TELEPHONEC0MPANYandF.C.C.

REQV-IREMENTSANDRESPONSIBILITIES

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In compliance with the requiremenrs of Part 68 of the F. C. C. Rules and ~egularions for connection of terminal sysretn (rhis device is classified as terminal system) to the telephone network and for your convenience, the following information is presented:

I.Not$cation to the Telephone Company

Customers connecting rerminal equiptnent to the relephone network shall, upon request of the Tele- phone Company, inform the Telephone Company of the parricular line(s) to which such connection is made, the F.C.C. registration number and (see label on borrom of unit.) ringer equivalence number of the registered tertninal equipment.

The REN is useful fo derertnine rhe quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of those devices ring when your telephone nutnber is called. In most, but not all areas, rhe sum of the REN’s of all devices connected to one line should nor exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the number of devices you tnay connect to your line, as detertnined by rhe REN, you should contact your local relephone cotnpany lo determine the masimum R EN for your calling area.

2.Direct connection to A Party-line” or Coin-operated Telephone Line is Prohibited

3.Incidence of Harm to The Telephone lines

Should Terminal Equiptnent cause harm to the Telephone Network, the Telephone Cotnpany shall, where practical, notify the customer thar temporary discominuance of service may be required. Howev- er, where prior notice is nor practical, the Telephone Company. may retnporarily discontinue service

forthwith, if such action is reasonable in rhe circutnstances. In case of such unnotified retnporary discontinuance of service, the .Telephone Cotnpany shall:

(a)Promptly notify [he customer of such temporary discontinltance- of service.

(b)Afford the custotner the opporlunity to correct the situarion which gave rise to the temporary discontinuance.

(c)Inform rhe customer of rhe right lo bring a complaint 10 the Commission pursuant to the procedures set out in Subparr .E of Part 68 of FCC Telephone Equipment Rules.

4.Compatibility of The Telephone- Network and Terminal Equipment

(a)Availability of telephone interface in- formation.

Technical information concerning interface pa- rameters and specifications not specified in FCC Rules, including the number of Ringers which may be connected to a particular telephone line, which is needed to permit Terminal Equipment to operate in a manner compatible with Tele-

phone Company communications facilities, shall be provided by the Telephone Company upon customer’s requesr.

Changes in Telephone Company Com-

municatioris Facilities, Equipment, Op- erations and Procedures.

The Telephone Cotnpany tnay make changes in its communications facilities, equipment, opera- tions or procedures, where such action is reasonably required in the operarion of its business and is not inconsistent with the rules and regulaGons in FCC Part 68 of the FCC Rules and Regularions. If such changes can be reasonablJ1 expected to render any customer Terminal Equipment incomparible with Tele- phone Company Communicarions Facilities, or require modification or allerarion of such Ter- minal Equipment, or orherwise materially affect its use or performance, the customer shall be given adequate norice in writing, to allow rhe customer an opportunity to maintain uninter- rllpted service.

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Panasonic KX-T61610 manual Not$cation to the Telephone Company, Availability of telephone interface in- formation