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FCC 20.19
Revised as of October 1, 2011
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2012
§ 20.19 Hearing aid-compatible mobile handsets.
(a) Scope of section; definitions. (1) The hearing aid compatibility
requirements of this section apply to providers of digital CMRS in the
United States to the extent that they offer real-time, two-way switched
voice or data service that is interconnected with the public switched
network and utilizes an in-network switching facility that enables the
provider to reuse frequencies and accomplish seamless hand-offs of
subscriber calls, and such service is provided over frequencies in the
800-950 MHz or 1.6-2.5 GHz bands using any air interface for which
technical standards are stated in the standard document "American
National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility Between
Wireless Communication Devices and Hearing Aids," American National
Standards Institute (ANSI) C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007).
(2) The requirements of this section also apply to the manufacturers of
the wireless handsets that are used in delivery of the services
specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) Definitions . For purposes of this section:
(i) Handset refers to a device used in delivery of the services
specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section that contains a built-in
speaker and is typically held to the ear in any of its ordinary uses.
(ii) Manufacturer refers to a wireless handset manufacturer to which
the requirements of this section apply.
(iii) Model refers to a wireless handset device that a manufacturer has
designated as a distinct device model, consistent with its own
marketing practices. However, if a manufacturer assigns different model
device designations solely to distinguish units sold to different
carriers, or to signify other distinctions that do not relate to either
form, features, or capabilities, such designations shall not count as
distinct models for purposes of this section.
(iv) Service provider refers to a provider of digital CMRS to which the
requirements of this section apply.
(v) Tier I carrier refers to a CMRS provider that offers such service
nationwide.
(b) Hearing aid compatibility; technical standards. A wireless handset
used for digital CMRS only over the frequency bands and air interfaces
referenced in paragraph (a)(1) of this section is hearing
aid-compatible with regard to radio frequency interference or inductive
coupling if it meets the applicable technical standard(s) set forth in
paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section for all frequency bands
and air interfaces over which it operates, and the handset has been
certified as compliant with the test requirements for the applicable
standard pursuant to § 2.1033(d) of this chapter. A wireless handset
that incorporates an air interface or operates over a frequency band
for which no technical standards are stated in ANSI C63.19-2007 (June
8, 2007) is hearing aid-compatible if the handset otherwise satisfies
the requirements of this paragraph.
(1) For radio frequency interference.
(i) Applicable technical standards prior to 2010. Beginning June 6,
2008 and until January 1, 2010, a wireless handset submitted for
equipment certification or for a permissive change relating to hearing
aid compatibility must meet, at a minimum, the M3 rating associated
with the technical standard set forth in either the standard document
"American National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility
Between Wireless Communication Devices and Hearing Aids," ANSI
C63.19-2006 (June 12, 2006) or ANSI C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007)--each
available for purchase from the American National Standards Institute.
Any grants of certification issued before June 6, 2008 under previous
versions of ANSI C63.19 remain valid for hearing aid compatibility
purposes.
(ii) Applicable technical standards beginning in 2010. On or after
January 1, 2010, a wireless handset submitted for equipment
certification or for a permissive change relating to hearing aid
compatibility must meet, at a minimum, the M3 rating associated with
the technical standard set forth in ANSI C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007).
Any grants of certification issued before January 1, 2010, under the
earlier versions of ANSI C63.19 remain valid for hearing aid
compatibility purposes.
(2) For inductive coupling.
(i) Applicable technical standards prior to 2010. Beginning June 6,
2008 and until January 1, 2010, a wireless handset submitted for
equipment certification or for a permissive change relating to hearing
aid compatibility must meet, at a minimum, the T3 rating associated
with the technical standard set forth in either the standard document
"American National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility
Between Wireless Communication Devices and Hearing Aids," ANSI
C63.19-2006 (June 12, 2006) or ANSI C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007). Any
grants of certification issued before June 6, 2008 under previous
versions of ANSI C63.19 remain valid for hearing aid compatibility
purposes.
