(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) âAncillary chargesâ means all surcharges, taxes, fees, connection charges, maintenance fees, monthly or other periodic fees, per-call access fees, or other assessments or charges of any kind, however denominated, that may be imposed in connection with the use of a card or services, other than the per unit or per minute rate charged. (2) âCellular telephone servicesâ means facilities-based, commercial mobile telephone services. (3) âCompanyâ refers to any entity providing prepaid calling services to the public using its own or a resold telecommunications network. (4) âDistributorâ means any person who offers or sells a card or services to a retail vendor or to any other person for ultimate resale to a retail vendor. (5) âPrepaid calling cardâ or âcardâ means any object containing an access number and authorization code that enables a consumer to use prepaid calling services. It does not include any object of that type used for promotional purposes. (6) âPrepaid calling servicesâ or âservicesâ refers to any prepaid telecommunications service that allows consumers to originate calls through an access number and authorization code, whether manually or electronically dialed. (7) âRetail vendorâ means any person who sells a card or service to a consumer for use in making telephone calls. (b) The following standards and requirements for consumer disclosure and services shall apply to the advertising and sale of prepaid calling cards and prepaid calling services: (1) Any advertisement of the price, rate, or unit value in connection with the sale of prepaid calling cards or services shall clearly and conspicuously disclose all of the following: (A) Any geographic limitation to the advertised price, rate, or unit value. (B) All ancillary charges and the conditions under which each applies. This disclosure shall be made prominently near the beginning of the advertisement. In a written advertisement this disclosure shall appear in table form in a box with the bold label, âOther Charges.â The amount of each ancillary charge shall be identified in one column and the conditions under which each applies shall be stated on the same line in the column immediately to the right of the charge. (2) The following information shall be legibly printed on the card: (A) The name of the company. (B) A toll-free customer service number. (C) A toll-free network access number, if required to access service. (D) The authorization code, if required to access service. (E) The expiration date or policy, if applicable, except where paragraph (11) applies. (3) The company shall print legibly on the card or packaging, so that it may be read without having to open any packaging, and the retail vendor shall make available clearly and conspicuously in a prominent area immediately proximate to the point of sale of the prepaid calling card or prepaid calling services the following information, which shall be current at the time of printing and for as long as it is displayed: (A) The value of the card and all ancillary charges. (B) Ancillary charges for international calls to each country for which the card may be used or, in lieu of disclosing ancillary charges for each country, the highest ancillary charges for any international calls applicable on that card and any additional or different prices, rates, or unit values applicable to international usage of the prepaid calling card or prepaid calling services. (C) The minimum charge per call, such as a three-minute minimum charge, if any. (D) The definition of the term âunit,â if applicable. (E) The billing decrement. (F) The name of the company. (G) The recharge policy, if any. (H) The refund policy, if any. (I) The expiration policy, if any. (J) The 24-hour customer service toll-free telephone number required in paragraph (9). (4) Before a customer has recharged a card or service, no company shall provide fewer minutes than those sta
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