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Agreement terms and tariff information
A telecommunications operator has an obligation to draw up standard agreement terms for
consumer agreements on communications services and to use them when entering into
agreements with consumers. The agreements shall not include any terms or limitations unfair
to the consumer. The terms of the agreement shall be worded in clear and understandable
language.
A telecommunications operator shall publish standard agreement terms and tariff
information on communications services and ensure that they are easily available to users
without charge.
Section 108
Communications service agreement
A communications service agreement between a telecommunications operator and a
subscriber shall be made in writing.
The agreement shall specify the name and contact information of the telecommunications
operator. The agreement shall specify at least the following:
1) the validity date and duration of the agreement and a possible renewal procedure;
2) the nature and features of the services and the types of maintenance service provided; in
Internet access services also the data transfer rate variation;
3) the delivery time of a communications service;
4) the procedure for giving notice to terminate the agreement and the reasons for
termination;
5) the sanctions for any error or delay;
6) how the subscriber is informed of amendments to the agreement terms;
7) the subscriber’s and user’s rights if the agreement terms are amended;
8) pricing basis or applied tariffs;
9) the subscriber’s right to obtain information on the calculation of the bill;
10) the subscriber’s right to complain about a telecommunications bill;
11) the sanctions for neglect of payment;
12) the telecommunications operator’s right to terminate the provision of a service or to
restrict the use of a service.
13) the spending limit referred to above in section 112(1) and consumer instructions on how
to monitor the accumulation of costs on the bill;
14) whether the subscriber connection allows access to emergency services and whether
caller location information is provided in an emergency situation;
15) information on any procedures put in place by the telecommunications operator to
measure and shape telecommunications traffic so as to avoid network connection overload;
16) information on how the procedures referred to in subsection 15 could impact service
quality;
17) types of customer services provided;
18) any restrictions imposed on the use of the terminal equipment supplied;
19) the subscriber’s and user’s options to choose whether or not to include his or her contact
information in a telephone directory and the data the subscriber wishes to include;
20) payment methods offered and any differences in price due to payment method;
21) the type of action that might be taken by the telecommunications operator in reaction to
information security threats;
In addition, the agreement shall state the right of the consumer to refer a dispute on the
agreement for the decision of the Consumer Complaint Board.