text: In adopting this Report and Order , the Commission amends its rules to require that , either at specific dates in the future or on a phased-in basis , all telephones in workplaces , confined settings ( such as hospitals and nursing homes ) , and hotels and motels be hearing aid compatible ; have volume control ; and have the letters HAC affixed to them .
  
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  The Commission currently has no rules dictating the volume control or hearing aid compatibility of telephones .