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FCC Hearing-Aid, Compatibility HAC, Regulations for Wireless, Devices
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one gram of tissue. The standard While some wireless phones are incorporates a substantial margin used near some hearing devices of safety to give additional (hearing aids and cochlear protection for the public and to implants), users may detect a account for any variations in buzzing, humming, or whining measurements. noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this FCC Hearing-Aid interference noise, and phones Compatibility (HAC) also vary in the amount of Regulations for Wireless interference they generate. Devices The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system On July 10, 2003, the U.S. for wireless phones, to assist Federal Communications hearing device users to find Commission (FCC) Report and phones that may be compatible Safety Order in WT Docket 01-309 with their hearing devices. Not modified the exception of all phones have been rated. wireless phones under the Phones that are rated have the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of rating on their box or a label 1988 (HAC Act) to require located on the box. digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids. The intent of the HAC Act is to The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on ensure reasonable access to telecommunications services for the user's hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing persons with hearing disabilities. device happens to be vulnerable to interference, you may not be 169