FCC Offers Updated Data on Handsets Offered by US Carriers

The FCC provided an updated 2016 listing of all handsets deployed by U.S. carriers, the frequencies they use and whether they're hearing-aid compatible (HAC). It offered fact sheets and much data. For example, it cited more than 100 versions of handsets deployed on the AT&T network. Another fact sheet offered handset totals sorted by service provider and air interface, plus the numbers for each that aren't HAC. Many handsets still can’t be used by people with hearing aids. The FCC said Puerto Rico Telephone has 227 models in use for just the GSM interface and 128 aren't HAC. All handsets offered by the big four carriers -- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon -- are HAC, said a fact sheet.