
Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after
searchingonFCCID:MSQZ01GS.
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
regulations for Mobile phones
In2003,theFCCadoptedrulestomakedigital
wirelesstelephonescompatiblewithhearingaids
andcochlearimplants.Althoughanalogwireless
phonesdonotusuallycauseinterferencewith
hearingaidsorcochlearimplants,digitalwireless
phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic
energyemittedbythephone’santenna,backlight,
orothercomponents.Yourphoneiscompliantwith
FCCHACregulations(ANSIC63.19-2011).While
somewirelessphonesareusednearsomehearing
devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants), users
maydetectabuzzing,humming,orwhiningnoise.
Some hearing devices are more immune than others
to this interference noise and phones also vary
intheamountofinterferencetheygenerate.The
wirelesstelephoneindustryhasdevelopedarating
systemforwirelessphonestoassisthearingdevice
usersinndingphonesthatmaybecompatiblewith
theirhearingdevices.Notallphoneshavebeen
rated. Phones that are rated have the rating on
theirboxoralabellocatedonthebox.Theratings
arenotguarantees.Resultswillvarydepending
ontheuser’shearingdeviceandhearingloss.If
your hearing device happens to be vulnerable to
interference, you may not be able to use a rated
phonesuccessfully.Tryingoutthephonewithyour
hearingdeviceisthebestwaytoevaluateitforyour
personal needs.
Thisphonehasbeentestedandratedforusewith
hearingaidsforsomeofthewirelesstechnologies
thatituses.However,theremaybesomenewer
wirelesstechnologiesusedinthisphonethathave
notbeentestedyetforusewithhearingaids.Itis
important to try the different features of this phone
thoroughly and in different locations, using your
hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determine if you
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