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 ...

Phone makers must also clearly label devices to clarify if they meet all these rules: Hearing aid compatible, universal Bluetooth pairing, and volume control benchmarks, including how high the audio ...

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 adopted new rules that will require 100% of cell phones sold in the US to be hearing-aid compatible (HAC). The FCC is also modifying its rules to incorporate Bluetooth connections to ...

I’m a loud proponent for accessibility in tech, though, sadly, I don’t get to celebrate it often. This week, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission delivered a rare win by mandating that all ...

The FCC has approved a regulation requiring 100% of all mobile handsets sold in the US to be compatible with hearing aids. The rule requires phone makers to abandon proprietary Bluetooth coupling ...

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.

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 ...

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 SMD-configured TP0602 and Z-TC0602 series coils suit high-reliability and high-sensitivity applications such as hearing aids. The Z-TC0602 coil is Z-axis-designed for transmitting audio signals ...

Half of all cell phones offered in the United States will have to be compatible with hearing aids by early 2008, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously ruled Thursday. About one in 10 ...