28 CAP. 229] Telecommunications liberty to fix any tariff for such telecommunication service: Provided that the service provider shall comply with the reporting requirement in respect of such tariff. Deposits. 6. Unless otherwise provided for, no service provider shall seek or obtain from any subscriber in any form, any deposit for any telecommunication service in excess of one year’s rental chargeable from the subscriber for the particular telecommunication service as specified in the relevant standard package. Flexibility and packages. 7. (1) subscribers. Service providers shall offer a standard package to all (2) Where a tariff has been specified as a ceiling, no tariff shall be fixed in excess of such ceiling. (3) Where a tariff has been specified as a floor, no tariff shall be fixed below such floor. (4) In all other cases, a service provider may, in addition to the standard package, offer alternative combinations of tariffs to different classes of subscribers in a non-discriminatory manner. Reporting requirement. 8. (1) All service providers shall comply with the reporting requirement in respect of tariffs specified for the first time under these Regulations and also all subsequent changes. (2) No service provider shall alter any tariff of any telecommunication service or any part thereof without complying with the reporting requirement. (3) Unless the PUC intervenes within the mandatory notice period of five working days, a service provider may implement a proposed tariff. Transitional provisions. 9. (1) The transitional provisions contained in this Part shall apply to the THE SUBSIDIARY LAWS OF BELIZE [ ] Printed by the Government Printer, No. 1 Power Lane, Belmopan, by the authority of the Government of Belize. REVISED EDITION 2003

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