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X-WR-CALNAME:Accessibility deadline: Hearing aid Bluetooth coupling must us
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X-WR-CALDESC:Digital accessibility compliance deadlines from https://access
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 d 2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice.
NAME:Accessibility deadline: Hearing aid Bluetooth coupling must use a non-
 proprietary standard
DESCRIPTION:Digital accessibility compliance deadlines from https://accessi
 bility.build/compliance/deadlines\, each with its primary source. Reviewed
  2026-11-11. Educational content\, not legal advice.
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SUMMARY:United States (FCC): Hearing aid Bluetooth coupling must use a non-
 proprietary standard
DESCRIPTION:Phones must connect to hearing aids using an open Bluetooth sta
 ndard rather than a proprietary one.\n\nWho: Handset manufacturers\nWhat: 
 The Bluetooth coupling requirement may only be met with a global\, low-pow
 er\, non-proprietary standard (47 CFR 20.19(b)(3)(ii)).\nStatus: Binding d
 ate\nSource: 47 CFR 20.19(b)(3)\, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/ch
 apter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/section-20.19\nDetails: https://accessibility
 .build/compliance/deadlines#us-fcc-hac-bluetooth-standard\nReviewed 2026-1
 1-11. Educational content\, not legal advice.
URL:https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-20/se
 ction-20.19
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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