Mobile satellite services operators need at least three years to ...
Mobile satellite services operators need at least three years to develop hearing-aid compatible handsets, the Satellite Industry Association told the FCC. Incorporating hearing-aid compatibility is “a lengthy process” involving 12 to 18 months of standards writing, SIA said. SIA…
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defends the requested delay, saying MSS isn’t used by the general public: “The vast majority of MSS subscribers are commercial or government entities, not consumers.” The FCC should allow all existing MSS handsets and those in development to be marketed even if it requires future handsets to be hearing aid compatible, SIA said.