1. (a) A private pay telephone service provider may not charge more than $.25 for each local call.

2. (b) A private pay telephone must provide access free of charge and without the use of a coin to

   1. (1) repealed 7/15/98;
   2. (2) the 911 emergency number; and
   3. (3) the operator.
3. (c) End-user charges for intrastate interexchange calls placed from a private or public pay telephone through the presubscribed operator-service provider may not exceed the per-minute rates and surcharges of the interexchange carrier of last resort serving the exchange where the private or public pay telephone is located.
4. (d) A private pay telephone service provider may not require a deposit of coins in the telephone that results in the caller's paying a higher rate for a call that is advertised by the private pay telephone service provider.
5. (e) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a private pay telephone service provider shall charge only for completed calls. A completed call is one that reaches an individual or answering device. A private pay telephone must return all coins or other payment used to make uncompleted calls.

(Eff. 9/20/96, Register 139; am 7/15/98, Register 147; am 11/29/2006, Register 180)

Authority: AS 42.05.141, AS 42.05.291, AS 42.05.391, AS 42.05.151, AS 42.05.381, AS 42.05.431