On January 26, 2026, the FCC issued a notice with file number 327224 on the Federal Release website, announcing that the regulations on achieving 100% hearing aid compatibility (HAC) for wireless phones have officially entered the full implementation stage. The document confirms that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the information collection requirements in May 2025, thus establishing an effective date of January 26, 2026, for key provisions in § 20.19 on Bluetooth coupling, label disclosure, website disclosure, and annual reporting. In addition to confirming the effective date, the bulletin corrected typographical and numbering errors: for the original statute issued in November 2024, the typographical error in § 20.19 was corrected, and the second paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of the original duplicate number was officially redesignated as (f)(1)(iii).

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