ATIS Reports Progress on HAC Volume Control Standard

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions updated the FCC on the status of a new volume control standard for handset makers to use to certify that handsets are hearing aid compatible. ATIS noted that the FCC required the update, which was provided by the Telecommunications Industry Association. TIA’s Volume Control Task Group (VCTG) has made “significant progress” in addressing concerns of the HAC Task Force, said a filing posted Monday in docket 20-3. The VCTG “expects the approval process to happen using only the minimum time required for approval of this standard by the American National Standards Institute and suggests that the Commission can provisionally incorporate the draft standard into its rules while the standard is pending ANSI approval,” ATIS said.