You will need to comply with this technical standard if you manufacture modify or supply customer equipment designed, or intended, for connection to an analogue public switched telephone network two-wire service.
A public switched telephone network means a telecommunications network which enables a customer to establish a connection for voice frequency communication with another customer.
The purpose of this technical standard is to help protect the:
- integrity of a telecommunications network or a facility
- health and safety of people who operate, work on, use or may be affected by the operation of a telecommunications network or facility.
It is also intended to ensure that customer equipment:
- can be used to give access to an emergency call service
- is interoperable with a telecommunications network.