Publicly Available Telephone Services
- Publicly Available Telephone Services
Publicly Available Telephone Services or PATS means a service available to the public for originating and receiving national and international calls and access to emergency services through a telephone number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan, and may, where relevant, also include one or more of the following -
* (a) the provision of operator assistance,
* (b) directory enquiry facilities,
* (c) directories,
* (d) the provision of public pay telephones,
* (e) the provision of service under special terms,
* (f) the provision of specific facilities for end-users with a disability or with special social needs, and
* (g) the provision of non-geographic services [ [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/SI/si2003/20031904.htm Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003] ]
ee also
*Common carrier
*Plain old telephone service
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