S.I. No. 315/1995 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 5) Scheme, 1995.

(1)The collective citation "the Telecommunications Scheme, 1994 and 1995" includes this Scheme.

(2)Article 4 (e) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 14 June 1995.

(3)Article 4 (q) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 September 1995.

(4)Article 4 (a), 4 (b), 4 (c), 4 (d), 4 (h), 4 (j), 4 (k), 4 (m), 4 (n), 4 (o), and 4 (t) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 3 October 1995.

(5)Article 4 (

1. g)and 4 (
2. p)shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 November 1995.

(6)Article 4 (f), 4 (i), 4 (

1. r)and 4 (
2. s)shall come into operation on 1 December 1995.

(7)Article 4 (

1. l)and 4 (
2. u)shall come into operation on 1 February 1996. 3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937) applies to this Scheme. 4. The Telecommunications Scheme, 1994 ( S.I. No. 177 of 1994 ) is hereby amended by. ( a ) the insertion of the following, after the definition of "1850 call" In Article 5

(1)thereof: "'1890 call' means a telephone call which is made by a telephone subscriber or caller, in which the connection of the call is effected by automatic switching, which call is connected to the telephone exchange line of a telephone subscriber identifiable by an 1890 number allocated by Bord Telecom Éireann and which call is in part charged to and payable by the telephone subscriber identified by the 1890 number and in part charged to and payable by the telephone subscriber or caller who makes the call;"; (b) the insertion of the following, after definition of "Local call" In Article 5

(1)thereof: "mailbox" means an electronic medium for storing telephonic messages;"; (c) the insertion of the following, after the definition of "premises" in Article 5

(1)thereof: "'Premium Rate Telephone Service' means a telephone service in respect of which part of the telephone charge paid or payable by a telephone subscriber or caller in respect of the call is passed by Bord Telecom Éireann or another telecommunications network operator, directly or indirectly, to an individual, organisation or company which is participating in the provision of the service;"; (d) the insertion of the following, after the definition of "reverse charge call" In article 5

(1)thereof: "'Service Provider' means a person, other than Bord Telecom Éireann, which participates with Bord Telecom Éireann (or with another telecommunications network operator within or outside the State) in the provision of a Premium Rate Telephone Service;"; (e) the addition of the following Article after Article 19 thereof: "19A

(1)Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as a "B Trunk Volume Discount" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby a telephone subscriber may, on payment of a monthly subscription, receive a discount on its "Eligible B Trunk Calls" on a single telephone account. The B Trunk Volume Discount shall be calculated as set out in Part 4 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may at its absolute discretion withdraw the B Trunk Volume Discount facility from all or any subscribers.

(2)For the purpose of this Scheme "Eligible B Trunk Calls" shall mean subscriber dialled calls (excluding Chargecard calls, Eirpac calls, calls made to Eircell equipment and unrestricted 64K calls made by use of the Integrated Service Digital Network Facility) made between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland where the distance between Group Centres of exchanges concerned exceeds 56kms.

(3)It shall be a condition of the application of the B Trunk Volume Discount facility that: (

1. i)the subscriber pays the monthly subscription charge set out in Part 4 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto: (
2. ii)Eligible B Trunk Calls shall be made only from a single premises occupied by the subscriber; and (iii) Eligible B Trunk Calls shall be made only by the subscriber or by employees of the subscriber.";

(4)Total Volume Discounts or International Volume Discounts will be applied to the Subscriber's account after the 'B' Trunk Discount has been allowed. (f) the insertion of the following Article after Article 19A thereof: "19B

(1)Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "International Term Discount" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby a telephone subscriber may, on payment of a monthly subscription, receive a discount on its "Eligible International Calls" on a single telephone account. The International Term Discount shall be calculated as set out in Part 5 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule of this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may at its absolute discretion withdraw the International Term Volume Discount facility from all or any subscribers.

