Section 55.176 - Charge for 800-Type Calls(a) A provider may charge at a pay telephone a fee of not more than 25 cents for initiating an 800-type call.(b) A provider may impose the fee only if:(1) the pay telephone is registered with the commission; and(2) the provider certifies that the pay telephone complies with commission rules regarding the provision of pay telephone service.(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a local exchange company pay telephone.(d) A provider may not impose the fee if imposition is inconsistent with federal law.(e) A provider may not impose the fee for a: (3) local directory assistance call; or(4) call that is covered by the Telephone Operator Consumer Services Improvement Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. Section 226) .(f) A provider who imposes the fee must post on each pay telephone notice that the fee will be charged. The provider must post the notice: (1) in plain sight of the user; and(2) in a manner consistent with existing commission requirements for posting information.(g) The commission may not impose on a local exchange company the duty or obligation to: (1) record the use of pay telephone service;(2) bill or collect for the use of the pay telephone; or(3) remit to the provider the fee authorized by this section. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.