OFFICIALAPPROVED VERSION, RELEASED BY BSTHQ
BELLSOUTH GENERALEXCHANGE GUIDEBOOK OriginalPage 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 ServiceProvider Telephones (Cont'd)
A7.4.2 Responsibility of the Subscriber (Cont'd)
B. (Cont'd)
5. Coin-operatedPSP instruments must be equipped to return the coinsto the caller in the case of an incomplete call;
6. Coin-operated PSP instruments must be equipped to accept nickels, dimes, and quarters. Thecoin chute capacit yof an y
PSP instrumentmust be sufficient to enable an end user to complete any sent-paid callusing a single type of coin or any
combinationof 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.
Afterthe initial period, PSPs may impose a charge for the continued use of the PSP instrumentin an amount equal to the
chargefo r a local call;
8. All PSP instruments mustallow completion of local and long distance calls including 0+ local and long distance calls
billedto a commercial credit card, a calling card, a third number, or the called number(collect); provided, however, that
sent-paidinternational calling capability may be blocked;
9. PSP telephonesmay 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
theCompany operator in an appropriate manner forhandling if the end user so desires;
10. The PSP shall at all times maintain a current andcomplete local telephone directory, including white and yello wp ages,
ateach PSP instrument;
11. All PSP instruments must allow access to all availabl ei nterexchange carriers on a non-discriminatorybasis. Inan 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 person s; and
13. Subscribers to Access Line Ser vice lines connecting customer-provided devices providing public facsimile and related
servicesmay charge unregulated rate for the facsimile portion of the service and shall conspicuouslydisplay such rates
andch arges for the facsimile portion of the service on or near the facsimile device.
C. All PSP instruments and allother terminal equipment must be installed in compliance with the current National Electrical
Codeand Nat ional Electrical Safety Code.
D. ThePSP subscriber is responsible for payment of all charges from the telephone companyand interexchange carriers including
charges forall t ollmessag eso riginated from or accepted at the pay station locations.
E. AllPSP in struments must provide access to local and long distance directory assistance.
(C)
(C)