Federal Communications Commission DA 15-46
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Request for Updated Information and Comment 
on Wireless Hearing Aid Compatibility 
Regulations
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WT Docket No. 10-254
WT Docket No. 07-250
ORDER
Adopted:  January 12, 2015 Released:  January 12, 2015
Extended Comment Filing Deadline: February 5, 2015
Extended Reply Comment Filing Deadline: February 20, 2015
By the Division Chief, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
1. On November 21, 2014, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Consumer and 
Government Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice in which we sought updated comment and reply 
comment in our ongoing review of the wireless hearing aid compatibility rules.1 The Public Notice set 
the deadline for filing comments at 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register and reply 
comments at 45 days after its publication in the Federal Register.2 The Public Notice was published in 
the Federal Register on December 23, 2014 and, thereby, established the deadline for filing comments as 
January 22, 2015, and reply comments as February 6, 2015.3
2. On January 6, 2015, the Telecommunications Industry Association, CTIA – The Wireless 
Association, and Hearing Loss Association of America (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed a joint request to 
extend the established comment and reply comment deadlines by 30 days.4 Petitioners argue that a 30 
day extension is in the public interest as it allows them to develop meaningful, substantive responses to 
the questions raised in the Public Notice.5 As a result, Petitioners state that a more robust record will be 
developed if a 30 day extension is granted.6 In addition, Petitioners emphasize that the extension would 
be particularly useful in light of the holidays that fell within the window to file comments.7
  
1 Request for Updated Information and Comment on Wireless Hearing Aid Compatibility Regulations, Public 
Notice, WT Docket Nos. 10-254 and 07-250, DA 14-1688 (rel. Nov. 21, 2014) (Public Notice).
2 See id. at ¶ 18.
3 See Federal Communications Commission, Request for Updated Information and Comment on Wireless Hearing 
Aid Compatibility Regulations, 79 Fed. Reg. 76944 (Dec. 23, 2014).
4 Joint Request for Extension of Comment and Reply Comment Deadlines, Telecommunications Industry 
Association, CTIA – The Wireless Association, and Hearing Loss Association of America, WT Docket Nos. 10-254 
and 07-250, filed Jan. 6, 2015.
5 Id. at 1.
6 Id. at 2.
7 Id.
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3. The Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time.8 Given the intervening 
holidays, however, we will grant a 14 day extension to the filing deadlines.  We wish to encourage the 
thoughtful consideration of the complex issues raised in this proceeding, and we believe the additional 
time will facilitate careful and deliberate considerations of these matters.  At the same time, a 14 day 
extension will not unduly delay the resolution of the issues raised in the Public Notice.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and Sections 0.51, 0.261, and 1.46 of the Commission’s Rules, 
47 C.F.R. §§ 0.51, 0.261, and 1.46, the Joint Request for Extension of Comment and Reply Comment 
Deadlines filed by the Telecommunications Industry Association, CTIA – The Wireless Association, and 
Hearing Loss Association of America IS GRANTED to the extent indicated herein and the deadlines to 
file comments in this proceeding are extended to February 5, 2015, and reply comments to February 20, 
2015.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Joel Taubenblatt
Division Chief
Spectrum and Competition Policy Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
  
8 47 C.F.R. § 1.46(a).