(iii) a transaction linked to another transaction, in such a way that the price of one transaction affects the price of the other transaction (for example, the amount of payment for cellular phone conversation affects the amount of the monthly payment for the cellular phone itself).

The Amendment prohibits the service provider from automatically renewing or extending the above limited-period transaction contracts, and it obligates the service provider to notify the consumer not later than 30-60 days prior to the expiration date and receive the consumer's explicit prior consent in order to renew such contracts beyond their expiration date.

Various services that are considered essential are specifically exempted from the Amendment, such as gas services, basic phone services and can therefore be automatically extended and renewed, provided that the service provider notifies the consumer that the contract will be automatically renewed prior to the expiration date. The service provider must provide the consumer with a notification not later than 30-60 days prior to the expiration date.