(d) Other.
(1) The PTS provider must:
(A) ensure that end users can place all local
and toll calls, except direct-dialed international calls, from the pay
telephone, including, but not limited to, operator-assisted international
calls, collect calls, third number billed calls, and calling card
calls;
(B) be responsible for the
payment of charges for all local and toll messages, including, but not limited
to, non-local directory assistance charges, except as provided in §
26.347 of this title (relating to
Fraud Protection for Pay Telephone Service);
(C) comply with all applicable federal, state
and local laws and regulations including those concerning the use of pay
telephones by disabled and/or hearing- or speech-impaired persons;
(D) not attach extension telephones to pay
telephones, unless the pay telephone displays a notice that legibly and
conspicuously states in capital letters, "YOUR CONVERSATION MAY BE OVERHEARD
BECAUSE AN EXTENSION TELEPHONE IS ATTACHED TO THIS PHONE LINE.";
(E) not impose a time limit on local
calls;
(F) ensure operator-assisted
intrastate long distance usage sensitive rates are billed in increments of one
minute or less, provided that the total per minute fee does not exceed the rate
authorized in §
26.346 of this title (relating to
Rates and Charges for Pay Telephone Service);
(G) return to the end-user any pre-paid fee
for a direct dialed intrastate long distance and/or local call that does not
result in a completed call;
(H) not
charge the caller for any uncompleted call in accordance with the provisions of
§
26.313(c)(1)-(4)
of this title (relating to General Requirements Relating to Operator
Services);
(I) not charge a fee for
a local call greater than that posted on the informational placard attached to
each pay phone;
(J) provide access
to ILEC operators by dialing either "0" or "00" access codes; and
(K) the requirements of paragraph (1)(A) and
(E) of this subsection do not apply to pay telephones accessible to inmates of
confinement facilities.
(2) If the PTS provider uses automated call
completion technology to complete operator service calls, and if validation
information is available for calls that the PTS provider (or a third-party
billing and collection agent operating on behalf of the PTS provider) will bill
through a certificated telecommunications utility, the PTS provider is required
to validate the call and is allowed to submit the call for billing only if the
call was validated.
(3) PTS may be
connected to, from, or through a customer-provided telecommunications switching
system, or local exchange carrier-provided central office switching system,
provided that the PTS provider meets all requirements of this rule. The PTS
provider must ensure that access to E-911, 911 and/or 0- is not blocked and
must comply with all legislative and rule requirements regarding the operation
of E-911 and 911. This access configuration is not allowed if it prevents usage
measurement, by the local exchange carrier, of a local exchange
carrier-provided PTAS line. For purposes of this paragraph, local exchange
carrier is defined as any entity holding either a certificate of convenience
and necessity (CCN), certificate of operating authority (COA), or service
provider certificate of operating authority (SPCOA).