The Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. EEA Agreement

5. 4. Revocations

6. 5. Scope

7. 6. Significant Market Power

8. 7. Availability of services

9. 8. Provision of network connections and access to telephone services

10. 9. Directory services—public operators

11. 10. Directory services—systemless service providers

12. 11. Public pay-telephones

13. 12. Specific measures for disabled users

14. 13. Connection of terminal equipment and use of the networks—public operators

15. 14. Connection of terminal equipment and use of the networks—systemless service providers

16. 15. Contracts—public operators

17. 16. Contracts—systemless service providers

18. 17. Publication of and access to information—public operators

19. 18. Publication of and access to information—systemless service providers

20. 19. Quality of service—public operators

21. 20. Quality of service—systemless service providers

22. 21. Conditions of access and use and essential requirements

23. 22. Itemised billing, tone dialling and selective call barring—public operators

24. 23. Itemised billing, tone dialling and selective call barring—systemless service providers

25. 24. Provision of additional facilities—public operators

26. 25. Provision of additional facilities—systemless service providers

27. 26. Special network access

28. 27. Tariff principles—public operators

29. 28. Tariff principles—systemless service providers

30. 29. Cost accounting principles—public operators

31. 30. Cost accounting principles—systemless service providers

32. 31. Discounts and other special tariff provisions—public operators

33. 32. Discounts and other special tariff provisions—systemless service providers

34. 33. Standards for ISDN network termination points

35. 34. Non-payment of bills—public operators

36. 35. Non-payment of bills—systemless service providers

37. 36. Consultation

38. 37. Conciliation and resolution of disputes

39. 38. Enforcement of regulations 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32 and 35

40. 39. Modification of licences to include the Revised Voice Telephony conditions

41. 40. Incidental and consequential amendments

42. Signature

43. 1. SCHEDULE I

       DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES REFERRED TO IN REGULATIONS 22 AND 24

       1. PART 1

          1. Facilities referred to in regulation 22:

       2. PART 2

          1. List of facilities referred to in regulation 24(a) and (b):

       3. PART 3

          1. List of services and facilities referred to in regulation 24(b):

    2. SCHEDULE II

       INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED TO THE DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 17 AND 18

       1. Technical characteristics of network interfaces

    3. SCHEDULE III

       SUPPLY-TIME AND QUALITY-OF-SERVICE INDICATORS, DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATIONS 19 AND 20

    4. SCHEDULE IV

       REFERENCE FRAMEWORK FOR THE APPLICATION OF ONP CONDITIONS WITH RESPECT TO HARMONISED TARIFF PRINCIPLES

       1. Harmonised tariff principles

    5. SCHEDULE V

       CONDITIONS INSERTED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE VOICE TELEPHONY LICENCE

    6. SCHEDULE VI

       1. PART 1 CONDITIONS INSERTED INTO PART X “REVISED VOICE TELEPHONY CONDITIONS” AFTER PARAGRAPH RVTD2.18 IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE LICENCE GRANTED TO BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATED 22nd JUNE 1984

          1. RVTD2.19. The Licensee shall in accordance with paragraphs RVTD2.22, 2.23 and...

          2. RVTD2.20. If, following a written representation by the Licensee that the...

          3. RVTD2.21. The Licensee shall supply the items in paragraphs (a) to...

          4. RVTD2.22. The Licensee shall supply the items in paragraphs (b) and...

          5. RVTD2.23. Where the Licensee is requested to supply the items in...

       2. PART 2 CONDITIONS INSERTED INTO PART X “REVISED VOICE TELEPHONY CONDITIONS” AFTER PARAGRAPH RVTD2.18 IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THE LICENCES GRANTED TO KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL AND KINGSTON COMMUNI CATIONS (HULL) PLC DATED 30 NOVEMBER 1987

          1. RVTD2.19. The Licensee shall, on request by any public telecommunications operator...

          2. RVTD2.20. If, following a written representation by the Licensee that the...

          3. RVTD2.21. The Licensee shall supply any directories under paragraph RVTD2.19 above...

          4. RVTD2.22. Where the Licensee is requested to supply any directories in...

44. Explanatory Note