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 124 STAT. 2753 PUBLIC LAW 111–260—OCT. 8, 2010 that provides real-time video communications, including audio, to enable users to share information of the user’s choosing.’’; and (2) by reordering paragraphs (1) through (52) and the para- graphs added by paragraph (1) of this section in alphabetical order based on the headings of such paragraphs and renum- bering such paragraphs as so reordered. SEC. 102. HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY. (a) COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.— (1) TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED.—Section 710(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) and sub- section (c), the Commission shall require that customer premises equipment described in this paragraph provide internal means for effective use with hearing aids that are designed to be compatible with telephones which meet established technical standards for hearing aid compatibility. Customer premises equipment described in this paragraph are the following: ‘‘(A) All essential telephones. ‘‘(B) All telephones manufactured in the United States (other than for export) more than one year after the date of enactment of the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 or imported for use in the United States more than one year after such date. ‘‘(C) All customer premises equipment used with advanced communications services that is designed to provide 2-way voice communication via a built-in speaker intended to be held to the ear in a manner functionally equivalent to a telephone, subject to the regulations prescribed by the Commission under subsection (e).’’. (2) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 710(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 610(b)) is further amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (aa) by striking ‘‘initial’’; (bb) by striking ‘‘of this subsection after the date of enactment of the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988’’; and (cc) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)’’; (II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii); (III) by striking clause (iii); and (IV) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— (I) by striking the first sentence and inserting ‘‘The Commission shall periodically assess the appropriateness of continuing in effect the exemp- tions for telephones and other customer premises