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From: Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com>
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Subject: Re: The FCC will soon require all hearing aids and phones to work
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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:50:38 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
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Quincy the fifth <quincythefifth@telekom.net> Wrote in message:

> The FCC will soon require all hearing aids and phones to work together
> 
> After a transition period, all phones will be required to work with hearing
> aids - and vice versa.
> 
> 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 percent by 2050,
> the rules will ensure those with hearing loss don't have to worry about
> which phones will work with their hearing aids.
> 
> "Under the new rules, after a transition period, Americans with hearing
> loss will no longer be limited in their choice of technologies, features,
> and prices available in the mobile handset marketplace," the FCC wrote in a
> press release.
> 
> On the flip side, the FCC also passed a requirement for hearing aid makers
> that effectively bans proprietary Bluetooth coupling standards in the
> assistive devices. So, phones must be compatible with hearing aids - and
> vice versa. The rule even applies to the recently approved over-the-counter
> hearing aids, which now include AirPods Pro 2.
> 
> Other changes include requiring all new mobile handsets sold in the US to
> let users raise the volume without introducing distortion. In addition, the
> FCC now mandates that cell phones' point-of-sale labels clarify hearing aid
> compatibility and whether the handsets meet Bluetooth or telecoil coupling
> requirements.
> https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/the-fcc-will-soon-require-all-hearing-aids-and-phones-to-work-together-190003074.html

Article in the NYT about using Airpods in noisy restaurants. Apple
 - so OT here - but interesting.

Warning: long link, mind the gap.
<https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/18/dining/noisy-restaurants-apple-airpods.html?ogrp=ctr&unlocked_article_code=1.TE4.e16D.DGoscIP9pT8o&smid=url-share>


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