(2)For the purpose of this Scheme "Eligible International Calls" shall mean subscriber dialled calls made from a telephone exchange line rented by the subscriber to telephones outside the State (excluding Northern Ireland) but excluding subscriber dialled calls made by use of the International Virtual Private Network facility and also excluding Chargecard calls, Eirpac calls, Eircell calls, unrestricted 64 Kb calls made by use of the Integrated Services Digital Network facility and calls made to Premium Rate Telephone Services.

(3)It shall be a condition of the application of the International Term Discount that: (

1. i)accounts to which the International Term Discount applies must be discharged in full within 14 days or by means of a direct debit mandate approved by Bord Telecom Éireann; and (
2. ii)Eligible International Calls shall be made only from a single premises, occupied by the subscriber; and (iii) Eligible International Calls shall be made by the subscriber or by employees of the subscriber.";

(4)Total Volume Discounts or International Volume Discounts will be applied to the Subscriber's account after the "International Term" Discount has been allowed. (g) the insertion of the following Article after Article 20A thereof: "20B

(1)Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "National 18XX Discount" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby a telephone subscriber may, on payment of a monthly subscription, receive a discount on its "Eligible National 18XX Calls" on a single telephone account. The national 18XX Discount shall be calculated as set out in Part 6 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may at its absolute discretion withdraw the National 18XX Discount facility from all or any subscribers.

(2)For the purpose of this Scheme "Eligible National 18XX Calls" shall mean Freefone 1800 calls, 1850 calls and 1890 calls.

(3)It shall be a condition of the application of the National 18XX Discount that: (

1. i)accounts to which the National 18XX Discount applies must be discharged in full within 14 days or by means of direct debit mandate approved by Bord Telecom Éireann; and (
2. ii)the subscriber pays the monthly subscription charge set out in Part 6 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto; and (iii) Eligible National 18XX Calls shall be made only to a premises occupied by the subscriber; and (
3. iv)Eligible National 18XX Calls shall be intended for and be answered by the subscriber or employees of the subscriber only."; (
4. h)the insertion of the following Article 62 therein; "There shall be charged to and payable for subscriber dialled calls to Premium Rate Telephone Services the appropriate charge specified in Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto."; (
5. i)the revocation of Article 63

(12)therein; (j) the addition of the following paragraph

(16)to Article 63 thereof: "

(16)Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as the "Call Answering facility") to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby incoming telephone calls to a telephone exchange line are diverted to a mailbox if the telephone call is not answered or the telephone exchange line is busy. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Call Answering facility the charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6. of the First Schedule to this Scheme."; (k) the addition of the following paragraph

(17)to Article 63 thereof: "63

(17)Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Premium Rate Telephone Service" facility) whereby subscribers may make calls to Premium Rate Telephone Services provided by Service Providers. There shall be charged to and payable by the Service Provider in respect of the Premium Rate Telephone Service facility the appropriate charges specified in Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme."; (

