A bill to require certain telephones to be hearing aid compatible.
Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require all essential telephones (coin-operated telephones, telephones provided for emergency use, and other telephones frequently needed by persons using hearing aids) and all telephones manufactured in the United States or imported for use in the United States to be hearing aid compatible. Exempts telephones used with public mobile services or private radio services, certain cordless telephones, and secure telephones.
Requires the Federal Communications Commission to assess periodically the exemptions provided for telephones used with public mobile services or private radio services and to revoke or limit these exemptions under specified circumstances.
Permits waivers (except for essential telephones) in connection with terminal equipment associated with a new technology or service in the public interest if compliance would be technologically infeasible or would entail costs preventing successful marketing of the technology or service.
Became Public Law No: 100-394.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-625.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-391.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-391.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 743.
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 2213 as an amendment.
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 2213 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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