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 106 STAT. 4184 PUBLIC LAW 102-556—OCT. 28, 1992 with a prefix or area code designated by the Commission in accordance with subsection (b)(5) to a provider of pay-per-<^l services that the carrier knows or reasonably should know is engaged in soliciting charitable contributions shall obtain from such provider proof of the tax exempt status of any person or organization for which contributions are soUcited. "(6) BILLING FOR SOD CALLS. —A common carrier shall prohibit by tariff or contract the use of any 800 telephone number, or other telephone number advertised or widely understood to be toll free, in a manner that would result in— "(A) the calling party being assessed, by virtue of completing the call, a charge for the call; "(B) the calling party being connected to a pay-percall service; "(C) the calling party being charged for information conveyed during the call unless the caUing party has a preexisting agreement to be charged for the information or discloses a credit or charge card number during the call; or "(D) the calling party being called back collect for the provision of audio information services or simultaneous voice conservation services, "(d) BILLING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES.—The regulations required by this section shall require that any common carrier that by tanff or contract assigns a telephone number with a prefix or area code designated by the Commission in accordance with subsection (b)(5) to a provider of a pay-per-call service and that offers billing and collection services to such provider— "(1) ensure that a subscriber is not billed— "(A) for pay-per-call services that such carrier knows or reasonably should know was provided in violation of the regulations issued pursuant to title II of the Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act; or "(B) under such other circumstances as the Commission determines necessary in order to protect subscribers from abusive practices; "(2) estabhsh a local or a toll-free telephone number to answer questions and provide information on subscribers'rights and obligations with regard to their use of pay-per-call services and to provide to callers the name and mailing address of any provider of pay-per-call services offered by the common carrier; "(3) within 60 days after the issuance of final regulations pursuant to subsection (b), provide, either directly or through contract with any local exchange carrier that provides billing or collection services to the common carrier, to all of such common carrier's telephone subscribers, to all new subscribers, and to all subscribers requesting service at a new location, a disclosiu^ statement that sets forth all rights and obligations of the subscriber and the carrier with respect to the use and payment for pay-per-call services, including the right of a subscriber not to be billed and the applicable blocking option; and "(4) in any billing to telephone subscribers that includes charges for suiy pay-per-call service—

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