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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-voice-telephony-regulations-1998/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-open-network-provision-voice-telephony-regulations-1998/regulation-18.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/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Publication of and access to information—systemless service providers",
  "text": "(1) (a) Systemless service providers shall be under a duty to publish adequate and up-to-date information for consumers on their standard terms and conditions with regard to access to a public telephone system or the provision of publicly available telephone services or both, and tariffs for end-users, any minimum contractual period, if relevant, and conditions of renewal of the contracts shall be presented clearly and accurately.\n(b) Publication of the information specified in paragraph (a) above shall be effected by placing a copy of such information in a publicly accessible part of every major office of the systemless service provider in such manner and in such place that it is readily available for inspection free of charge by members of the general public during such hours as:\n(i) the Director may by notice prescribe; or\n(ii) in the absence of such notice having been given, during normal office hours;\nand by sending a copy of such information or such part or parts thereof as are appropriate to any consumer who may request such a copy.\n(2) The Director shall ensure that the information to which reference is made in regulations 20(5), 21(5) and 35(2) is made available in an appropriate manner in order to provide easy access to that information for interested parties. The Director shall publish or ensure that there is published a notice in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes specifying the manner in which information is made available.",
  "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/18",
    "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."
}