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 new rules will go into effect after a transition period, and also require that phones meet volume-control benchmarks. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The FCC has adopted new rules that will require 100% of cell phones sold in the US to be hearing-aid compatible (HAC). The FCC is also modifying its rules to incorporate Bluetooth connections to ...

Cell phones have come a long way since the past few years, and particularly with regards to handsets designed specifically for those with hearing difficulties. While there are only a few dedicated ...

If you have hearing loss and have trouble hearing on the phone, you may benefit from assistive phone technology. Cell phones, amplified phones, and caption phones offer different options for enhanced ...

Half of all cell phones offered in the United States will have to be compatible with hearing aids by early 2008, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously ruled Thursday. About one in 10 ...

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday adopted rules requiring cell-phone makers and service providers to develop digital wireless phones that are more compatible with hearing aids used by ...