(3) If the information submitted to the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority has been
verified pursuant to subsection 2 of this section at the expense of the communications undertaking with the
universal service obligation and the results of the verification confirm the correctness and comparability of the
information submitted by the communications undertaking, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory
Authority shall compensate to the communications undertaking for the amount paid for the verification to a
reasonable extent.
[RT I 2007, 66, 408 – entry into force 01.01.2008]
(4) In order to ensure access to information, the minister in charge of the policy sector may specify the content
and form of information to be made available to the public pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and the
manner of making the specified information available to the public.
(5) The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority may require that a communications
undertaking with the universal service obligation reduce the supply time provided for in clause 1 of subsection 1
of this section and the fault rate provided for in clause 2 of subsection 1 of this section within a reasonable term,
taking account of the technical or economic possibilities of the communications undertaking.
[RT I 2007, 66, 408 – entry into force 01.01.2008]
§ 79. Verification of expenditure
(1) Upon provision of a universal service, a communications undertaking with the universal service obligation
must provide the end-users with the following possibilities to verify expenditure related to the universal service:
1) submission of itemised bills such that they separately set out charges for the establishment and preservation
of a connection to the communications network and for the use of the telephone service;
[RT I, 23.03.2011, 1 – entry into force 25.05.2011]
2) possibility to bar outgoing calls of defined types or to defined types of numbers;
3) advance payment for the use of the communications network and telephone service;
[RT I, 23.03.2011, 1 – entry into force 25.05.2011]
4) payment for connection to the communications network by instalments in accordance with the contract.
[RT I, 23.03.2011, 1 – entry into force 25.05.2011]
(2) The possibilities provided for in clauses 3 and 4 of subsection 1 of this section must be provided only to
consumers.
(3) The use of the possibilities provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall be free of charge for consumers.
The service provided for in clause 2 of subsection 1 of this section shall be free of charge for other end-users.
§ 80. Communication of information to number directory and directory enquiry services
(1) If, pursuant to § 73 of this Act, the obligation to provide the service provided for in clause 3 of § 69 of
this Act has been imposed on an undertaking, the provider of the telephone or mobile telephone service shall
communicate the information concerning the name and numbers of the subscriber of the telephone or mobile
telephone service provided by it to the undertaking specified in § 73 of this Act at least once during a calendar
year if the subscriber has consented to disclosure of the information.
(2) A provider of the telephone or mobile telephone service may require a reasonable charge for the
communication of information specified in subsection 1 of this section. The specified fee shall be cost-oriented
and may include a reasonable profit.
Subchapter 2
Financing of universal service
§ 81. Source of financing
(1) The costs specified in § 75 of this Act shall be compensated for out of the universal service charge payable
by communications undertakings with the obligation to pay the universal service charge (hereinafter financing
obligation).
(2) Only costs incurred for the provision of universal services provided for in clauses 1 and 2 of § 69 of this Act
shall be compensated for out of the universal service charge.
§ 82. Universal service charge
Universal service charge means a payment made by a communications undertaking with the financing
obligation to compensate for the costs specified in § 75 of this Act.
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