Every originated call shall result in one of the following:
- A. The call shall progress to the number dialed, the calling customer shall receive an indication of ringing, and the called telephone shall ring;
- B. The call shall progress to the number dialed and, if busy, the calling customer shall receive a busy signal;
- C. The call shall progress only part of the way through the switch train and, having reached an overflow condition, shall receive an appropriate overflow signal, which can be readily differentiated from a subscriber busy signal;
- D. A call to vacant code level, code, or subscriber number shall receive an adequate and appropriate intercept where facilities permit.
Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-121, 5-101, and 5-303, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: January 1, 1976 (Order No. 61496)
Regulation .03 amended effective March 18, 2013 (40:5 Md. R. 412)
Regulation .07F amended effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 117)
Regulation .11B amended effective January 1, 1976 (Order No. 61570)
Regulations .11 and .12 repealed effective July 31, 1995 (22:15 Md. R. 1121)