---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 68.501"
title: "47"
number: "68.501"
heading: "Authorization procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/68.501"
---

# §68.501. Authorization procedures.

- (a) **Authorization required.** Unless exempt from the requirements of §§ [68.4](/cfr/47/68.4.md) and [68.6](/cfr/47/68.6.md), ACS telephonic CPE manufactured in or imported into the United States after February 28, 2020, shall be certified as hearing aid compatible by a Telecommunications Certification Body or the responsible party shall follow the procedures in this part for a Supplier's Declaration of Conformity to establish that such CPE is hearing aid compatible.
- (b) **Certification.** The requirements of §§ [68.160](/cfr/47/68.160.md) and [68.162](/cfr/47/68.162.md) shall apply to the certification of ACS telephonic CPE as hearing aid compatible.
- (c) **Supplier's Declaration of Conformity.** The requirements of [§§ 68.320 through 68.350](/cfr/47/68.320..68.350.md) shall apply to the use of the Supplier's Declaration of Conformity procedure to establish that ACS telephonic CPE is hearing aid compatible.
- (d) **Revocation procedures.**
  - (1) The Commission may revoke the authorization of ACS telephonic CPE under this section, where:
    - (i) The equipment approval is shown to have been obtained by misrepresentation;
    - (ii) The responsible party willfully or repeatedly fails to comply with the terms and conditions of its equipment approval; or
    - (iii) The responsible party willfully or repeatedly fails to comply with any rule, regulation or order issued by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 relating to terminal equipment.
  - (2) Before revoking such authorization, the Commission, or the Enforcement Bureau under delegated authority, will issue a written Notice of Intent to Revoke [part 68](/cfr/47/part68.md) Authorization, or a Joint Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Notice of Intent to Revoke [part 68](/cfr/47/part68.md) Authorization, pursuant to §§ [1.80](/cfr/47/1.80.md) and [1.89](/cfr/47/1.89.md) of this chapter. The notice will be sent to the responsible party for the equipment at issue at the address provided to the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments. A product that has had its authorization revoked may not be reauthorized for a period of six months from the date of revocation of the approval. A responsible party for ACS telephonic CPE that has had its authorization revoked or that has been assessed a forfeiture, or both, may request reconsideration or make administrative appeal of the decision pursuant to [part 1](/cfr/47/part1.md) of the Commission's rules: Practice and Procedure, [part 1](/cfr/47/part1.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 8633, Feb. 28, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 20377, Apr. 16, 2026]

### Source

Source: 83 FR 8633, Feb. 28, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 610.

### Amendments

[83 FR 8633, Feb. 28, 2018, as amended at 91 FR 20377, Apr. 16, 2026]