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Enforcement Bureau Drops Proposed Fine Against Sandhill Communications

The FCC Enforcement Bureau said it's dropping a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) for Forfeiture against Sandhill Communications for allegedly violating FCC hearing aid-compatible handset rules. The bureau had proposed a $15,000 fine against the company for failing to offer…

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the requisite number of handsets in 2009. “Based on our review of the record, including Sandhill’s NAL Response, we find that Sandhill apparently complied with the hearing aid-compatible handset deployment requirements during the 2009 reporting period,” the bureau said Thursday, following an investigation. “Thus, we find that no forfeiture penalty should be imposed.”