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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 20.45.06.07" title_num="20" subtitle_num="45" chapter_num="06" heading="Equipment Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Telephone Directories. A pay phone service provider shall provide both white page and yellow page telephone directories on an annual basis for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All indoor pay phone locations; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Outdoor pay phone locations when requested by the site owner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Height and Hearing Requirements. A pay phone service provider shall comply with Maryland and federal height and hearing aid compatibility regulations when installing a pay phone.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Access to Interexchange Carriers. A pay phone service provider shall ensure that its pay phone:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Permits access to all interexchange carriers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Allows completion of local and long distance calls in Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Coin Capability.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided under §D(2) of this regulation, a pay phone service provider shall ensure that its pay phone is capable of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Accepting nickels, dimes, and quarters; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Handling sent-paid long distance other than sent-paid person-to-person calls, unless the pay phone is connected to a network-controlled coin line.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A coinless pay phone that is exclusively card operated is not required to accept coin payment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Coin Return. A pay phone service provider shall ensure that a coin-operated pay phone returns a deposited coin if a called telephone number is busy or not answered.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Amplified Handset. A pay phone service provider shall install:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An amplified handset on a pay phone that replaces a phone with an amplified handset; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>One pay phone with an amplified handset for every four pay phones in a single phone bank.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>