FCC Record, Volume 28, No. 11, Pages 8831 to 9715, June 17 - July 5, 2013 Page: 8,848
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9. Termination of Investigation. In express reliance on the covenants and
representations in this Consent Decree and to avoid further expenditure of public resources, the
Bureau agrees to terminate the Investigations. In consideration for the termination of the
Investigations, Airadigm agrees to the terms, conditions, and procedures contained herein. The
Bureau further agrees that in the absence of new material evidence, the Bureau will not use the
facts developed in these Investigations through the Effective Date, or the existence of this
Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any new proceeding, formal or informal, or take
any action on its own motion against Airadigm concerning the matters that were the subject of the
Investigations. The Bureau also agrees that in the absence of new material evidence it will not
use the facts developed in the Investigations through the Effective Date, or the existence of this
Consent Decree, to institute on its own motion any proceeding, formal or informal, or take any
action on its own motion against Airadigm with respect to Airadigm's basic qualifications,
including its character qualifications, to be a Commission licensee or to hold Commission
licenses or authorizations.
10. Compliance Officer. Within thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Date,
Airadigm shall designate a senior corporate. manager with the requisite corporate and
organizational authority to serve as Compliance Officer and to discharge the duties set forth
below. The Compliance Officer shall be responsible for developing, implementing, and
administering the Compliance Plan and ensuring that Airadigm complies with the terms and
conditions of the Compliance Plan and this Consent Decree. In addition to the general knowledge
of the Communications Laws necessary to discharge his/her duties under this Consent Decree, the
Compliance Officer shall have specific knowledge of the Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules prior
to assuming his/her duties.
11. Compliance Plan. For purposes of settling the matters set forth herein,
Airadigm agrees that it shall within sixty (60) calendar days after the Effective Date, develop and
implement a Compliance Plan designed to ensure future compliance with the Communications
Laws and with the terms and conditions of this Consent Decree. With respect to the Hearing Aid
Compatibility Rules, Airadigm shall implement the following procedures:
(a) Operating Procedures on Hearing Aid Compatibility. Within sixty (60)
calendar days after the Effective Date, Airadigm shall establish Operating
Procedures that all Covered Employees must follow to help ensure
Airadigm's compliance with the Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules.
Airadigm's Operating Procedures shall include internal procedures and
policies specifically designed to ensure that Airadigm offers the requisite
number or percentage of hearing aid-compatible digital wireless handset
models to consumers as required by the Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules.
Airadigm also shall develop a Compliance Checklist that describes the steps
that a Covered Employee must follow to ensure that the inclusion of a new
handset model, or discontinuance of an existing handset model offering, will
not result in a violation of the Commission's digital wireless hearing aid-
compatible handset deployment requirements. At a minimum, the
Compliance Checklist shall require Covered Employees to verify the hearing
aid compatibility rating of each existing and proposed handset model
offering using the Commission's equipment authorization database.
(b) Compliance Manual. Within sixty (60) calendar days after the Effective
Date, the Compliance Officer shall develop and distribute a Compliance
Manual to all Covered Employees. The Compliance Manual shall explain8848
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