§  68.1   Purpose.

   The purpose of the rules and regulations in this part is to provide for
   uniform standards for the protection of the telephone network from
   harms caused by the connection of terminal equipment and associated
   wiring thereto, and for the compatibility of hearing aids and
   telephones so as to ensure that persons with hearing aids have
   reasonable access to the telephone network.

   (47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 218, 220, 313, 403, 412, and 5
   U.S.C. 553)

   [ 49 FR 21733 , May 23, 1984]

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