{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-voice-telephony-regulations-1998/regulation-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-voice-telephony-regulations-1998/regulation-13.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1580",
  "legislation_title": "The Telecommunications (Open Network Provision) (Voice Telephony) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-voice-telephony-regulations-1998",
  "path": "regulation/13",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Connection of terminal equipment and use of the networks—public operators",
  "text": "In exercising their functions under Part II and sections 47 to 49 of the Act, the Secretary of State and the Director shall ensure that:\n(a) all users provided with a connection to a fixed public telephone system may connect and use terminal equipment suitable for the connection provided; and\n(b) all users provided with a connection to a fixed public telephone system or to a mobile public telephone network or both, have access to:\n(i) operator assistance services and a directory information service which complies with regulation 9(4) above unless:\n(aa) the subscriber decides otherwise; or\n(bb) in the case of services which incur a charge to the subscriber, due warning of disconnection has been given to the subscriber in accordance with a direction made by the Director under regulation 34 below; and\n(ii) emergency services, free of charge, using the single European emergency call number “112” and the national emergency call number “999”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1580/regulation/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:26:31.570720+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}