1. l)the substitution of the following Part 1 of the First Schedule for Part 1 of the First Schedule thereto: FIRST SCHEDULE TELEPHONE SERVICE PART 1 (Article 55) Installation, Removal and Rental Category Installation Charges Monthly Subscription Removal and other Charges £ £ £ Exchange Lines Business, Residence Auxiliary 120.00 100.00 10.00 10.00 Exchange line reconnected when linework is completely in situ 6 months or less after ceasing 30.00 Installation transfer 15.00 Temporary Exchange Line At regular venues (see authorised list available for the time being at such places as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time determine) 60.00 10.00 At all other venues 130.00 10.00 Change of Telephone Number 16.00 Removals Exchange lines Installation transferred Where line or line and instrument are in situ 100.00 15.00 30.00 Extensions External (Rented) — (Not provided with effect from 1 February 1996) Within 200 metres Over 200 metres Additional 200 metres up to 800 metres Additional 200 metres over 800 metres 42.00 120.00 1.86 1.11 1.39 Category Installation Charges Monthly Subscription Removal and other Charges £ £ £ Second and subsequent external extensions provided to the same building for the same subscriber at the same time: up to 200 metres 26.00 over 200 metres 100.00 Internal — (Not provided with effect from 1 February 1996) In parallel where switchboard is involved with intercommunicating facilities 16.00 1.94 Category Connection Charge Monthly Subscription £ £ Telephone Instruments Standard Telephone Instrument (Shannon, Harmony, Oisin, Aisling, Aisling 10, Boyne, Harmony Hard of Hearing (Standard), Contempra) When fitted as standard with telephone line Nil 1.10 Feature rented Telephone Instrument Classic 22 Nil 3.00 Euroset Nil 1.99 Phoenix Nil 3.75 Corrib Nil 1.30 Harmony Hard of Hearing (Premium) Nil 1.84 (When fitted with telephone line at customer request) Change of Instrument 16.00 As per monthly subscription shown above (At customer request) Private Payphones Lake Table Top 200 18.00 Lake Wall Mounted 400 20.00 Lake Wall Mounted 400 23.00 (with security belt) Payphone 50 (Table) 10.00 Payphone 50 (Wall) 12.00 Payphone 20 (Table) 7.50 Payphone 20 (Wall) 8.50 Payphone 20 (Swivel) 8.00 Category Installation Charges Monthly Subscription Removal and other Charges £ £ £ Other fixtures and accessories Acoustic Hood 16.00 1.84 Ampliphone 16.00 0.74 Extension Bells Indoor type 16.00 0.28 Outdoor type 16.00 0.55 Internal and external Removals (all types) 16.00 Hooter 16.00 2.59 Key & Lamp Units per unit Cost of work 3.33 Cost of Work Lamp Signalling Equipment 16.00 1.20 Cost of Work Meter, Subscriber's (private) 16.00 2.19 Bedlam Tonecaller (Requires installation of an extension) as per extension 1.50 (+ subscription if using an external extension) Push Button Instruments Per additional instrument 16.00 1.10 Rotary Dial Instrument (In addition to main instrument) per instrument 16.00 1.10 Socket No. 1M (Master) (
2. a)When fitted on a new installation Nil Nil (
3. b)When converting an installation to new type equipment 16.00 Nil Socket No. 1S (Slave) For use as extension or Plug and Socket arrangement per socket 16.00 0.26 Interlink 1+4 (with 1st extension) 16.00 6.00 Secretarial Plinths In conjunction with intercommunicating internal extensions 16.00 1.94 Secretarial System 2/6/2 (existing installations only) 9.16 Per Set Switches as connecting apparatus 16.00 0.28 Watch Receivers 0.22 Alterations, Fitments, Replacements Change of instrument from wall to table type or vice versa 16.00 Connection of burglar alarm to line 16.00 (
4. m)the addition of the following paragraph 10A to Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: "10A. Call Answering Entry Charge £10.00 Monthly Subscription £1.00."; (
5. n)the addition of the following to Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: "Where a customer takes Call Waiting and Call Answering a reduced charge applies as follows: Entry Charge £15.00 Monthly Subscription £1.66 Where a customer takes Call Waiting, Call Answering and any one or more of Call Diversion, Subscriber Dialled Conference Calls, Abbreviated Calling or the Hotline Service a reduced charge applies as follows: Entry Charge £25.00 Monthly Subscription £2.66."; (
6. o)the substitution of the following Section III of Part 6 for Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: " Section III Charges in respect of Freefone Services. £ Connection Charge (per number) 50 Subscription (Monthly/per number) 16.66 Call Charges (Recipient) — Freefone 1800 Service and 1850 Service 1. Call Charges between exchanges in the State: Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit Approximate cost per minute National Standard Rate 28.5 20p Reduced Rate 42.8 13p Weekend Rate 67.5 8p Regional Standard Rate 67.5 8p Reduced Rate 67.5 8p Weekend Rate 67.5 8p Note i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area. ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply. iii. Each of the areas of the State to which the prefixes

