Publicly Available Telephone Services
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Publicly Available Telephone Services or PATS means a service available to the public for originating and receiving national and international calls and access to emergency services through a telephone number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan, and may, where relevant, also include one or more of the following -
- (a) the provision of operator assistance,
- (b) directory enquiry facilities,
- (c) directories,
- (d) the provision of public pay telephones,
- (e) the provision of service under special terms,
- (f) the provision of specific facilities for end-users with a disability or with special social needs, and
- (g) the provision of non-geographic services [1]
