The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued rules requiring that all mobile phones — including smartphones — sold in the U.S. be compatible with hearing aids. The news comes two years ...

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The new rules will go into effect after a transition period, and also require that phones meet volume-control benchmarks. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

The FCC has approved regulations that mandate phone manufacturers to ensure their products work with hearing aids. Making phones compatible with hearing aids could help the aging American population.

On Thursday, the FCC approved new regulations requiring all phone makers to make their handsets compatible with hearing aids. With the number of Americans 65 and older expected to balloon by nearly 50 ...

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules that will transform the everyday smartphone into a hearing aid-compatible device, expanding more of its capabilities for ...

Addressing the disparities in assistive device access among the 48 million Americans with hearing loss, the FCC has ruled that all "mobile handsets" (read: smartphones) must be compatible with hearing ...

Sandra Zepeda's hearing aid and cell phone didn't work together. Sometimes the person on the other end sounded very quiet. Sometimes her hearing aid and phone combined to produce annoying static or ...

The FCC today approved a deal between CTIA members and proponents for the hearing impaired for hearing aid compatibility. The deal requires the five Tier 1 carriers (nation-wide carriers) to have 4 ...

For those who are hard of hearing, communication over the phone can be challenging. Fortunately, many tools and products are available to make this process much easier. From cell phones and amplified ...

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