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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The FCC’s new rules also outline volume controls and product labeling requirements. The FCC’s new rules also ...

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 yesterday issued new rules requiring digital phone manufacturers to make models compatible with hearing aids. According to the new rules, in two years each manufacturer will have to make ...

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 FDA has approved the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device for use with compatible versions of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) AirPods Pro headphones. Known as the Hearing Aid ...

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 ...