124 STAT. 2754 PUBLIC LAW 111–260—OCT. 8, 2010 equipment described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.’’; and (II) in each of clauses (iii) and (iv), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1)’’; (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by striking ‘‘public mobile’’ and inserting ‘‘tele- phones used with public mobile’’; (ii) by inserting ‘‘telephones and other customer premises equipment used in whole or in part with’’ after ‘‘means’’; (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘public land mobile telephone service,’’ and inserting ‘‘or’’; (iv) by striking ‘‘part 22 of’’; and (v) by inserting after ‘‘Regulations’’ the following: ‘‘, or any functionally equivalent unlicensed wireless services’’; and (C) in paragraph (4)(C)— (i) by striking ‘‘term ‘private radio services’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘term ‘telephones used with private radio services’ ’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘telephones and other customer premises equipment used in whole or in part with’’ after ‘‘means’’. (b) TECHNICAL STANDARDS.—Section 710(c) of the Communica- tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A telephone or other customer premises equipment that is compliant with relevant technical standards developed through a public participation process and in consultation with interested consumer stakeholders (designated by the Commis- sion for the purposes of this section) will be considered hearing aid compatible for purposes of this section, until such time as the Commission may determine otherwise. The Commission shall consult with the public, including people with hearing loss, in establishing or approving such technical standards. The Commis- sion may delegate this authority to an employee pursuant to section 5(c). The Commission shall remain the final arbiter as to whether the standards meet the requirements of this section.’’. (c) RULEMAKING.—Section 710(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(e)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘impairments’’ and inserting ‘‘loss’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following sentence: ‘‘In imple- menting the provisions of subsection (b)(1)(C), the Commission shall use appropriate timetables or benchmarks to the extent necessary (1) due to technical feasibility, or (2) to ensure the marketability or availability of new technologies to users.’’. (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Section 710(h) of the Communica- tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(h)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 shall be construed to modify the Commission’s regulations set forth in section 20.19 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of such Act.’’. Consultation.
