PECR: Itemised Billing and Call Identification (Regulation 8)
Itemised Billing and Call Identification [Reg 8]
Rule: Subscribers must be able to receive non-itemised bills and prevent calling line identification.
Subscriber rights
| Right | Details | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Non-itemised bills | Can request bills that don’t show called numbers | Reg 8(1) |
| Prevent CLI | Can prevent calling line identification on per-call or permanent basis | Reg 8(2) |
| Reject anonymous calls | Can reject calls where CLI suppressed | Reg 8(3) |
Source Text
8.—(1) At the request of a subscriber, a provider of a public electronic communications service must provide that subscriber with bills that are not itemised.
(2) A provider of a public electronic communications service must provide users with a simple means of preventing, on a per-call basis and free of charge, the presentation of calling line identification.
(3) A subscriber to a public electronic communications service must be given the ability to prevent, using a simple means and free of charge, the presentation of the connected line identification to the calling user.