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 104 STAT. 990 PUBLIC LAW 101-435—OCT. 17, 1990 " (4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY REGU- LATIONS. —The regulations prescribed under this section shall, at a minimum— "(A) establish minimum standards for providers of operator services to use in the routing and handling of emergency telephone calls; and Public "(B) establish a policy for requiring providers of operator information. services to make public information about recent changes in operator services and choices available to consumers in that market. "(e) SEPARATE RULEMAKING ON ACCESS AND COMPENSATION.— "(1) ACCESS.—The Commission, within 9 months after the date of enactment of this section, shall require— "(A) that each aggregator ensure within a reasonable time that each of its telephones presubscribed to a provider of operator services allows the consumer to obtain access to the provider of operator services desired by the consumer through the use of an equal access code; or "(B) that all providers of operator services, within a reasonable time, make available to their customers a "950" or "800" access code number for use in making operator services calls from anywhere in the United States; or "(C) that the requirements described under both subparagraphs (A) and (B) apply. "(2) COMPENSATION. — The Commission shall consider the need to prescribe compensation (other than advance payment by consumers) for owners of competitive public pay telephones for calls routed to providers of operator services that are other than the presubscribed provider of operator services for such telephones. Within 9 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall reach a final decision on whether to prescribe such compensation. "(f) TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY OF EQUIPMENT. —Any equipment and software manufactured or imported more than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section and installed by any aggregator shall be technologically capable of providing consumers with access to interstate providers of operator services through the use of equal access codes. "(g) FRAUD.— In any proceeding to carry out the provisions of this section, the Commission shall require such actions or measures as are necessary to ensure that aggregators are not exposed to undue risk of fraud. "(h) DETERMINATIONS OF RATE COMPLIANCE. — "(1) FILING OF INFORMATIONAL TARIFF.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each provider of operator services shall file, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, and shall maintain, update regularly, and keep open for public inspection, an informational tariff specify- ing rates, terms, and conditions, and including commissions, surcharges, any fees which are collected from consumers, and reasonable estimates of the amount of traf- fic priced at each rate, with respect to calls for which operator services are provided. Any changes in such rates, terms, or conditions shall be filed no later than the first day on which the changed rates, terms, or conditions are in effect.

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