I'm having great difficulties in trying to explain this text so that Private Branch Exchanges that connect directly to a public network termination point, would not fall under the Directive. However, I'm willing to learn.
Vic Article 1 1. This Directive shall apply to terminal equipment. 2. For the purpose of this Directive: "public telecommunications network" means the public telecommunications infrastructure which permits the conveyance of signals between defined network termination points by wire, by microwave. by optical means or by other electromagnetic means, "terminal equipment" means equipment intended to be connected to the public telecommunications network, i.e.: (a) to be connected directly to the termination of a public telecommunications network; or (b) to interwork with a public telecommunications network being connected directly or indirectly to the termination of a public telecommunications network in order to send, process or receive information. The system of connection may be wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system,
