Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Telecommunications (Exemption of Resellers of Local Calls Operating Coinafons or Payphones) Notification 2007

Regulation 2

Exemption

Subregulation 1

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any person who operates coinafons or coin-operated or card-operated customer premises payphones in one or more premises for the purpose of providing local call services by way of resale shall be exempted from licensing under section 5 of the Act in respect of those services if, and only if —

(a)

he provides access to public emergency call services free-of-charge;

(b)

he provides local calls at a rate of 10 cents per 2 minutes or longer; and

(c)

where he provides local calls at any rate other than 10 cents per 3 minutes, he notifies his customers in advance of the rate for his services —

(i)

by publication on or adjacent to, or by announcement through, each coinafon or payphone; or

(ii)

in such other similar manner as the Authority may approve.

Subregulation 2

The exemption in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply or shall cease to apply, as the case may be, in respect of a person who is granted a licence to provide facilities-based operations under section 5 of the Act.