---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 64.1509"
title: "47"
number: "64.1509"
heading: "Disclosure and dissemination of pay-per-call information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/64.1509"
---

# §64.1509. Disclosure and dissemination of pay-per-call information.

- (a) Any common carrier assigning a telephone number to a provider of interstate pay-per-call services shall make readily available, at no charge, to Federal and State agencies and all other interested persons:
  - (1) A list of the telephone numbers for each of the pay-per-call services it carries;
  - (2) A short description of each such service;
  - (3) A statement of the total cost or the cost per minute and any other fees for each such service; and
  - (4) A statement of the pay-per-call service provider's name, business address, and business telephone number.
- (b) Any common carrier assigning a telephone number to a provider of interstate pay-per-call services and offering billing and collection services to such provider shall:
  - (1) Establish a local or toll-free telephone number to answer questions and provide information on subscribers' rights and obligations with regard to their use of pay-per-call services and to provide to callers the name and mailing address of any provider of pay-per-call services offered by that carrier; and
  - (2) Provide to all its telephone subscribers, either directly or through contract with any local exchange carrier providing billing and collection services to that carrier, a disclosure statement setting forth all rights and obligations of the subscriber and the carrier with respect to the use and payment of pay-per-call services. Such statement must include the prohibition against disconnection of basic communications services for failure to pay pay-per-call charges established by [§ 64.1507](/cfr/47/64.1507.md), the right of a subscriber to obtain blocking in accordance with [§ 64.1508](/cfr/47/64.1508.md), the right of a subscriber not to be billed for pay-per-call services not offered in compliance with federal laws and regulations established by [§ 64.1510(a)(1)](/cfr/47/64.1510.md?p=a-1), and the possibility that a subscriber's access to 900 services may be involuntarily blocked pursuant to [§ 64.1512](/cfr/47/64.1512.md) for failure to pay legitimate pay-per-call charges. Disclosure statements must be forwarded to:
    - (i) All telephone subscribers no later than 60 days after these regulations take effect;
    - (ii) All new telephone subscribers no later than 60 days after service is established;
    - (iii) All telephone subscribers requesting service at a new location no later than 60 days after service is established; and
    - (iv) Thereafter, to all subscribers at least once per calendar year, at intervals of not less than 6 months nor more than 18 months.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 44773, Aug. 25, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 55582, Oct. 28, 1996]

### Source

Source: 58 FR 44773, Aug. 25, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 226, 227, 227b, 228, 251(a), 251(e), 254(k), 255, 262, 276, 403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 620, 716, 1401-1473, unless otherwise noted; Pub. L. 115-141, Div. P, sec. 503, 132 Stat. 348, 1091; Pub. L. 117-338, 136 Stat. 6156.

### Source

Source: 28 FR 13239, Dec. 5, 1963, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 44773, Aug. 25, 1993, as amended at 61 FR 55582, Oct. 28, 1996]