Telecommunications Ordinance Part 1 1-4 Section 2 Cap. 106 Authority (管理局) means the Communications Authority established by section 3 of the Communications Authority Ordinance (Cap. 616); (Added 17 of 2011 s. 28) basic service (基本服務) means— (a) a public switched telephone service including the service connection, continued provision of connectivity, provision of a dedicated telephone number, an appropriate directory listing (except where the customer otherwise directs), a standard telephone handset without switching capacity (except where the customer elects to provide the handset), standard billing and collection services and relevant ancillary services and facilities necessarily utilized by the licensee; (b) a reasonable number of public payphones including payphones located within publicly or privately owned facilities to which the public have access (including intermittent access); (c) a reasonable number of public payphones, designed for ease of effective use by the hearing impaired; (d) a reasonable number of public payphones, designed for access by the physically disabled, including but not limited to those persons using wheelchairs; (e) operator provided directory enquiries, fault reporting, service difficulty and connection services; (f) a tropical cyclone warning service; (g) a thunderstorm and heavy rain warning service; (h) a flood warning service; (i) access to a number or numbers for emergency services; and (j) such other service, as the Authority may include, under regulations made under section 37; Last updated date 14.12.2015