c. the types of maintenance services offered,
d. particulars of prices and tariffs, and the means by which up-to-date information on all relevant tariffs
and maintenance charges can be obtained,
e. duration of the contract, conditions for renewal and termination of the contract,
f. any compensation or refund arrangements which apply if service is not in accordance with the contract,
g. the method of initiating procedures for settlement of disputes between subscribers and electronic
communications undertakings.
Subscribers in the individuals' market shall be entitled to withdraw from their contracts without notice and
without penalty upon notification of proposed modifi-cations in the contractual conditions. Private
subscribers shall be given at least one month to withdraw from their contracts before the changes take
effect and shall be informed at the same time of their right to withdraw, without penalty, from such
contracts if they do not accept the new conditions.
Electronic communications undertakings shall, prior to the entry into force of new or altered terms or
tariffs, send PTA the terms or tariffs for information purposes in such format as the Administration
prescribes. The PTA may require modifications to an undertaking's terms or prices if their substance is
considered to violate this Act.
Electronic communications undertakings shall publish the terms and tariffs for all their services in an
accessible manner.
Article 38
Subscribers' bills etc.
Subscribers of telephone service shall be entitled to receive itemised bills for their electronic
communications services with a breakdown by service provided and subscribers of universal service shall
be entitled to such bills without charge.
Electronic communications services may offer subscribers more detailed bills for a reasonable charge.
Calls which are free of charge, including calls to help lines for social services, may not be identified on
bills, provided the parties providing such services have pre-viously notified electronic communications
undertakings of their activities. In preparing itemised bills, regard shall be had for legislation on personal
data and the protection of privacy.
The Minister of Communications may issue a Regulation on the treatment of information which is
required for preparing bills, their itemisation and handling of complaints.
If calls are subject to a supplementary charges the service provider shall always indicate the amount of
the charge at the beginning of a call. Subscribers shall be entitled to barring of calls to numbers subject to
a supplementary charge. More detailed provision for calls and other value-added services in telephone
networks subject to a supplementary charge shall be set in a Regulation.
PTA may grant exemption from the information obligation concerning supplementary charges provided
for in the fifth paragraph.
Article 39
Non-payment by subscribers
Telephone service may be disconnected due to non-payment of calls other than calls subject to
supplementary charge, provided the subscriber has been given written notice at least one month prior to
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