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FCC 64.1504
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 64.1504 Restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers.
A common carrier shall prohibit by tariff or contract the use of any 800
telephone number, or other telephone number advertised or widely understood
to be toll-free, in a manner that would result in:
(a) The calling party or the subscriber to the originating line being
assessed, by virtue of completing the call, a charge for a call;
(b) The calling party being connected to a pay-per-call service;
(c) The calling party being charged for information conveyed during the call
unless:
(1) The calling party has a written agreement (including an agreement
transmitted through electronic medium) that specifies the material terms and
conditions under which the information is offered and includes:
(i) The rate at which charges are assessed for the information;
(ii) The information provider's name;
(iii) The information provider's business address;
(iv) The information provider's regular business telephone number;
(v) The information provider's agreement to notify the subscriber at least
one billing cycle in advance of all future changes in the rates charged for
the information;
(vi) The subscriber's choice of payment method, which may be by direct
remit, debit, prepaid account, phone bill, or credit or calling card and, if
a subscriber elects to pay by means of phone bill, a clear explanation that
the subscriber will be assessed for calls made to the information service
from the subscriber's phone line;
(vii) A unique personal identification number or other subscriber-specific
identifier that must be used to obtain access to the information service and
instructions on its use, and, in addition, assures that any charges for
services accessed by use of the subscriber's personal identification number
or subscriber-specific identifier be assessed to subscriber's source of
payment elected pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(vi) of this section; or
(2) The calling party is charged for the information by means of a credit,
prepaid, debit, charge, or calling card and the information service provider
includes in response to each call an introductory message that:
(i) Clearly states that there is a charge for the call;
(ii) Clearly states the service's total cost per minute and any other fees
for the service or for any service to which the caller may be transferred;
(iii) Explains that the charges must be billed on either a credit, prepaid,
debit, charge, or calling card;
(iv) Asks the caller for the card number;
(v) Clearly states that charges for the call begin at the end of the
introductory message; and
(vi) Clearly states that the caller can hang up at or before the end of the
introductory message without incurring any charge whatsoever.
(d) The calling party being called back collect for the provision of audio
or data information services, simultaneous voice conversation services, or
products; and
(e) The calling party being assessed by virtue of the caller being asked to
connect or otherwise transfer to a pay-per-call service, a charge for the
call.
(f) Provided, however, that:
(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, a written agreement
that meets the requirements of that paragraph is not required for:
(i) Calls utilizing telecommunications devices for the deaf;
(ii) Directory services provided by a common carrier or its affiliate or by
a local exchange carrier or its affiliate; or
(iii) Any purchase of goods or of services that are not information
services.
(2) The requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section shall not apply to
calls from repeat callers using a bypass mechanism to avoid listening to the
introductory message: Provided, That information providers shall disable
such a bypass mechanism after the institution of any price increase for a
period of time determined to be sufficient by the Federal Trade Commission
to give callers adequate and sufficient notice of a price increase.
[ 61 FR 39087 , July 26, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 61154 , Oct. 15, 2004]
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Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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