(01),

(02),

(04),

(05),

(06)and (07/09) apply shall be a separate service area. Calls to or from Eircell equipment shall be regarded as calls to a separate service area. iv. The Standard Rate is applicable to all calls made between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive). The Reduced Rate is applicable to all calls on Monday to Friday other than calls to which the Standard Rate applies. The Weekend Rate is applicable to all calls on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays. v. Subscribers to whom the 1850 service is provided shall receive a credit of 9.5p per 1850 call received. Charges in respect of Freefone 1890 Service 2. Call Charges (Recipient) — 1890 Service Call Charges between exchanges in the State: Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit Approximate cost per minute National Standard Rate 33.5 17p Reduced Rate 46.3 12p Weekend Rate 76.6 7p Regional Standard Rate 104.7 5p Reduced Rate 76.6 7p Weekend Rate 76.6 7p Note i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area. ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply. iii. Each of the areas of the State to which the prefixes

(01),

(02),

(04),

(05),

(06)and (07/09) apply shall be a separate service area. Calls to or from Eircell equipment shall be regarded as calls to a separate service area. iv. The Standard Rate is applicable to all calls made between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive). The Reduced Rate is applicable to all calls on Monday to Friday other than calls to which the Standard Rate applies. The Weekend Rate is applicable to all calls on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays. 3. Charges in Respect of Incoming International Freefone Calls For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) to exchanges in the State from exchanges in: (

1. a)Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man & Channel Islands Seconds per Unit of 9.5p. (
2. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.) 16.29 seconds (
3. ii)Reduced rate (from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers) 22.82 seconds (
4. b)Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands 14.3 seconds (
5. c)Austria, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City 11.52 seconds (
6. d)Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary (Republic of), Israel, Kazadhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikstan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep.) 8.16 seconds (
7. e)Alaska, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.) 7.93 seconds ( f ) Australia (including Tasmania), New Zealand 6.2 seconds (
8. g)Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan 4.57 seconds (
9. h)All other states 3.80 seconds 4. Additional Charges Connection Charge Monthly Subscription Other Charges £ £ £ i. Subscriber nominated Freefone 1800, 1850 or 1890 number 0 6.66 ii. Origin dependant routing (per answering station) 30 33.33 iii. Percentage routing (per answering station) 30 6.66 iv. Time dependant routing (per answering station) 30 6.66 v. Freefone tone 30 6.66 vi. Change of Freefone 1800 number, 1850 number, 1890 number or terminating number (per number) 50 Call Charges (Calling person) (1850 calls only) To a subscriber: One unit fee of 9.5p regardless of duration. To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call. Call Charges (Calling person) (1890 calls only) To a subscriber: charged as per a local call. To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call. ;" (
10. p)the substitution of the following Section III of Part 6 for Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: " Section III Charges in respect of Freefone Services. £ Connection Charge (per number) 50 Subscription (Monthly/per number) 16.66 Call Charges (Recipient) — Freefone 1800 Service and 1850 Service 1. Call Charges between exchanges in the State: Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit Approximate cost per minute National Standard Rate 28.5 20p Reduced Rate 42.8 13p Weekend Rate 67.5 8p Regional Standard Rate 67.5 8p Reduced Rate 67.5 8p Weekend Rate 67.5 8p Note i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area. ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply. iii. Each of the areas of the State to which the prefixes

(01),

(02),

(04),

(05),

(06)and (07/09) apply shall be a separate service area. Calls to or from Eircell equipment shall be regarded as calls to a separate service area. iv. The Standard Rate is applicable to all calls made between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive). The Reduced Rate is applicable to all calls on Monday to Friday other than calls to which the Standard Rate applies. The Weekend Rate is applicable to all calls on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays. v. Subscribers to whom the 1850 service is provided shall receive a credit of 9.5p per 1850 call received. Charges in respect of Freefone 1890 Service 2. Call Charges (Recipient) — 1890 Service Call Charges between exchanges in the State: Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit Approximate cost per minute National Standard Rate 33.5 17p Reduced Rate 46.3 12p Weekend Rate 76.6 7p Regional Standard Rate 104.7 5p Reduced Rate 76.6 7p Weekend Rate 76.6 7p Note i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area. ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply. iii. Each of the areas of the State to which the prefixes