(ii) Applicable technical standards beginning in 2010. On or after
January 1, 2010, a wireless handset submitted for equipment
certification or for a permissive change relating to hearing aid
compatibility must meet, at a minimum, the T3 rating associated with
the technical standard set forth in ANSI C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007).
Any grants of certification issued before January 1, 2010, under the
earlier versions of ANSI C63.19 remain valid for hearing aid
compatibility purposes.
(3) [Reserved]
(4) All factual questions of whether a wireless handset meets the
technical standard(s) of this paragraph shall be referred for
resolution to the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
(5) The following standards are incorporated by reference in this
section: American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards
Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility, C63^TM , "American National
Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility Between Wireless
Communication Devices and Hearing Aids," ANSI C63.19-2006 (June 12,
2006), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.,
publisher; and American National Standards Institute Accredited
Standards Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility, C63^TM ,
"American National Standard Methods of Measurement of Compatibility
Between Wireless Communication Devices and Hearing Aids," ANSI
C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007), Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc., publisher. These incorporations by reference were
approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. These materials are incorporated as
they exist on the date of the approval, and notice of any change in
these materials will be published in theFederal Register.The materials
are available for inspection at the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), 445 12th St., SW., Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554 and at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of these
materials at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ib
r_locations.html .
The materials are also available for purchase from IEEE Operations
Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854-4141, by calling (732)
981-0060, or going to http://www.ieee.org/portal/site .
(c) Phase-in of requirements relating to radio frequency interference.
The following applies to each manufacturer and service provider that
offers wireless handsets used in the delivery of the services specified
in paragraph (a) of this section and that does not fall within the de
minimis exception set forth in paragraph (e) of this section.
(1) Manufacturers. --(i) Number of hearing aid-compatible handset
models offered. For each digital air interface for which it offers
wireless handsets in the United States or imported for use in the
United States, each manufacturer of wireless handsets must offer
handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section. Prior
to September 8, 2011, handset models for purposes of this paragraph
include only models offered to service providers in the United States.
(A) If it offers four to six models, at least two of those handset
models must comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(1)
of this section.
(B) If it offers more than six models, at least one-third of those
handset models (rounded down to the nearest whole number) must comply
with the requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.
(ii) Refresh requirement. Beginning in calendar year 2009, and for each
year thereafter that it elects to produce a new model, each
manufacturer that offers any new model for a particular air interface
during the calendar year must "refresh" its offerings of hearing
aid-compatible handset models by offering a mix of new and existing
models that comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section according to
the following requirements:
(A) For manufacturers that offer three models per air interface, at
least one new model rated M3 or higher shall be introduced every other
calendar year.
(B) For manufacturers that offer four or more models operating over a
particular air interface, the number of models rated M3 or higher that
must be new models introduced during that calendar year is equal to
one-half of the minimum number of models rated M3 or higher required
for that air interface (rounded up to the nearest whole number).
(C) Beginning September 10, 2012, for manufacturers that together with
their parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies under common ownership
or control, have had more than 750 employees for at least two years and
that offer two models over an air interface for which they have been
offering handsets for at least two years, at least one new model rated
M3 or higher shall be introduced every other calendar year.
(2) Tier I carriers. For each digital air interface for which it offers
wireless handsets to customers, each Tier I carrier must either:
(i) Ensure that at least fifty (50) percent of the handset models it
offers comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, calculated based
on the total number of unique digital wireless handset models the
carrier offers nationwide; or
(ii) Ensure that it offers, at a minimum, the following specified
number of handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this
section:
(A) Prior to February 15, 2009, at least eight (8) handset models;
(B) Beginning February 15, 2009, at least nine (9) handset models; and
(C) Beginning February 15, 2010, at least ten (10) handset models.
