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Telecommunications
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Subsidiary Legislation
Direct circuits
53. At any place where in the.opinion of the Permanent Secretary circuits on
existing poles or in telephone cables can.conveniently be provided for the purpose
of establishing direct communication between places of business or other premises
without obtaining connection through a telephone exchange, any person may, upor’
making application in writing under such conditions as the Permanent Secretary
may think fit to impose, obtain the use of such circuits on payment of the Prescribed
charges.
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Telephone Credit Cards
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' 54.—(1) The Permanent Secretary or ay person authorised by him may, in
his. discretion, on the application of any subscriber and on payment by such
subscriber of the prescribed fee, issue such subscriber with a Telephone Credit
Card authorising such subscriber to make telephone calls from any telephone in
Fiji, including a public telephone, and to have the charges therefor debited to such
telephone account as is specified in such Telephone Credit Card.
(2). Where the Permanent Secretary has entered into an arrangement with the
administration of another. country—
(a) the Telephone Credit Card issued to the telephone subscriber i in Fiji
_ .- May, subject to any conditions which may be notified to the
subscriber to whom the card has been issued, be used to authorise the
transfer of charges for telephone calls from any telephone in the said
- country as in. paragraph (1);
(0) a person to whom a Telephone Credit Card has been issued by the
administration of the. said country. may, subject to any conditions
notified to him, make telephone calls from any telephone in Fiji,
includinga public’ telephone and have the charges debited as
provided for on his Telephone Credit Card.
(Substituted by Legal Notice 48 of 1972.)
. _ Private telephone lines
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55, Private telephone lines licensed under the Act shall be regulated, by the
terms and conditions ‘of the licence.
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III—TELEGRAPHS
Establishing telegraph service
56. The Permanent Secretary may establish telegraph service between points
within Fiji and thereafter the operation, administration and conditions of service
shall be in accordance with these Regulations.
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Objectionable telegraphs
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57, The Permanent Secretary shall have the right to reject any incoming or
outgoing telegram without refunding any amount paid for its transmission if it
appears that the text is—
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(a) dangerous to the security of the Commonwealth or any Part of it;
(b) contrary. to .the laws of Fiji; .
(c}) contrary to public order or decency.