(01),

(02),

(04),

(05),

(06)and (07/09) apply shall be a separate service area. Calls to or from Eircell equipment shall be regarded as calls to a separate service area. iv. The Standard Rate is applicable to all calls made between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive). The Reduced Rate is applicable to all calls on Monday to Friday other than calls to which the Standard Rate applies. The Weekend Rate is applicable to all calls on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays. _________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Charges in Respect of Incoming International Freefone Calls For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) to exchanges in the State from exchanges in: Seconds per Unit of 9.5p. (

1. a)Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man & Channel Islands 19 seconds (
2. b)Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands 15.5 seconds (
3. c)Austria, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City 11.7 seconds (
4. d)Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary (Republic of), Israel, Kazadhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikstan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep.) 8.27 seconds (
5. e)Alaska, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinida & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.) 10.2 seconds ( f ) Australia (including Tasmania), New Zealand 6.2 seconds (
6. g)Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan 4.72 seconds (
7. h)All other states 3.94 seconds 4. Additional Charges Connection Charge Monthly Subscription Other Charges £ £ £ i. Subscriber nominated Freefone 1800, 1850 or 1890 number 0 6.66 ii. Origin dependant routing (per answering station) 30 33.33 iii. Percentage routing (per answering station) 30 6.66 iv. Time dependant routing (per answering station) 30 6.66 v. Freefone tone 30 6.66 vi. Change of Freefone 1800 number, 1850 number, 1890 number or terminating number (per number) 50 Call Charges (Calling person) (1850 calls only) To a subscriber: One unit fee of 9.5p regardless of duration. To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call. Call Charges (Calling person) (1890 calls only) To a subscriber: charged as per a local call. To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call. ;" (
8. q)the substitution of the following sentence for the sentence after paragraph 2 of Section IV of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: "Call Charges are 9.5p per period or part of a period of time as specified in the Table."; (
9. r)the revocation of Section V of Part 6 of the First Schedule therefrom; (
10. s)the substitution of the following Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: " Section VII Volume Discounts (Article 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 20B) PART 1 International Volume Discount Volume discounts on International calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible International Volume Discount Calls as per Article 18, as follows: Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible International Volume Discount Calls International Volume Discount Not exceeding £50 0% discount Exceeding £50 and not exceeding £200 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on remainder. Exceeding £200 and not exceeding £1,000 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on next £150 8% discount on remainder Exceeding £1,000 and not exceeding £2,000 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on next £150 8% discount on next £800 10% discount on remainder Exceeding £2,000 and not exceeding £4,000 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on next £150 8% discount on next £800 10% discount on next £1,000 20% discount on remainder Exceeding £4,000 and not exceeding £8,000 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on next £150 8% discount on next £800 10% discount on next £1,000 20% discount on next £2,000 25% discount on remainder Exceeding £8,000 0% discount on first £50 6% discount on next £150 8% discount on next £800 10% discount on next £1,000 20% discount on next £2,000 25% discount on next £4,000 30% discount on remainder PART 2 Total Volume Discount Volume discounts on total calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Total Volume Discount calls as per Article 19, as follows: Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Total Volume Discount Calls Total Volume Discount Not exceeding £3,000 0% discount Exceeding £3,000 and not exceeding £7,000 0% discount on first £3,000 6% discount on remainder Exceeding £7,000 and not exceeding £12,000 0% discount on first £3,000 6% discount on next £4,000 9% discount on remainder Exceeding £12,000 0% discount on first £3,000 6% discount on next £4,000 9% discount on next £5,000 12% discount on remainder PART 3 International Freefone Volume Discount Volume discounts on International Freefone Calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Freefone 1800 Calls as per Article 20, so as to result in the following reduced charges: Monthly Billed time in Respect of Eligible Freefone 1800 Calls Price Per Minute Band Band Band Band 1 2 3 5 Not exceeding 1,500 mins 27p 32p 32p 57p Exceeding 1,500 and not exceeding 3,000 mins 26p 31p 31p 56p Exceeding 3,000 and not exceeding 6,000 mins 25p 31p 31p 56p Exceeding 6,000 and not exceeding 10,000 mins 25p 30p 30p 55p Exceeding 10,000 24p 29p 29p 54p BAND 1: U.K. BAND 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands. BAND 3: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. BAND 5: Canada, U.S.A. PART 4 'B' Trunk Volume Discount Volume discounts on 'B' Trunk calls are applied to the total eligible 'B' Trunk calls as per article 19A, as follows: Level Monthly Subscription Discount on 'B' Trunk Calls £ % 1 20 20 2 45 25 3 145 30 PART 5 International Term Discount Discounts on Eligible International Calls are applied to total Eligible International Calls as per article 19B, as follows: Level Monthly Subscription Discount on Eligible International Calls £ % 1 50 6 2 100 8 3 200 10 PART 6(
11. i)National 18XX Discount Discounts on Eligible 18XX Calls are applied to National 18XX Calls as per article 20B as follows; Discounted Rate Per Minute Option Monthly Subscription Service National Regional All Areas Standard Reduced Standard Reduced Weekend 1 £100 1800/1850 18p 13p 7.5p 7p 7p 1890 15p 12p 4.5p 6p 6p 2 £500 1800/1850 17p 12.5p 7p 5p 5p 1890 14p 11.5p 4p 4p 4p 3 £5,000 1800/1850 14p 11p 6p 4p 4p 1890 11p 10p 3p 3p 3p 4 £10,000 1800/1850 11p 8.8p 4.95p 4p 4p 1890 8p 7.8p 1.95p 3p 3p (
12. ii)Regional Extension Fees On National 18XX discount options 3 or 4 it is possible to avail of regional extension fees whereby traffic is collected within a region and is transported by Bord Telecom Éireann to its ultimate destination thus bypassing National 18XX rates. Monthly Minimum Monthly charges for each 1 million mins/pa Extension of adjacent region £ 2,500 £ 250 Extension of non adjacent region £ 5,000 £ 500 Extension of all regions £20,000 £2000 (
13. t)the addition of the following Section X of Part 6 to the First Schedule thereto: Section X PART 1 Charges in respect of Premium Rate Services (
14. i)Service Providers with Direct Dial Inwards (DDI) Access

