Bluetooth specifications for hearing/listening were finalized in June 2022 and are being widely implemented in both hearing devices and wireless handsets.