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Final Rule

Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility

Document Details

Document Number2026-01441
TypeFinal Rule
PublishedJan 26, 2026
Effective DateJan 26, 2026
RIN-
Docket IDWT Docket No. 23-388
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📊 Regulatory Analysis (Deterministic extraction)

Compliance Obligations 15 found

14 required actions
1 prohibited actions
REQUIRED unspecified must comply 44 U (by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U)
MAY NOT unspecified must comply part 1320
SHALL person must comply a current
REQUIRED unspecified must comply of 1995 (by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995)
REQUIRED unspecified must obtain retain benefits
REQUIRED manufacturer must submit coupling requirement
REQUIRED unspecified must ensure hearing aids
REQUIRED unspecified must comply or both
REQUIRED manufacturer must comply handset manufacturers
MUST unspecified must comply handset model
... and 5 more obligations

Costs of Compliance

13.92
Work Hours
Extracted Entities (locations, events, objects)
Regulated Objects: Hearing has indicate is meets includes and information compatiblity name
Organizations: FCC
Legal Authority & Citations
Statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507 47 U.S.C. 151
CFR References: 47 CFR 20 47 CFR 20.19 5 CFR 1320

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<RULE> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION <CFR>47 CFR Part 20</CFR> <DEPDOC>[WT Docket No. 23-388; FCC 24-112; FR ID 327224]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Communications Commission. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule; announcement of effective date; correction. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, information collections associated with the certain rules adopted in the Achieving 100% Wireless Handset Model Hearing Aid Compatibility Report and Order, FCC 24-112. This announcement also corrects a typographical error in the final rules. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> The rule amendments contained in 47 CFR 20.19(b)(3)(iii), (f), (h), and (i), published at 89 FR 89832, November 13, 2024, with a Correction published at 89 FR 105473, December 27, 2024, are effective on January 26, 2026. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> For additional information, contact Cathy Williams, at (202) 418-2918 or via email: <E T="03">Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> This document announces that on May 7, 2025, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 24-112, published at 89 FR 89832, November 13, 2024, with a Correction published at 89 FR 105473, December 27, 2024. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 3060-0999. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective dates of the information collection requirements and to correct a typographic error in the final rules. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Synopsis</HD> As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of [... Content truncated for display. Full text is stored and available for diff comparison ...]