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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 20.45.06.03" title_num="20" subtitle_num="45" chapter_num="06" heading="Pay Phone Service Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Local Calls.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>After an initial 10 minutes of pay phone use for a local call, a pay phone service provider may impose an additional per-minute charge for the use of the pay phone.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The pay phone service provider shall post the initial charge and any additional per-minute charges as required under Regulation .04 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If an additional per-minute charge is associated with a pay phone, the pay phone service provider shall ensure that the pay phone has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A verbal warning to a user that the initial paid call period is ending; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Instructions on how to continue the call.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Incoming Calls. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, all pay phones shall receive incoming calls without charge.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Blocking Incoming Calls. If approved by the Commission, a pay phone service provider may block incoming calls to a pay phone.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>