BLUFFDALE, UTAH – February 16, 2017 – Listen Technologies, a leading provider of assistive listening products for more than 17 years, today announced that it has partnered with international distributor Rentraduce to deliver its assistive listening solutions throughout Mexico.

Rentraduce provides text translation, interpretation and subtitling services, as well as audio, video and interpretation equipment sales and rentals. Through its partnership with Listen Technologies, the company also is now the exclusive provider of Listen Technologies products in Mexico. Rentraduce is offering Listen Technologies’ products, including the award-winning ListenWiFi, ListenIR and ListenRF solutions. These products and services are used in a wide variety of applications such as courtrooms, classrooms, theaters, houses of worship, conference rooms and fitness centers.

“We are pleased to share with all of you that we have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the entire Mexican Republic of Listen Technologies products,” said Elsa Tlapanco, president, Rentraduce. “With this action, we endorse our commitment to innovation and quality, making available to all our customers the best products and solutions to meet their wireless communication needs.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 360 million people, or roughly five percent, of the world’s population suffer disabling hearing loss. WHO further estimates that the cost of unaddressed global hearing loss is approximately $750 billion annually and includes lost productivity, health care system costs and societal costs stemming from social isolation and communication difficulties.

“At Listen Technologies, we are driven by the belief that hearing and understanding speech is a universal right and that clear sound is crucial to communication,” said Russ Gentner, CEO, Listen Technologies. “Rentraduce shares our passion for providing exceptional listening experiences. Rentraduce is crucial to our international expansion and to our commitment to educating individuals, academic institutions, governments and businesses about the life-changing impact of assistive listening solutions.”

For more information, please email sales@listentech.com.