                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE (§ 59.1-426)

A. Any public telephone equipment provider shall conspicuously display the
identity of the company which will normally make the charge for any intrastate
long distance calls or local operator-assisted calls not handled by the local
exchange telephone company placed from such equipment.

B. 1. Public telephone equipment providers shall disclose on the telephone
equipment the method to gain access to other intrastate long distance or local
services. The notice shall also explain how to reach the local exchange
telephone company operator unless the local exchange company operator can be
reached by dialing &#8220;0.&#8221;

   2. A notice shall be conspicuously posted on or near the equipment stating
   &#8220;For long distance rates, dial&#8230;&#8230;..&#8221; All alternate
   operator service companies shall provide a toll free number to provide rate
   information and shall be able to quote a specific rate for each call upon
   inquiry. The posting of this notice shall be the responsibility of the
   subscriber to the alternate operator service.

C. The alternate operator service shall preannounce to the person placing the
call the identity of the provider handling the intrastate toll or
operator-assisted local call and the rate for the operator-assisted local call
before a cost is incurred by the person placing the call.

D. No alternate operator service provider may bill for a call placed using a
credit card issued by a local exchange telephone company or interexchange
carrier without the express consent of the person placing the call.

E. No provider of operator services, whether or not certificated by the State
Corporation Commission, shall enter into any contract or agreement with a
customer which provides or permits call blocking of (i) the local exchange
operator, (ii) other operator service providers&#8217; 950 or 800 numbers used
to gain access to such carriers&#8217; networks, (iii) other operator service
providers&#8217; 1-0-XXX-0+ numbers used to gain access to such carriers&#8217;
networks, unless a waiver is first obtained from the State Corporation
Commission, or (iv) emergency telephone numbers, such as 911.

F. Any person who adds a charge for use of telephone equipment in placing local
or long distance calls shall conspicuously disclose the amount of the charge.

G. Every public telephone equipment provider, other than a telephone company
certificated by the State Corporation Commission, owning coin-operated
telephones shall conspicuously post on its coin-operated telephones a notice
stating the local emergency telephone number and the complete address of the
telephone. The letter size of the emergency number and address shall be at least
one-quarter of an inch in height.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 703; 1990, cc. 346, 357.