(b) The advertisement or promotion of pay-per-call services on television during a time slot used by television stations to air programming for children age 12 or under shall give rise to a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this section. (c) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 where the service, or any advertisement or promotion for it: (1) contains an imperative statement, including language such as 'call now' or 'you must call'; (2) contains an embedded message to call other pay-per-call numbers;(3) requests that the caller provide his or her name, address, telephone number, or other identifying information; (4) requests that the caller make an additional purchase in order for the complete message to be received; (5) contains a message soliciting copies of phone bills; or(6) requires the viewing of a television program to obtain the complete message.(d) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to eived; (5) contains a message soliciting copies of phone bills; or(6) requires the viewing of a television program to obtain the complete message.(d) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 unless the sponsor provides a full credit upon request for any call by a child that was not authorized by the child’s parent. (e) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children under the age of 18 for which the total charges per call to the customer exceed $4.00. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
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