{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-64.1501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 64.1501","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a) Pay-per-call service means any service:\n(1) In which any person provides or purports to provide:\n(i) Audio information or audio entertainment produced or packaged by such person;\n(ii) Access to simultaneous voice conversation services; or\n(iii) Any service, including the provision of a product, the charges for which are assessed on the basis of the completion of the call;\n(2) For which the caller pays a per-call or per-time-interval charge that is greater than, or in addition to, the charge for transmission of the call; and\n(3) Which is accessed through use of a 900 number;\n(4) Provided, however, such term does not include directory services provided by a common carrier or its affiliate or by a local exchange carrier or its affiliate, or any service for which users are assessed charges only after entering into a presubscription or comparable arrangement with the provider of such service.\n(b) Presubscription or comparable arrangement means a contractual agreement in which:\n(1) The service provider clearly and conspicuously discloses to the consumer all material terms and conditions associated with the use of the service, including the service provider's name and address, a business telephone number which the consumer may use to obtain additional information or to register a complaint, and the rates for the service;\n(2) The service provider agrees to notify the consumer of any future rate changes;\n(3) The consumer agrees to use the service on the terms and conditions disclosed by the service provider; and\n(4) The service provider requires the use of an identification number or other means to prevent unauthorized access to the service by nonsubscribers;\n(5) Provided, however, that disclosure of a credit, prepaid account, debit, charge, or calling card number, along with authorization to bill that number, made during the course of a call to an information service shall constitute a presubscription or comparable arrangement if an introductory message containing the information specified in § 64.1504(c)(2) is provided prior to, and independent of, assessment of any charges. No other action taken by a consumer during the course of a call to an information service, for which charges are assessed, can create a presubscription or comparable arrangement.\n(6) Provided, that a presubscription arrangement to obtain information services provided by means of a toll-free number shall conform to the requirements of § 64.1504(c).\n(c) Calling card means an identifying number or code unique to the individual, that is issued to the individual by a common carrier and enables the individual to be charged by means of a phone bill for charges incurred independent of where the call originates.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—COMMON CARRIER SERVICES","PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS","Subpart O—Interstate Pay-Per-Call and Other Information Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"f4f0c1c1f2fee0ce088ab3e53ec14e08368cd122ba128ffbb6c87095cc84ac72","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-64.1402","next":"us/47-cfr-64.1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}