(3) Service providers other than Tier I carriers. For each digital air
interface for which it offers wireless handsets to customers, each
service provider other than a Tier I carrier must:
(i) Prior to September 7, 2008, include in the handset models it offers
at least two handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this
section;
(ii) Beginning September 7, 2008, either:
(A) Ensure that at least fifty (50) percent of the handset models it
offers comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, calculated based
on the total number of unique digital wireless handset models the
service provider offers nationwide; or
(B) Ensure that it offers, at a minimum, the following specified number
of handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section:
( 1 ) Until May 15, 2009, at least eight (8) handset models;
( 2 ) Beginning May 15, 2009, at least nine (9) handset models; and
( 3 ) Beginning May 15, 2010, at least ten (10) handset models.
(4) All service providers. The following requirements apply to Tier I
carriers and all other service providers.
(i) In-store testing. Each service provider must make available for
consumers to test, in each retail store owned or operated by the
provider, all of its handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(1)
of this section.
(ii) Offering models with differing levels of functionality. Each
service provider must offer its customers a range of hearing
aid-compatible models with differing levels of functionality ( e.g. ,
operating capabilities, features offered, prices). Each provider may
determine the criteria for determining these differing levels of
functionality, and must disclose its methodology to the Commission
pursuant to paragraph (i)(3)(vii) of this section.
(d) Phase-in of requirements relating to inductive coupling capability.
The following applies to each manufacturer and service provider that
offers wireless handsets used in the delivery of the services specified
in paragraph (a) of this section and that does not fall within the de
minimis exception set forth in paragraph (e) of this section.
(1) Manufacturers. Each manufacturer offering to service providers four
or more handset models, and beginning September 8, 2011, each
manufacturer offering four or more handset models, in a digital air
interface for use in the United States or imported for use in the
United States must ensure that it offers to service providers, and
beginning September 8, 2011, must ensurel that it offers, at a minimum,
the following number of handset models that comply with the
requirements set forth in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, whichever
number is greater in any given year.
(i) At least two (2) handset models in that air interface; or
(ii) At least the following percentage of handset models (rounded down
to the nearest whole number):
(A) Beginning February 15, 2009, at least twenty (20) percent of its
handset models in that air interface, provided that, of any such models
introduced during calendar year 2009, one model may be rated using ANSI
C63.19-2006 (June 12, 2006), and all other models introduced during
that year or subsequent years shall be rated using ANSI C63.19-2007
(June 8, 2007) or subsequently adopted version as may be approved
pursuant to paragraph (k);
(B) Beginning February 15, 2010, at least twenty-five (25) percent of
its handset models in that air interface; and
(C) Beginning February 15, 2011, at least one-third of its handset
models in that air interface.
(2) Tier I carriers. For each digital air interface for which it offers
wireless handsets to service providers, each Tier I carrier must:
(i) Ensure that at least one-third of the handset models it offers
comply with paragraph (b)(2) of this section, calculated based on the
total number of unique digital wireless handset models the carrier
offers nationwide; or
(ii) Ensure that it offers, at a minimum, the following specified
number of handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(2) of this
section:
(A) Prior to February 15, 2009, at least three (3) handset models;
(B) Beginning February 15, 2009, at least five (5) handset models;
(C) Beginning February 15, 2010, at least seven (7) handset models; and
(D) Beginning February 15, 2011, at least ten (10) handset models.
(3) Service providers other than Tier I carriers. For each digital air
interface for which it offers wireless handsets to customers, each
service provider other than a Tier I carrier must:
(i) Prior to September 7, 2008, include in the handset models it offers
at least two handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(2) of this
section;
(ii) Beginning September 7, 2008, either:
(A) Ensure that at least one-third of the handset models it offers
comply with paragraph (b)(2) of this section, calculated based on the
total number of unique digital wireless handset models the carrier
offers nationwide; or
(B) Ensure that it offers, at a minimum, the following specified number
of handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(2) of this section:
( 1 ) Until May 15, 2009, at least three (3) handset models;
( 2 ) Beginning May 15, 2009, at least five (5) handset models;
( 3 ) Beginning May 15, 2010, at least seven (7) handset models; and
( 4 ) Beginning May 15, 2011, at least ten (10) handset models.
(4) All service providers. The following requirements apply to Tier I
carriers and all other service providers.
