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What
you must
know before
buying your
own phone.
Now that the new Federal Communications Commission Rules and Regulations. Part 68. are in effect.
you and all telephone customers will te affected in several important ways
Because there are actions you can take. and actions you must take. under these new FCC rules. we urge
you to read the following carefully
What you can do: What you must do:
If you are going to connect your own equipment. you
If you have a one-party line. you can have your own
must comply with FCC regulations which establish these re
telephone equipment directly connected to the telephone
network. provided your equipment complies with Federal reg- quirements
ulations
This includes telephones. automatic dialers. answering FCC Requirement: You must have equipment of a type
devices and other compatible terminal equipment directly connected to the network by telephone companies
It does not include PBXs. key systems. coin telephones prior to May 1. 1976
and centrex systems
FCC Requirement: You must have FCC registered
terminal equipment after May.1. 1976.if it differs at all fromthat
directly connected to the network prior to May 1
FCC Requirement: You must have your terminal
equipment connected through FCC registered protective cir-
cuitry if your equipment is not registered and was not a type
connected to the network prior to May 1. 1976
FCC Requirement: You must notify the local telephone
company that you are going to connect your own equipment.
identify the type of equipment. ringer equivalency and type of
ringer. if any
FCC Requirement: You must also give the same notifi
cation of any non-telephone company equipment already
connected to your telephone line
FCC Requirement: You must connect your equipment
through a standard telephone company-provided jack. one
which the FCC has standardized for the entire industry
FCC Requirement: You must have any maintenance.
modification or repair of your equipment made by the manu
facturer or its authorized agent. Any charges will be your
responsibility
FCC Requirement: If the terminal equipment you con
nect interferes with the proper operation of the telephone
network. the telephone company may temporarily disconnect
your service upon giving notice
Standard Tariff Pequirement: You must pay, as
specified by rate schedules, the telephone company
service connection charges for installing the standard
jacks for connecting your equipment and for any other
services that may be required to enable you to connect
equipment you own to the telephone network. Normal
basic service and extension service charges apply even
when you provide your own terminal equipment. Sub-
ject to state regulatory commission approval, you will
be given a credit of about 55 cents per month for each
telephone you provide for these services.
Some Important Closing Thoughts:
As your telephone company. we feel an obligation to encourage you to evaluate carefully the benefits (if
any) and the obligations vou will assume from connecting equipment you own, as opposed to that provided
by the telephone company
Frankly. we believe the benefits of owning your own telephone equipment are being greatly exagger-
ated.
We believe our customers will be served best. at the lowest overall cost. when the telephone company
has complete responsibility for telephone service
It's important to bear in mind that telephone companies have the obligation to maintain, repair or
replace. at no additional charge. telephone instruments they now lease to you in order to assure complete
working telephone service. However. telephone companies have no obligation to maintain. repair or replace
telephone instruments you obtain from others.
But whatever your telephone preferences. we want you—our customer—to be satisfied. And we want to
assure you we will do all we can to serve you as effectively, as efficiently, and as economically as possible.
To serve those of our customers who wish to purchase their own equipment. we will be selling telephone
equipment, too.
We strongly recommend that you continue your present service arrangement and that you continue to
rely on the telephone company for your telephone needs.
THE UNITED TELEPHONE
COMPANY OF PA
A Company of United Telecommunications, Inc.
December 21, 1977
Rudolf
Rudoph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer will be shown at
2:00 PM on the 24th in the
Penn Museum, Harrisburg.
It’s free. The climax of
the animated film (narrated
by Burl Ives) comes when
Rudolph, after a series of
adventures, redeems his
deerhood by bravely lead-
ing Santa’s sleigh through
a blizzard.
Scouts
Western District boy
scouts will hike the Ben
Franklin Historical Trail
through downtown Philly
on January 14th. The
8-mile route features 37
historical sites.
The scouts will leave
from the Lancaster Railroad
station at 8:15 AM the day
of the hike. Return train is
6:30 PM. Registrations
must be sent to the office
by December 14th. [Note:
we got the release since
the 14th, -ed.]
Trion to our
many kind and
thoughtful friends.
May your holiday
overflow with
happy surprises!
GILBERT
MOTORS
Maytown, Pa. 426-3604