other · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2013-06-11 · Effective 2013-07-11 · 78 FR 34922
Document
Document number
2013-13696
Federal Register citation
78 FR 34922
CFR reference
47 CFR 15
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Publication date
2013-06-11
Effective date
2013-07-11
FCC docket
ET Docket No. 10-26
Abstract
This document modifies the definition of "auditory assistance device" in the Commission's rules to permit these devices to be used by anyone at any location for simultaneous language interpretation (simultaneous translation), where the spoken words are translated continuously in near real time. The revised definition permits unlicensed auditory assistance devices to be used to provide either auditory assistance or simultaneous translation, or both, without impeding these devices' capability to provide auditory assistance to persons with disabilities. This document also lowers the limit for these auditory assistance devices' unwanted emissions to the limits provided for other unlicensed devices in the Commission's rules.