Moved by
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
14: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Bill limits for mobile phone contracts
(1) A telecommunications service provider supplying a contract relating to a handheld mobile telephone must, at the time of entering into such a contract, allow the end-user the opportunity to place a financial cap on the monthly bill under that contract.
(2) A telecommunications service provider under subsection (1) must not begin to supply a contracted service to an end-user unless the end-user has either—
(a) requested the monthly cap be put in place and agreed the amount of that cap, or
(b) decided, with the decision recorded on a durable medium, not to put a monthly cap in place.
(3) An end-user may, after the start of the contracted service—
(a) contact the service provider to require a cap to be put in place and agree the amount of that cap, or
(b) require a cap to be removed, with the requirement recorded on a durable medium.
(4) The end-user should bear no cost for the supply of any service above the cap if the provider has—
(a) failed to impose a cap agreed under subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a); or
(b) removed the cap without the end-user’s express consent, provided on a durable medium as required under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b).”