On October 18, 2024, the FCC issued a report and order numbered FCC 24-112, following the release of FCC 23-106 by the FCC on January 26, 2024, regarding the 100% compliance of handsets with HAC requirements. The regulation requires all mobile phones to be compatible with hearing aids, requiring 100% of mobile phones to support acoustic coupling; 100% of mobile phones are required to support inductive coupling or Bluetooth coupling, of which the inductive coupling ratio is not less than 85%, and the Bluetooth coupling ratio is not less than 15%. The regulations put forward specific requirements for manufacturers/service providers to maintain mobile phone HAC certification information (including FCC ID, corresponding ANSI standards, etc.) on their websites. The regulations also update the content of the FORM855.

The regulation is not currently available on the Federal Register website and will normally go into effect 30 days after publication on Federal Register.

Click this link to view document FCC 24-112.