Telecommunications Act 1984
c. 12
services as are specified in the licence or are of a
description so specified ;
(d) not to show undue preference to, or to exercise undue
discrimination against, particular persons or persons of
any class or description (including, in particular,
persons in rural areas) as respects any service provided,
connection made or permission given in pursuance of
such conditions as are mentioned in the foregoing
paragraphs (whether in respect of the charges or other
terms or conditions applied or otherwise) ; and
(e) to publish, in such manner and at such times as are
specified in the licence, a notice specifying, or specifying
the method that is to be adopted for determining, the
charges and other terms and conditions that are to be
applicable to such services so provided, such connections so made and such permissions so given as are
specified in the licence or are of a description so specified.
(2) Where a licence granted under section 7 above to a
particular person includes a condition requiring that person to
provide such directory information services to which this subsection applies as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified, subsection (1) above shall have effect as if the
conditions there mentioned included a condition requiring that
person to provide without charge for subscribers who are blind
or otherwise disabled such directory information services to
which this subsection applies as are appropriate to meet the
needs of those subscribers and are specified in the licence or are
of a description so specified.
(3) Subsection (2) above applies to any directory information
service which is provided for the purpose of facilitating the use
of a voice telephony service and in that subsection " blind or
otherwise disabled " means so blind or otherwise disabled as to
be unable to use a telephone directory.
(4) It is immaterial for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2)
above whether the person to whom the licence is granted is
required to refer for determination by the Director such questions
arising under the conditions mentioned in those subsections as
are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified.
(5) Before granting a licence to which this section applies,
the Secretary of State or the Director shall give notice(a) stating that he proposes to grant the licence and setting
out its effect ;
(b) stating the reasons why he proposes to grant the licence ;
and
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