1. (a) A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call.

2. (b) A provider may impose the fee only if:

   1. (1) the pay telephone is registered with the commission; and
   2. (2) the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service.
3. (c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone.
4. (d) A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law.

5. (e) A provider may not impose the fee for a:

   1. (1) local call;
   2. (2) 911 call;
   3. (3) local directory assistance call; or
   4. (4) call that is covered by the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. Section 226).

6. (f) A provider who imposes the fee must post on each pay telephone notice that the fee will be charged. The provider must post the notice:

   1. (1) in plain sight of the user; and
   2. (2) in a manner consistent with existing commission requirements for posting information.

7. (g) The commission may not impose on a local exchange company the duty or obligation to:

   1. (1) record the use of pay telephone service;
   2. (2) bill or collect for the use of the pay telephone; or
   3. (3) remit to the provider the fee authorized by this section.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.