- (a) A private pay telephone service provider shall use coin telephone instruments registered with the Federal Communications Commission, under the provisions of 47 C.F.R. 68 in effect on October 11, 1995.
- (b) Repealed 1/1/2016.
- (c) A private pay telephone must accept incoming calls unless the premises owner or tenant-in-charge requests, or the commission orders under AS 42.05.291, the private pay telephone service provider to block incoming calls.
- (d) The private pay telephone service provider may limit the duration of incoming calls; however, the limit may not be less than three minutes. For a limited duration call, a disconnection warning must be given one minute before disconnection and 30 seconds before disconnection. No other calls may be limited in duration.
- (e) A private pay telephone service provider must use a positive acceptance system for an automated collect call. A positive acceptance system permits completion of the call only if the called party affirmatively accepts the call by an oral statement or a signal entered from the called party's telephone keypad.
- (f) A private pay telephone must be compatible with hearing-aid devices.
(g) A private pay telephone must be accessible to persons with disabilities as required by the following federal statutes and regulations, in effect as of October 11, 1995:
- (1) 42 U.S.C. 12101 - 12213 (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990);
- (2) 36 C.F.R. 1191; and
- (3) 28 C.F.R. 36.
(Eff. 9/20/96, Register 139; am 1/1/2016, Register 217)
Authority: AS 42.05.141, AS 42.05.151, AS 42.05.291