Sec.  68.218   Responsibility of the party acquiring equipment authorization.

   (a) In acquiring approval for terminal equipment to be connected to the
   public switched telephone network, the responsible party warrants that each
   unit of equipment marketed under such authorization will comply with all
   applicable rules and regulations of this part and with the applicable
   technical criteria of the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments.

   (b) The responsible party or its agent shall provide the user of the
   approved terminal equipment the following:

   (1) Consumer instructions required to be included with approved terminal
   equipment by the Administrative Council for Terminal Attachments;

   (2) For a telephone that is not hearing aid-compatible, as defined in
    Sec. 68.316 of these rules:

   (i) Notice that FCC rules prohibit the use of that handset in certain
   locations; and

   (ii) A list of such locations (see  Sec. 68.112).

   (c) When approval is revoked for any item of equipment, the responsible
   party must take all reasonable steps to ensure that purchasers and users of
   such equipment are notified to discontinue use of such equipment.

   [ 66 FR 7585 , Jan. 24, 2001]