PART 6 SPECIFIC AUDIOTEXT HOSTING SERVICES GUIDELINES 1.0 Scope and Coverage 1.1 An Audiotext Hosting Service is defined as a service provided pursuant to a licence issued by the Commission, such service being accessed by utilising a telephone or any other future communication tool, and having access via numbers beginning with the prefix 600 or any other number/mode determined by the Commission. Objectives 1.2 The major purpose of these specific guidelines is to allow Audiotext Hosting Service Providers to self-regulate themselves in the best interest of users generally and in accordance with internationally recognised practice and national policy. Principles 1.3 The following principles shall guide Audiotext Hosting Service Content providers who are affected by and/or are subject to this Part of the Code: (a) Audiotext Hosting Service Content providers shall apply the guidelines set out in Part 2 of this Code in determining whether Content is indecent, obscene, menacing or offensive unless otherwise defined in this Part. (b) No Audiotext Hosting Service provider shall knowingly provide prohibited Content. (c) Any content provided must not be misleading, likely to mislead or essentially out of date. (d) Guidelines will be adhered to on a self-regulatory basis in a manner that would encourage the development of Content and the positive growth of the industry. (e) While recognising the importance of the positive growth and commercial viability of the industry, Audiotext Hosting Service providers shall at all times abide by all relevant laws and consider the views and interest of the general public. 53