charge.
Prevention of
calling or
connected line
identification of
in-coming calls
148. (1) This section applies to incoming calls.
(2) Where a facility enabling the presentation of
calling line identification is available, the provider of
a public communications service shall provide the
called subscriber with a simple means to prevent,
free of charge for reasonable use of the facility,
presentation of the identity of the calling line on the
connected line.
(3) Where a facility enabling the presentation of
calling line identification prior to the call being
established is available, the provider of a public
communications service shall provide the called
subscriber with a simple means of rejecting
incoming calls where the presentation of the calling
line identification has been prevented by the calling
user or subscriber.
(4) Where a facility enabling the presentation of
connected line identification is available, the
provider of a public communications service shall
provide the called subscriber with a simple means
to prevent, without charge, presentation of the
identity of the connected line on any calling line.
(5) In this section, “called subscriber” means the
subscriber receiving a call by means of the service
in question whose line is the called line (whether or
not it is also the connected line).
Publication of
information for
the purposes of
calling or
connected line
identification
149. Where a provider of a public communications
service provides facilities for calling or connected
line identification, it shall provide information to the
public regarding the availability of those facilities,
including information regarding the options to be
made available.
Co-operation for
purposes of
calling and
connected line
identify-cation
150. An information and communications provider
shall comply with any reasonable requests made
by the provider of the public electronic
communications service by means of which
facilities for calling or connected line identification
are provided.
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