FCC Eliminates Annual HAC Reports for Carriers

摘要

The FCC adopted a report and order recently that replaces a mandate that wireless carriers file annual reports on their hearing-aid compatible (HAC) handsets with a requirement that they provide additional information on their websites on the devices and annually certify whether they are in compliance with the HAC rules. "The action taken today will ensure that consumers have up-to-date information and remove an unnecessary regulatory burden without impairing the Commission's ability to enforce its hearing aid-compatibility rules," the FCC said in a Nov. 15 news release.