Section 1
If an employee is required to be held over for official business, the Agency shall permit the employee to notify his/her home via government telephone.
Section 2
The employee shall have reasonable access to unrecorded telephones provided they are presently installed.
Section 3
Employees at their duty location shall have reasonable access to government telephones to make one (1) brief personal call each day over the commercial long distance network (toll-calls) if the calls are not charged to the government.
Section 4
If an employee is required to remain in a travel status beyond his/her scheduled itinerary, the Agency agrees to permit the employee to notify his/her home via government or commercial telephone.
Section 5
When an employee is in a travel status for two (2) or more consecutive nights, he/she will be authorized one (1) brief call to his/her residence each day during non-duty periods on FTS service, if available. If FTS is not available, each employee will be reimbursed for no more than two (2) calls to his/her residence over the commercial long distance network per week (or each seven (7) day period for longer trips). Calls over commercial telephones will be reimbursed in accordance with Agency directives.
Section 6
When it is known in advance that one (1) or more persons will be on the line for any reason, all parties to the call shall be advised prior to the conversation. If during a telephone call, one (1) or more persons come onto the line for any reason, the other party to the call shall be advised immediately of this fact. This requirement applies to persons listening on telephone extensions or to speakerphones.
Section 7
Where required by law, all telephone lines which are being recorded will be equipped with such warning devices as specified by law.
Section 8
The Agency shall notify employees of all recorded outside telephone lines within their facilities.
Section 9
When a telephone call is being made under the provisions of this Agreement, the telephone line shall not be monitored.
Section 10
The Agency shall accept collect calls of an emergency nature to facility management from employees. The Agency shall also accept collect calls from employees engaged in Liaison and Familiarization Training when they have been bumped from a flight. When the Agency directs the employee to call the facility, the Agency shall bear the expense of such call.