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 110 STAT. 146 PUBLIC LAW 104-104—FEB. 8, 1996 (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: " (8) SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS FOR BILLING FOR INFORMA- TION PROVIDED VIA TOLL-FREE CALLS.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —For purposes of paragraph (7)(C)(i), a written subscription does not meet the requirements of this paragraph unless the agreement specifies the material terms and conditions under which the information is offered and includes— "(i) the rate at which charges are assessed for the information; "(ii) the information provider's name; "(iii) the information provider's business address; "(iv) the information provider's regular business telephone number; "(v) the information provider's agreement to notify the subscriber at least one billing cycle in advance of all future changes in the rates charged for the information; and "(vi) the subscriber's choice of payment method, which may be by direct remit, debit, prepaid account, phone bill, or credit or calling card. "(B) BILLING ARRANGEMENTS.— If a subscriber elects, pursuant to subparagraph (A)(vi), to pay by means of a phone bill— "(i) the agreement shall clearly explain that the subscriber will be assessed for calls made to the information service from the subscriber's phone line; "(ii) the phone bill shall include, in prominent tj^e, the following disclaimer: 'Common carriers may not disconnect local or long distance telephone service for failure to pay disputed charges for information services.'; and "(iii) the phone bill shall clearly list the 800 number dialed. " (C) USE OF PINS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED USE. — A written agreement does not meet the requirements of this paragraph unless it— "(i) includes a unique personal identification number or other subscriber-specific identifier and requires a subscriber to use this number or identifier to obtain access to the information provided and includes instructions on its use; and "(ii) assures that any charges for services accessed by use of the subscriber's personal identification number or subscriber-specific identifier be assessed to subscriber's source of payment elected pursuant to subparagraph (A)(vi). " (D) EXCEPTIONS. —Notwithstanding paragraph (7)(C), a written agreement that meets the requirements of this paragraph is not required— "(i) for calls utilizing telecommunications devices for the deaf; "(ii) for directory services provided by a common carrier or its affiliate or by a local exchange carrier or its affiliate; or "(iii) for any purchase of goods or of services that are not information services.

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