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Southern Telemessaging Association

purpose
It shall be the purpose of this organization to foster, promote, and develop the Telemessaging industry through mutual cooperation of the members; to establish, maintain, and implement a Code of Ethics which will further public acceptance of the industry and its services; and to aid and assist its members by collective planning and associated effort.

code of ethics
Each of the members hereby agree to abide by the following, or as the same may be subsequently amended, and further agrees that a failure to do so shall be a ground for expulsion from the Association. Said Code of Ethics is as follows:

  1. Members acknowledge their obligation to render all subscribers a service which is efficient, courteous, impartial, and confidential, and at a rate reasonable, but sufficient to operate and maintain a high standard of operation.

  2. All information which may come to the attention of a member of any of its employees as to the business and affairs of any customer shall be confidential and shall under no circumstances be disclosed. Messages shall be available only to the customer or his authorized agent.

  3. Members shall obey all regulations prescribed by public authorities.

  4. No member shall solicit or employ the services of any employee of a fellow member with intent to handicap or injure such competitor.

  5. No member shall injure or attempt to injure another by any malicious acts.

  6. No member shall make or cause or permit to be made or published any false, untrue, or deceptive statement by way of advertisement or otherwise concerning the services rendered or the prices charged therefore.

  7. No member shall engage in making false or misleading price quotations where such quotations are used as bait and where there is an intent to hamper or injure another member.

  8. No member shall sell or offer to sell his services below cost where it is intended thereby to injure another member.

  9. No member shall induce or attempt to induce a customer of another member to breach a valid contract for service with such other member.

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