FCC Updates Hearing Aid Compatibility Reporting Requirements

The Federal Communications Commission today adopted a Report and Order that:

• Requires service providers to post on their web sites more up-to-date and accessible information about hearing aid-compatible wireless handsets
• Requires all service providers to certify annually whether they are in compliance with FCC hearing aid-compatibility rules
• Eliminates a less effective and more burdensome method of providing information by ending the requirement that service providers file FCC Form 655 annually, while maintaining that requirement for handset manufacturers
• Establishes a streamlined transition process for the new web site and certification requirements