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	FCC Hearing-Aid
	Compatibility (HAC)
	Regulations for Wireless
	Devices
	On July 10, 2003, the U.S.
	Federal Communications
S af	Commission (FCC) Report and
	Order in WT Docket 01-309
e	modified the exception of
ty
	wireless phones under the
	Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of
	1988 (HAC Act) to require
	digital wireless phones be
	compatible with hearing-aids.
	The intent of the HAC Act is to
	ensure reasonable access to
	telecommunications services for
	persons with hearing disabilities.

While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this interference noise, and phones also vary in the amount of interference they generate.

The wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for wireless phones, to assist hearing device users to find phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices. Not all phones have been rated. Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the box.

The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary depending on the user's hearing device and hearing loss. If your hearing device happens to be vulnerable

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