| (a) A listing in the local telephone directory for each pay
telephone must be provided to any provider of pay telephone service (PTS)
on request.
(b) Pay telephone access service (PTAS) must be available
in all exchanges.
(c) Incoming and outgoing call screening on pay phone calls
must be provided where facilities are available.
(d) Regardless of whether call screening is available, the
CTU will not bill any call, including, but not limited to, third number billed,
collect, "0+" or "0-" calls, to a number which has been clearly identified
to the certificated telecommunications utility operator at the time of the
call attempt as a pay telephone. The certificated telecommunications utility
will not be responsible for refunds or adjustments of charges for calls placed
through non-certificated telecommunications utilities carrier operators, except
as provided in §26.347 of this title (relating to Fraud Protection for
Pay Telephone Service).
(e) The CTU need not initiate a maintenance service call or
take any other action in response to a trouble report on a customer-owned
pay telephone until such time as requested by the pay telephone owner or its
agent. The pay telephone owner must keep the CTU advised of the identity of
the pay telephone owner or agent authorized to request a maintenance service
call.
(f) The CTU must provide to a PTS provider using automated
call completion technology to complete operator service calls the same services
and information that the CTU provides to interexchange carriers in §26.313(d)(1)
and (2) of this title (relating to General Requirements Relating to Operator
Services), on the same prices, terms, and conditions that any interexchange
carrier receives from the CTU.
(g) CTUs must file tariffs to offer direct dialed international
call blocking ("011+" and "1010XXX+011+") as facilities become available.
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