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TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS 2021 (F2021L00289) - REG 9

Premium services

             (1)  A service provider determination in relation to the supply of premium services may relate to any of the following matters:

                     (a)  the terms and conditions on which premium services are offered or supplied;

                     (b)  the liability of a customer in respect of the supply of premium services;

                     (c)  the limitation of the liability of a customer in respect of the supply of premium services;

                     (d)  the obligation of a service provider to notify customers about matters relating to premium services;

                     (e)  the advertising of premium services;

                      (f)  restrictions on access to premium services, or on access to a particular number used in the supply of premium services supplied using a carriage service provider's service;

                     (g)  the barring of calls to premium services, or of calls to a particular number used in the supply of premium services supplied using a carriage service provider's service;

                     (h)  the establishment of a registration scheme for service providers that are involved in the supply of premium services;

                      (i)  the obligations of a carriage service provider in respect of premium services supplied using the carriage service provider's service;

                      (j)  the prohibition or restriction of the imposition or collection of charges relating to the supply of carriage services or other services used in the supply of premium services;

                     (k)  the issue of bills or accounts relating to the supply of carriage services or other services used in the supply of premium services;

                      (l)  a matter relating to the supply of premium services used to access an internet service.

Note:          A service provider determination may limit the circumstances in which rules set out in the determination apply to service providers: see subsection 99(1) of the Act.

             (2)  A premium service is any of the following services:

                     (a)  a carriage service or content service using a number with a prefix starting with 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197 or 199;

                     (b)  a carriage service used to supply:

                              (i)  a content service; or

                             (ii)  another service by way of a voice call (including a call that involves a recorded or synthetic voice);

                            using a number that includes an access code that is, in the numbering plan, specified for use with an international service, international direct dial service or international ring back price service;

                     (c)  a public mobile telecommunications service that enables an end-user to access a proprietary network.



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