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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  2728 
 August  22,  2003 


 Industry  Workshop  on  Measurement  of  Electromagnetic 
 Compatibility 
 Between  Mobile  Phones  and  Hearing  Aids 
 (ANSI  C63.19) 


 On  August  14,  2003,  the  Commission  released  a  Report  and  Order  (FCC  03-  168,  WT  Docket  01-  309)  modifying  the  statutory  exemption  for  wireless  phones  from  hearing  aid  compatibility 
 requirements  and  establishing  compatibility  rules  for  wireless  service  providers  and  handset  manufacturers.  In  particular,  the  Order  adopts  the  ANSI  C63.19  standard  as  the  measurement 
 procedure  to  be  used  for  determining  compatibility  ratings  and  sets  certain  ratings  as  minimum  performance  benchmarks. 


 An  industry-  sponsored  workshop  will  be  conducted  on  Wednesday,  September  3,  2003,  at  the  Sheraton  Columbia  Hotel,  Columbia,  Maryland.  This  workshop  will  give  participants  an  in-depth 
 understanding  of  both  the  requirements  of  the  standard  and  the  test  methods  used  in  evaluating  a  product’s  compliance. 


 For  further  information  and  registration  please  visit  the  ANSI  ASC  C63  website  on  www.  c63.  org.  Click  on  the  C63.19  workshop  button  on  the  home  page.  Further  additional 
 information  contact  Donald  N.  Heirman,  Workshop  Director,  (732)  741-  7723,  d.  heirman@  ieee.  org.  Due  to  the  short  time  frame  before  the  workshop  please  register  as  soon  as 
 you  can  as  space  may  be  limited. 


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