(i) In-store testing. Each service provider must make available for
consumers to test, in each retail store owned or operated by the
provider, all of its handset models that comply with paragraph (b)(2)
of this section.
(ii) Offering models with differing levels of functionality. Each
service provider must offer its customers a range of hearing
aid-compatible models with differing levels of functionality ( e.g. ,
operating capabilities, features offered, prices). Each provider may
determine the criteria for determining these differing levels of
functionality, and must disclose its methodology to the Commission
pursuant to paragraph (i)(3)(vii) of this section.
(e) De minimis exception. (1)(i) Manufacturers or service providers
that offer two or fewer digital wireless handsets in an air interface
in the United States are exempt from the requirements of this section
in connection with that air interface, except with regard to the
reporting requirements in paragraph (i) of this section. Service
providers that obtain handsets only from manufacturers that offer two
or fewer digital wireless handset models in an air interface in the
United States are likewise exempt from the requirements of this section
other than paragraph (i) of this section in connection with that air
interface.
(ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section, beginning
September 10, 2012, manufacturers that have had more than 750 employees
for at least two years and service providers that have had more than
1500 employees for at least two years, and that have been offering
handsets over an air interface for at least two years, that offer one
or two digital wireless handsets in that air interface in the United
States must offer at least one handset model compliant with paragraphs
(b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section in that air interface, except as
provided in paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section. Service providers
that obtain handsets only from manufacturers that offer one or two
digital wireless handset models in an air interface in the United
States, and that have had more than 750 employees for at least two
years and have offered handsets over that air interface for at least
two years, are required to offer at least one handset model in that air
interface compliant with paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section,
except as provided in paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section. For
purposes of this paragraph, employees of a parent, subsidiary, or
affiliate company under common ownership or control with a manufacturer
or service provider are considered employees of the manufacturer or
service provider. Manufacturers and service providers covered by this
paragraph must also comply with all other requirements of this section.
(iii) Manufacturers and service providers that offer one or two digital
handset models that operate over the GSM air interface in the 1900 MHz
band may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this
section by offering at least one handset model that complies with
paragraph (b)(2) of this section and that either complies with
paragraph (b)(1) of this section or meets the following conditions:
(A) The handset enables the user optionally to reduce the maximum power
at which the handset will operate by no more than 2.5 decibels, except
for emergency calls to 911, only for GSM operations in the 1900 MHz
band;
(B) The handset would comply with paragraph (b)(1) of this section if
the power as so reduced were the maximum power at which the handset
could operate; and
(C) Customers are informed of the power reduction mode as provided in
paragraph (f)(3) of this section. Manufacturers and service providers
covered by this paragraph must also comply with all other requirements
of this section.
(2) Manufacturers or service providers that offer three digital
wireless handset models in an air interface must offer at least one
handset model compliant with paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this
section in that air interface. Service providers that obtain handsets
only from manufacturers that offer three digital wireless handset
models in an air interface in the United States are required to offer
at least one handset model in that air interface compliant with
paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section.
(f) Labeling and disclosure requirements. (1) Labeling requirements.
Manufacturers and service providers shall ensure that handsets that are
hearing aid-compatible, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section,
clearly display the rating, as defined in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2)
of this section, on the packaging material of the handset. In the event
that a hearing aid-compatible handset achieves different radio
interference or inductive coupling ratings over different air
interfaces or different frequency bands, the RF interference reduction
and inductive coupling capability ratings displayed shall be the lowest
rating assigned to that handset for any air interface or frequency
band. An explanation of the ANSI C63.19 rating system must also be
included in the device's user's manual or as an insert in the packaging
material for the handset.
(2)(i) Disclosure requirement relating to handsets that operate over an
air interface or frequency band without hearing aid compatibility
technical standards. Each manufacturer and service provider shall
ensure that, wherever it provides hearing aid compatibility ratings for
a handset that incorporates an air interface or operates over a
frequency band for which no technical standards are stated in ANSI
C63.19-2007 (June 8, 2007), it discloses to consumers, by clear and
effective means ( e.g., inclusion of call-out cards or other media,
revisions to packaging materials, supplying of information on Web
sites) that the handset has not been rated for hearing aid
compatibility with respect to that operation. This disclosure shall
include the following language:
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some
of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some
newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been
tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the
different features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations,
using your hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determine if you hear
any interfering noise. Consult your service provider or the
manufacturer of this phone for information on hearing aid
compatibility. If you have questions about return or exchange policies,
consult your service provider or phone retailer.
