The Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998 No. 1580

SCHEDULE I DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES REFERRED TO IN REGULATIONS 22 AND 24

PART 1

Facilities referred to in regulation 22:

(a)

Tone dialling or DTMF (dual-tone multifrequency operation)

i.e. the fixed public telephone system supports the use of DTMF telephones for signalling to the exchange, using tones as defined in ETSI ETR 207, and supports the same tones for end-to-end signalling throughout the system both within a Member State and between Member States.

(b)

Selective call barring for outgoing calls

i.e. the facility whereby the subscriber can, on request to the telephone service provider, bar outgoing calls of defined types or to defined types of numbers.

PART 2

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

(a)

Calling-line identification

i.e. the calling party’s number is presented to the called party prior to the call’s being established.

(b)

Direct dialling-in (or facilities offering equivalent functionality)

i.e. users on a private branch exchange (PBX) or similar private system can be called directly from the fixed public telephone system, without the intervention of the PBX attendant.

(c)

Call forwarding

i.e. incoming calls sent to another destination in the same or another Member State (for example, on no reply, on busy, or unconditionally).

PART 3

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

(a)

Community-wide access to green or freephone services

These services, variously known as green numbers, freephone services, cover dial-up services where the caller pays nothing for the call to the number dialled.

(b)

Shared cost services

These services cover dial-up services where the caller pays only part of the cost of the call to the number dialled.

(c)

Community-wide premium rate services or shared revenue services

Premium rate service is a facility whereby charges for the use of a service accessed through a telecommunication system are combined with the system call charges.

(d)

Community-wide calling-line identification

i.e. the calling party’s number is presented to the called party prior to the call’s being established.

(e)

Access to operator services in other Member States

i.e. users in one Member State can call the operator or assistance service in another Member State.

(f)

Access to directory information services in other Member States

i.e. users in one Member State can call the directory information service in another Member State.