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DRAFT
DETERMINATION RELATING TO CONTROLLED PREMIUM RATE SERVICES UNDER
CONDITION 22 OF PART 2 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
OPERATOR ("PTO") LICENCES AND UNDER CONDITION 26 OF PART
2 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE CLASS LICENCES TO RUN BRANCH SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES ("TSL") AND INTERNATIONAL
SIMPLE VOICE RESALE SERVICES ("ISVR")
1.
The Director General of Telecommunications (the "Director General")
hereby gives notice that he proposes to make a determination under
sub-paragraph 22.5 of Condition 22 of the PTO licences and sub-paragraph
26.5 of Condition 26 of the TSL and ISVR licences. The Director
General further gives notice that he intends to revoke the previous
determination made on 8 February 2002 under sub-paragraph 22.5 of
Condition 22 of the PTO licences and sub-paragraph 26.5 of Condition
26 of the TSL and ISVR licences. The effect of this will be to recognise
a revised code of practice, to be issued by the Independent Committee
for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services
("ICSTIS"), governing the provision of Controlled Premium
Rate Service for the purposes of sub-paragraphs 22.3 and 26.3 of
those respective licences. The ninth edition of the ICSTIS Code
of Practice (as amended) is annexed to the Director General’s draft
determination.
2. The text
of the proposed draft determination together with the Explanatory
Memorandum is available via Oftel’s website (www.oftel.gov.uk)
or may be obtained from Oftel’s Research and Intelligence Unit at
the below address.
3. Representations
on the proposed draft determination may be made to: Gavin Daykin,
Oftel, 50 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JJ (telephone: 020 7634 5338;
fax: 020 7634 8784; e-mail:
gavin.daykin@oftel.gov.uk) by no later than 6 September 2002.
There will be no further period for interested parties to make comments
on any comments made during the above-mentioned period.
4. Any confidential
material should be clearly marked as such and separated out into
a confidential annex. All representations and objections received
by Oftel, with the exception of material marked confidential, will
be made available for inspection in Oftel’s Research and Intelligence
Unit.
DAVID EDMONDS
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
9 August 2002
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