(ii) However, service providers are not required to include this
language in the packaging material for handsets that incorporate a
Wi-Fi air interface and that were obtained by the service provider
before March 8, 2011, provided that the service provider otherwise
discloses by clear and effective means that the handset has not been
rated for hearing aid compatibility with respect to Wi-Fi operation.
(3) Disclosure requirement relating to handsets that allow the user to
reduce the maximum power for GSM operation in the 1900 MHz band.
Handsets offered to satisfy paragraph (e)(1)(iii) of this section shall
be labeled as meeting an M3 rating. Each manufacturer and service
provider shall ensure that, wherever this rating is displayed, it
discloses to consumers, by clear and effective means ( e.g., inclusion
of call-out cards or other media, revisions to packaging materials,
supplying of information on Web sites), that user activation of a
special mode is necessary to meet the hearing aid compatibility
standard. In addition, each manufacturer or service provider shall
ensure that the device manual or a product insert explains how to
activate the special mode and that doing so may result in a reduction
of coverage.
(g) Model designation requirements. Where a manufacturer has made
physical changes to a handset that result in a change in the hearing
aid compatibility rating under paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this
section, the altered handset must be given a model designation distinct
from that of the handset prior to its alteration.
(h) Web site requirements. Beginning January 15, 2009, each
manufacturer and service provider subject to this section that operates
a publicly-accessible Web site must make available on its Web site a
list of all hearing aid-compatible models currently offered, the
ratings of those models, and an explanation of the rating system. Each
service provider must also specify on its Web site, based on the levels
of functionality that the service provider has defined, the level that
each hearing aid-compatible model falls under as well as an explanation
of how the functionality of the handsets varies at the different
levels.
(i) Reporting requirements --(1) Reporting dates. Manufacturers shall
submit reports on efforts toward compliance with the requirements of
this section on January 15, 2009 and on July 15, 2009, and on an annual
basis on July 15 thereafter. Service providers shall submit reports on
efforts toward compliance with the requirements of this section on
January 15, 2009, and annually thereafter. Information in the reports
must be up-to-date as of the last day of the calendar month preceding
the due date of the report.
(2) Content of manufacturer reports. Reports filed by manufacturers
must include:
(i) Digital wireless handset models tested, since the most recent
report, for compliance with the applicable hearing aid compatibility
technical ratings;
(ii) Compliant handset models offered to service providers since the
most recent report, identifying each model by marketing model
name/number(s) and FCC ID number;
(iii) For each compliant model, the air interface(s) and frequency
band(s) over which it operates, the hearing aid compatibility ratings
for each frequency band and air interface under ANSI Standard C63.19,
the ANSI Standard C63.19 version used, and the months in which the
model was available to service providers since the most recent report;
(iv) Non-compliant models offered to service providers since the most
recent report, identifying each model by marketing model name/number(s)
and FCC ID number;
(v) For each non-compliant model, the air interface(s) over which it
operates and the months in which the model was available to service
providers since the most recent report;
(vi) Total numbers of compliant and non-compliant models offered to
service providers for each air interface as of the time of the report;
(vii) Any instance, as of the date of the report or since the most
recent report, in which multiple compliant or non-compliant devices
were marketed under separate model name/numbers but constitute a single
model for purposes of the hearing aid compatibility rules, identifying
each device by marketing model name/number and FCC ID number;
(viii) Status of product labeling;
(ix) Outreach efforts; and
(x) If the manufacturer maintains a public Web site, the Web site
address of the page(s) containing the information regarding hearing
aid-compatible handset models required by paragraph (h) of this
section.