(1)£ Connect Fees: —original 1000 numbers per code group 100 —for each additional 100 group 100 per code Rental per Month: —none on original 1000 numbers —on each additional 100 group 50 Change of route (per group or single number)

(2)100 Change of translation

(2)50 (per block or number) Change of access

(2)50 (per block or number) Change of DDI 100 block 100 (ii) Service Providers with telephone exchange line access Connection fees per number 50 Monthly Rental per number 16.66 Change of translation

(2)50 Change of access

(2)50 Change of number 50 (iii) Ancillary Services

(3)Connection Rental (per month) £ £ Time Dependent Routing 30 6.66 Percentage Routing 30 6.66 Origin Depending Routing 30 6.66 Notes:

(1)Standard connection and rental charges for DDI and telephone exchange lines apply.

(2)Charges for technical changes. These charges refer to requests from Service Providers for changes as follows; —routing e.g. changing the routing of circuits between numbers —translation e.g. change of termination number. —access e.g. from 1550 to 1560.

(3)Charges for Ancillary Services are on a per answering station basis. PART 2 Call Charges Per period or part of a period of time specified in the table to this part of this Schedule appropriate to the call. To a subscriber ... ... ... ... ... 9.5p Table Service Rate 1530 26.53 seconds 1540 38 pence (fixed charge) 1550 11.9 seconds 1559 11.9 seconds 1560 9.2 seconds 1570 6.9 seconds 1580 4.6 seconds .";and (u) the substitution of the following Second Schedule for the Second Schedule thereto: " SECOND SCHEDULE LEASED LINES (Article 89) Within the state Analogue 2 Wire Leased Line

(1)M1020/M1040

(1)£ £ Annual Rental per Local End 140 237 Main Link Access Charge 158 158 Main Link 1-30 Km per Km 69 101 Above 30 Km per Km 21 24 Connection Fee per Local End 120 200 Digital 64K 128K 256K 384K 512K 1Mb 2 Mb £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Annual Rental per Local End 572 840 3,307 3,307 3,307 4,300

(2)4,300

(2)Main Link Access Charge 158 316 632 949 1,265 2,530 2,846 Main Link 1-30 Km per Km 134 155 197 239 282 450 672 Above 30 Km per Km 4.90 8.50 16 23 30.60 60 92 Connection Fee per Local End 1,260 2,330 2,330 2,330 2,330 7,500 7,500 Note:

(1)Includes leased lines hitherto referred to as Tie Lines, External Extensions, 50—200 baud and telephony quality leased lines.

