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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SERVICE STANDARDS) ACT 1999 - SECT 9E

Supply of standard telephone services

             (1)  A reference in this Part to the supply of a standard telephone service includes a reference to the supply of:

                     (a)  if the regulations prescribe customer equipment for the purposes of this paragraph--whichever of the following is applicable:

                              (i)  that customer equipment;

                             (ii)  if other customer equipment is supplied, instead of the first‑mentioned customer equipment, in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 --that other customer equipment; and

                     (b)  if paragraph (a) does not apply--whichever of the following is applicable:

                              (i)  a telephone handset that does not have switching functions;

                             (ii)  if other customer equipment is supplied, instead of such a handset, in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 --that other customer equipment; and

                     (c)  other goods of a kind specified in the regulations; and

                     (d)  services of a kind specified in the regulations;

where the equipment, goods or services, as the case may be, are for use in connection with the standard telephone service.

             (2)  A reference in this Part to the supply of a standard telephone service includes a reference to the supply, to a person with a disability, of:

                     (a)  customer equipment of a kind specified in the regulations; and

                     (b)  other goods of a kind specified in the regulations; and

                     (c)  services of a kind specified in the regulations;

where the equipment, goods or services, as the case may be, are for use in connection with the standard telephone service.



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