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Cap. 173
Telecommunications’
Rev. 1985
Subsidiary Legislation
reason.of reduction.or increase in-the number of subscri
bers‘on a party line an
alteration in rentals takes place, the new rentals shall:take
effect from the first day
of the next half-yearly rental period except that a new subscri
ber shall pay the new
rental from the date of connection.
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Trunk line calls
44.—(1) Trunk line calls may, subject to payment of trunk line
charges at the
relevant rates prescribed in. the Second Schedule; be made
between such places
within Fiji as are specified therein.
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(2) Trunk line calls originating from a telephone connected-to
an automatic
exchange with Subscriber Trunk Dialling facilities, when dialled
directly by the
originating subscriber, shall be considered ‘effective: and the
duration ‘calculated-
automatically from the time when the called subscriber first answers
the calling
signal at-his
telephone installation.
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-(3) Trunk line calls, other than those: referred to in Paragraph
(2), shall be
considered
effective and the duration calculated from the time when the required
number is connected.
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(4) Trunk line calls, other than those referred to ‘in ‘paragraph
(1), may,
subject to payment by such subscriber of double the prescribed
charge for an
ordinary trunk line call, be given urgent priority at the request
of the originating
subscriber: . ~
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(Substituted by Regulations 21 February 1966; para.. (5) substituted by
Legal Notice
57 of 1971; paras. (5) and (6) revoked by Legal Notice 240 of 1974.)
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Personal: calls
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45, Subject to. payment of the prescribed personal call charge in addition
to
any other charges arising from the-call, a subscriber-may book a
call in advance to a
specified telephone number or numbers for the purpose of commun
ication with a
particular person identified by name or by such description
as the Permanent
Secretary may consider sufficient:
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Provided that the Permanent Secretary or any person authori
sed by him may,
in-his.discretion, remit such charge if communication with the specifie
d telephone
number
or numbers: cannot be established.:
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(Substituted by Regulations 21 February 1966.)
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Fixed time calis
46. Subject to payment of the prescribed booking charge in
addition to any
other charges arising from the call, a subscriber may book’a
call, including a
personal ‘call, in advance for connection at a‘ specified: time:
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Provided that the Permanent Secretary or any person authorised
by him may,
in his discrétion, remit the whole or any part of such booking
charge if the
application is cancelled by the applicant at any time: before the call
is connected or
if the call-is connected more than 10 minutes after the ‘specified
time.
(Substituted by Regulations 21 February 1966.)
Call back service
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47, A subscriber may book a call in advance to his own telepho
ne number to
be. made by the operator of the telephone exchange’
to
which his nuiber is
connected at.a given time at the charges specified inthe
First Schedule. *
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(Inserted by Regulations 8 November 1961.)
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