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Telecommunications Act 1991
196When carrier may restrict use of tariffed basic carriage service to use in supplying specified higher level service
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##### 196 When carrier may restrict use of tariffed basic carriage service to use in supplying specified higher level service
(1) Where:
(a) a basic carriage service of a particular kind is included in a carrier’s BCS tariff; and
(b) terms and conditions set out in the tariff include the condition that a person to whom the carrier supplies a service of that kind must not use the service except for or in relation to the supply by the person of a specified higher level service or of any of 2 or more specified higher level services;
the carrier may supply a basic carriage service of that kind to a person on terms and conditions that include that condition, unless the carrier:
(c) also supplies a basic carriage service of that kind, on terms and conditions that do not include that condition, to a person other than the carrier; or
(d) uses a basic carriage service of that kind for or in relation to the supply by the carrier of a higher level service other than the service or services referred to in paragraph (b).
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to sections 183 and 184.