Oregon Code § 759.710·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Pay-per-call information; disclosure.
(1) An information provider that advertises pay-per-call services that are
broadcast by radio or television, contained in home videos or that appear on
movie screens must include an announcement that accurately represents the price
of the service being advertised. The announcement must be clearly articulated
in the language used in the body of the program or any other language spoken in
the advertisement. These price disclosures shall be spoken in a normal cadence
and at a volume equal to that used to announce the telephone number in the
advertisement. The advertisement must state the price of the service each time
the telephone number of the information provider appears in the advertisement.
(2) An
information provider that advertises pay-per-call services that are broadcast
by television, contained in home videos or that appear on movie screens must
include, in clearly visible letters and numbers set against a contrasting
background, the cost of calling the advertised number. Visual disclosure of the
cost of the call must be displayed adjacent to the advertised telephone number
each time the number appears in the advertisement. The lettering of the visual
disclosure of the cost of the call must be the same size and typeface as that
of the advertised telephone number.
(3) Except as
provided in subsection (5) of this section, an information provider that
advertises pay-per-call services that appear in printed material must include,
in clearly visible letters and numbers set against a contrasting background,
the cost of calling the advertised telephone number. The printed disclosure of
the cost of the call must be displayed adjacent to the advertised number each
time the number appears in the advertisement. The lettering of the visual
disclosure of the cost of the call must be the same size and typeface as that
of the advertised telephone number.
(4) Except as
provided in subsection (5) of this section, an information provider that
advertises pay-per-call services must include the price or cost, including:
(a) Any per
minute charge;
(b) Any flat rate
charge;
(c) Any minimum
charge;
(d) The maximum
charge possible for the service as determined by multiplying maximum duration
in minutes by the cost per minute, unless the call has a possible indefinite
duration, in which case the charge for one hour of use shall be stated;
(e) An indication
whether calls are interactive or have a possible indefinite duration; and
(f) The maximum
possible charges for all pay-per-call numbers to which the caller will be
referred by the telephone number being advertised.
(5) An
information provider that advertises pay-per-call services in telephone
directory classified advertising must include a conspicuous disclosure in the
advertisement that the call is a pay-per-call service. [1991 c.672 §3]