Note to paragraph (i)(2): For reports due on January 15, 2009,
information provided with respect to paragraphs (i)(2)(ii)
through(i)(2)(v) and (i)(2)(vii) and (i)(2)(viii) need be provided only
for the six-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2008.
(3) Content of service provider reports. Reports filed by service
providers must include:
(i) Compliant handset models offered to customers since the most recent
report, identifying each model by marketing model name/number(s) and
FCC ID number;
(ii) For each compliant model, the air interface(s) and frequency
band(s) over which it operates, the hearing aid compatibility ratings
for each frequency band and air interface under ANSI Standard C63.19,
and the months in which the model was available since the most recent
report;
(iii) Non-compliant models offered since the most recent report,
identifying each model by marketing model name/number(s) and FCC ID
number;
(iv) For each non-compliant model, the air interface(s) over which it
operates and the months in which the model was available since the most
recent report;
(v) Total numbers of compliant and non-compliant models offered to
customers for each air interface over which the service provider offers
service as of the time of the report;
(vi) Information related to the retail availability of compliant
handset models;
(vii) The levels of functionality into which the compliant handsets
fall and an explanation of the service provider's methodology for
determining levels of functionality;
(viii) Status of product labeling;
(ix) Outreach efforts; and
(x) If the service provider maintains a public Web site, the Web site
address of the page(s) containing the information regarding hearing
aid-compatible handset models required by paragraph (h) of this
section.
Note to paragraph (i)(3): For reports due on January 15, 2009,
information provided with respect to paragraphs (i)(3)(i) through
(i)(3)(iv) and (i)(3)(vi) through (i)(3)(viii) need be provided only
for the six-month period from July 1 to December 31, 2008.
(4) Format. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is delegated
authority to approve or prescribe formats and methods for submission of
these reports. Any format that the Bureau may approve or prescribe
shall be made available on the Bureau's Web site.
(j) Enforcement. Enforcement of this section is hereby delegated to
those states that adopt this section and provide for enforcement. The
procedures followed by a state to enforce this section shall provide a
30-day period after a complaint is filed, during which time state
personnel shall attempt to resolve a dispute on an informal basis. If a
state has not adopted or incorporated this section, or failed to act
within six (6) months from the filing of a complaint with the state
public utility commission, the Commission will accept such complaints.
A written notification to the complainant that the state believes
action is unwarranted is not a failure to act. The procedures set forth
in part 68, subpart E of this chapter are to be followed.
(k) Delegation of rulemaking authority. --(k) Delegation of rulemaking
authority. (1) The Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and
the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology are delegated
authority, by notice-and-comment rulemaking, to issue an order amending
this section to the extent necessary to adopt technical standards for
additional frequency bands and/or air interfaces upon the establishment
of such standards by ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C63^TM,
provided that the standards do not impose with respect to such
frequency bands or air interfaces materially greater obligations than
those imposed on other services subject to this section. Any new
obligations on manufacturers and Tier I carriers pursuant to paragraphs
(c) through (i) of this section as a result of such standards shall
become effective no less than one year after release of the order
adopting such standards and any new obligations on other service
providers shall become effective no less than 15 months after the
release of such order, except that any new obligations on manufacturers
and service providers subject to paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of this section
shall become effective no less than two years after the release of such
order.
(2) The Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Chief
of the Office of Engineering and Technology are delegated authority, by
notice-and-comment rulemaking if required by statute or otherwise in
the public interest, to issue an order amending this section to the
extent necessary to approve any version of the technical standards for
radio frequency interference or inductive coupling adopted subsequently
to ANSI C63.19-2007 for use in determining whether a wireless handset
meets the appropriate rating over frequency bands and air interfaces
for which technical standards have previously been adopted either by
the Commission or pursuant to paragraph (k)(1) of this section. This
delegation is limited to the approval of changes to the technical
standard that do not raise major compliance issues. Further, by such
approvals, the Chiefs may only permit, and not require, the use of such
subsequent versions of standard document ANSI C63.19 to establish
hearing aid compatibility.
[ 73 FR 25587 , May 7, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 54522 , Sept. 8, 2010]
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