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OFFICIAL APPROVED VERSION, RELEASED BY BSTHQ
BELLSOUTH GENERAL EXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK Original Page 6.0.1
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
NORTH CAROLINA
ISSUED: December 1, 2005 EFFECTIVE: December 1, 2005
BY: President - North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
A7. COIN TELEPHONE SERVICE
A7.4 Access Line Service For Payphone Service Provider Telephones (Cont'd)
A7.4.2 Responsibility of the Subscriber (Cont'd)
B. (Cont'd)
5. Coin-operated PSP instruments must be equipped to return the coins to the caller in the case of an incomplete call;
6. Coin-operated PSP instruments must be equipped to accept nickels, dimes, and quarters. The coin chute capacity of any
PSP instrument must be sufficient to enable an end user to complete any sent-paid call using a single type of coin or any
combination of nickels, dimes, and quarters;
7. All PSP instruments must allow receipt of incoming calls at no charge for an initial period of at least ten (10) minutes.
After the initial period, PSPs may impose a charge for the continued use of the PSP instrument in an amount equal to the
charge for a local call;
8. All PSP instruments must allow completion of local and long distance calls including 0+ local and long distance calls
billed to a commercial credit card, a calling card, a third number, or the called number (collect); provided, however, that
sent-paid international calling capability may be blocked;
9. PSP telephones may allow completion of 0+ local and intraLATA toll station to station calls billed to the called number
(collect) via store and forward technology. 0+ dialed local calls billed to the called number (collect) must be diverted to
the Company operator in an appropriate manner for handling if the end user so desires;
10. The PSP shall at all times maintain a current and complete local telephone directory, including white and yellow pages,
at each PSP instrument;
11. All PSP instruments must allow access to all available interexchange carriers on a non-discriminatory basis. In an equal
access environment, this requires that the end user be allowed to access a chosen carrier by dialing 101XXXX-0+,
101XXXX-0-, toll free 1-8XX numbers, or 950-XXXX. Access through 101XXXX-1+ or 101XXXX-011+ is not
required;
12. The PSP is responsible for meeting all federal, state, and local requirements with respect to provision of
customer-provided telephone equipment for use by hearing-impaired and handicapped persons; and
13. Subscribers to Access Line Service lines connecting customer-provided devices providing public facsimile and related
services may charge unregulated rate for the facsimile portion of the service and shall conspicuously display such rates
and charges for the facsimile portion of the service on or near the facsimile device.
C. All PSP instruments and all other terminal equipment must be installed in compliance with the current National Electrical
Code and National Electrical Safety Code.
D. The PSP subscriber is responsible for payment of all charges from the telephone company and interexchange carriers including
charges for all toll messages originated from or accepted at the pay station locations.
E. All PSP instruments must provide access to local and long distance directory assistance.
(C)
(C)