(2)Main Link Access charge applies where the inter exchange distance is greater than zero km.

(3)For leased lines greater than 512Kbits the local ends are charged at a minimum of 1km and in 100 metre steps thereafter.

(4)All service are not necessarily supplied in all areas. LINES, EXTENSIONS AND APPARATUS (Not provided with effect from 1 February 1996) Connection Charge Annual Subscription £ £ Internal For each 100 metres route distance of wiring or part thereof 16.00 7.77 Removals Removal Charge External: "New and Cease" basis 100.00 Internal: 16.00 EXTENSIONS External Same charges as for main leased lines of same distance. Internal Route wiring distance measured from switch or "tee in" point For each 100 metres route distance or part thereof. 16.00 7.77 Apparatus All apparatus provided with leased lines by Bord Telecom Éireann must bear a subscription. Standard subscription applies for items for which this exists. Other items have a subscription specially assessed. The following are the items usually provided with leased lines. Instrument 17.98 Switchboards — per indicator used 11.04 Intercommunicating switches 7.71 Condenser 2.16 TEMPORARY LEASED LINES (Not provided with effect from 1 February 1996) Single Charge Annual Subscription £ £ TEMPORARY LEASED LINES Internal 16.00 Standard Minimum Provision and recovery Minimum Period One Month External 200.00 Standard Minimum Provision and Recovery Minimum Period One Month ANALOGUE INTERNATIONAL Annual Rentals (Irish Share only) 2/4 Wire Leased lines/M 1020/M1040 1 Year Contract Variable Contract (pm) £ £ ZONE 1 8,000 N/A ZONE 2 13,000 1,300 ZONE 3 13,000 1,300 ZONE 4 22,500 2,250 2 Wire 4 Wire Connection Fee 120 200 The countries covered by the International Analogue Leased Lines Zones are as follows: Zone 1: UK/Northern Ireland. Zone 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands. Zone 3: Austria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Zone 4: USA and Canada. Digital International Annual Rentals (Irish Share only) KBS Connection Fee Annual Rental ZONE 1 £ £ 64 1,260 8,000 128 2,330 15,000 256 2,330 29,000 384 2,330 40,000 512 2,330 50,000 768 2,330 57,000 1Mb 7,500 65,000 1.5Mb 7,500 74,000 2 Mb 7,500 80,000 Annual Rental Bandwidth Connection 1 YEAR 3 YEAR 5 YEAR Variable KBIT/S Fee Monthly ZONE 2 £ £ £ £ £ 64 1,260 13,000 12,500 12,000 1,300 128 2,330 24,000 23,000 22,000 2,400 192 2,330 36,050 34,000 32,000 3,600 256 2,330 46,000 44,000 42,000 4,600 384 2,330 56,000 53,000 50,000 5,600 512 2.330 74,000 70,000 67,000 7,400 768 2,330 104,000 99,000 94,000 10,400 1,024 7,500 111,000 105,000 100,000 11,100 1,536 7,500 160,000 152,000 144,000 16,000 2,048 7,500 185,000 176,000 167,000 18,500 ZONE 3 £ £ £ £ £ 64 1,260 14,700 14,000 13,000 1,470 128 2,330 28,000 27,000 25,000 2,800 192 2,330 39,550 38,000 36,000 3,950 256 2,330 51,450 49,000 46,000 5,140 384 2,330 69,000 66,000 62,000 6,900 512 2,330 88,000 84,000 79,000 8,800 768 2,330 128,000 122,000 116,000 12,800 1,024 7,500 143,000 136,000 129,000 14,300 1,536 7,500 200,000 190,000 180,000 20,000 2,048 7,500 221,000 210,000 199,000 22,100 ZONE 4 £ £ £ £ £ 64 1,260 24,000 23,000 22,000 2,400 128 2,330 45,000 43,000 41,000 4,500 192 2,330 54,000 53,000 50,000 5,400 256 2,330 63,000 60,000 57,000 6,300 384 2,330 80,000 76,000 72,000 8,000 512 2,330 83,000 79,000 75,000 8,300 768 2,330 90,000 86,000 81,000 9,000 1,024 7,500 115,000 109,000 104,000 11,500 1,536 7,500 172,000 163,000 155,000 17,200 2,048 7,500 220,000 209,000 198,000 22,000 ZONE 5 £ £ £ £ £ 64 1,260 36,000 34,000 32,000 3,600 128 2,330 60,000 57,000 54,000 6,000 192 2,330 90,000 86,000 81,000 9,000 256 2,330 105,000 100,000 95,000 10,500 384 2,330 150,000 140,000 135,000 15,000 512 2,330 175,000 166,000 158,000 17,500 768 2,330 210,000 200,000 189,000 21,000 1,024 7,500 250,000 238,000 225,000 25,000 1,536 7,500 320,000 304,000 288,000 32,000 2,048 7,500 400,000 380,000 360,000 40,000 The countries covered by the International Digital Leased Circuit Zones are as follows: Zone 1: UK/Northern Ireland. Zone 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands. Zone 3: Austria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Zone 4: USA and Canada. Zone 5: Rest of the World. Table Technical Characteristics

