wireless hearing aid compatibility investigations involving Airadigm
   Communications, Inc. dba Airfire Mobile, and TeleGuam Holdings, LLC,
   successor-in-interest to Pulse Mobile, LLC. The settlements include

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   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

   June 21, 2013 Justin Cole, 202-418-8191

   Email: justin.cole@fcc.gov

                  FCC ENFORCES HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY RULES

                 TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS WITH HEARING DISABILITIES

   Wireless Carriers Make Voluntary Payments Exceeding $500,000 and Agree to
                            Robust Compliance Plans

   Washington, D.C. - Today, the FCC's Enforcement Bureau settled two
   wireless hearing aid compatibility investigations involving Airadigm
   Communications, Inc. dba Airfire Mobile, and TeleGuam Holdings, LLC,
   successor-in-interest to Pulse Mobile, LLC. The settlements include
   voluntary payments of more than one-half million dollars as well as
   conditions designed to ensure future compliance. The hearing aid
   compatibility rules ensure that individuals with hearing loss can fully
   access advanced wireless phone service without excessive feedback or
   noise. The settlements will directly aid consumers in rural communities
   and in the U.S. territory of Guam, where the two companies do business.

   "I am pleased by our continued vigilance on behalf of the disability
   community to secure compliance with these critical rules," noted Acting
   FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn. "Wireless technology is transforming the
   very fabric of our lives. We must continue to ensure that all Americans -
   regardless of their hearing disability or where they live - can enjoy the
   benefits these technologies have to offer."

   Acting FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Robert H. Ratcliffe added, "The
   hearing aid compatibility rules have a real impact on real people. We urge
   carriers both large and small to review their wireless handset offerings
   and FCC filings to ensure that they are in compliance."

   Consistent with previous FCC actions in this area, the consent decrees
   require the companies to implement robust compliance plans that include
   new operating procedures, comprehensive training of employees and agents,
   and periodic reporting requirements. The companies will also make sizeable
   voluntary contributions to the U.S. Treasury ($260,000 from Airadigm and
   $280,000 from TeleGuam Holdings).

   To facilitate the Commission's goal of unfettered access to advanced
   services by persons with disabilities, the Commission's hearing aid
   compatibility rules, among other things, specify technical standards that
   digital wireless handsets must meet to ensure compatibility with hearing
   aids operating in certain modes. The rules also establish deadlines by
   which regulatees are required to offer specified numbers or percentages of
   hearing aid-compatible digital wireless handsets and to report their
   progress to the Commission. Since 2011, the Commission has taken hearing
   aid compatibility enforcement actions valued at more than $2.9 million.

   The consent decrees are available at
   http://www.fcc.gov/enforcement-bureau.

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