# Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2018-02-28 · Effective 2018-03-30 · 83 FR 8624
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-04012
- **Category:** accessibility
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 8624
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 20
- **Publication date:** 2018-02-28
- **Effective date:** 2018-03-30
- **FCC docket:** CG Docket No. 13-46, WT Docket Nos. 07-250 and 10-254
## Abstract

The Commission amends its hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules to enhance equal access to the national telecommunications network by people with hearing loss and implement the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. The changes incorporate by reference a revised technical standard for volume control for wireline telephones, expand the scope of the wireline HAC rules, add a volume control requirement for wireless handsets, and eliminate an outdated wireless technical standard.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/28/2018-04012/hearing-aid-compatibility-standards)
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