§  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
   §  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 §  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]

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