On July 8, 2025, at the request of CTIA, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a public consultation on the extension of a temporary volume control standard for the certification of hearing aid compatibility for mobile phones. In the order numbered DA-23-914, the waiver requirement is in effect until September 29, 2025. In the request document submitted to the FCC, CTIA also mentioned that the revision of the new volume control standard is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, so the extension waiver request is still recommended to be provisional.

Click on this link to view the original public consultation, the comment period is until 18 July 2025.