Federal Communications Commission DA 12-843 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Section 68.4(a) of the Commission’s Rules 
Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Telephones
Hand Held Products, Inc. Request for A 
Determination Regarding Application of the 
Commission’s Rules Governing Hearing Aid-
Compatible Telephones
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WT Docket No. 01-309
ORDER
Adopted:  May 30, 2012 Released:  May 30, 2012
By the Deputy Chief, Spectrum & Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
1. On April 28, 2006, Hand Held Products, Inc. (HHP) filed a petition seeking a 
determination that the hearing aid compatibility obligations in Part 20 of the Commission’s rules do not 
apply to HHP’s mobile computing devices.1 On January 18, 2007, the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau released a Public Notice requesting comment on HHP’s Petition.2 On May 25, 2012, HHP filed a 
request to withdraw the Petition as moot.3 We grant HHP’s request to withdraw its Petition.
2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i)-(j) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i)-(j), and pursuant to the authority delegated under sections 0.131 
and 0.331 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331, that HHP’s request to withdraw the
Petition IS GRANTED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Jeffrey S. Steinberg
Deputy Chief, Spectrum & Competition Policy Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
  
1 See generally Letter from Smith and Mendelson, Counsel for Hand Held Products, Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, 
Secretary, FCC, WT Docket No. 01-309, filed Apr. 28, 2006 (Petition).
2 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Request Filed by Hand Held Products in Hearing 
Aid Compatibility Docket, WT Docket No. 01-309, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 541 (2007).
3 Request to Withdraw, WT Docket Nos. 01-309 & 07-250, filed May 25, 2012.