Verizon Wireless is determined to “provide a wide...

Verizon Wireless is determined to “provide a wide range” of hearing-aid compatible handsets for its subscribers, company representatives told FCC staff during a recent call, said an ex parte filing. “As the Commission considers HAC requirements for third-party application providers, we stated that it is important that the FCC remain consistent with its prior interpretations of the Twenty First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) that confine the obligations of providers and device manufacturers to the services they directly provide to consumers,” Verizon said (http://bit.ly/1hPjNdM).