§  68.1   Purpose.

   The purpose of the rules and regulations in this part is to provide for
   uniform standards for the protection of the telephone network from
   harms caused by the connection of terminal equipment and associated
   wiring thereto, and for the compatibility of hearing aids and
   telephones so as to ensure that, to the fullest extent made possible by
   technology and medical science, people with hearing loss have equal
   access to the national telecommunications network, including advanced
   communications services.

   [ 83 FR 8632 , Feb. 28, 2018]