FCC Order Notes Plan to Decide by 2022 on Whether 100% HAC Compliance is Achievable

The FCC issued a wireless handset hearing-aid compatibility order that contains tweaks to a draft, some of which weren't flagged Thursday when commissioners unanimously adopted the item (see 1811150033). Noting the agency separately is considering broader HAC rule changes that may be appropriate if it requires 100 percent of covered handsets to be HAC-compatible, the order added language in paragraph 15 that said: "Per the schedule established in that proceeding, which we have no current plan to deviate from, the process through which the Commission would make a determination whether a 100 percent requirement is achievable would conclude at the end of 2022." The order in docket 17-228 and Monday's Daily Digest replaces annual service provider reporting with certification and enhanced website disclosure duties.