(1)Leased Line Type Interface Specification Performance Specification Typical Delivery Period (Days)

(10),

(12)Average Delivery Period (Days)

(12)Typical Repair Time (Hours)

(11),

(12)Average Repair Time (Hours)

(12)1. Ordinary Quality Voice(2,)

(3)Bandwidth 2 or 4 wire Analogue

(4)ITU.T M.1040 65 41 47.48 27.58 2. Special Quality Voice

(3)Bandwidth 2 or 4 wire Analogue

(4)ITU.T M.1020

(5)85 61 31.2 22.66 3. From 64 kBit/s Digital to

(2),

(3),

(6)X21 bis ITU.T G.821 65 45 8.74 9.19 1544 kBit/s Digital 4. 2048 kBit/s Digital

(2),

(3),

(7)Unstructured ITU.T G.703 ITU.T G.821 83 63 5.63 5.86 5. 2048 kBit/s Digital

(2),

(3)Structured ITU.T G.703 and G.704 (excluding Section 5)

(8)ITU.T G.821

(9)N/A N/A N/A N/A

(1)The ITU.T recommendations referenced refer to the 1988 version. ETSI has been requested to carry out further work on standards for leased lines.

(2)Minimum contract period is one year (shorter term contracts may be provided for international circuits).

(3)Leased Lines may be ordered from Bord Telecom Éireann public offices details of which are to be found in the telephone directory.

(4)M.1020 and M.104O circuits are provided as 4 wire circuits.

(5)The special quality voice circuit provided by Bord Telecom Éireann is supplied to M.1020 specifications.

(6)The attachment requirements for terminal equipment to be connected to these leased lines are described in Common Technical Regulation 14 (CTR14).

(7)The attachment requirements for terminal equipment to be connected to these lines are described in CTR12.

(8)With cyclic redundancy checking in accordance with ITU.T.G.706.

(9)In-service monitoring can facilitate improved maintenance by Bord Telecom Éireann .

(10)This refers to the period counted from the date when the customer has made a firm request for a leased line, in which 80% of all leased lines of the same type have been put through to the customer.

(11)This refers to the time duration (in hours) within which 80% of leased lines of the same type are repaired. The time duration starts when a failure message is given to the appropriate unit in Bord Telecom Éireann and finishes when the line is re-established and in appropriate cases notified back to the user.

(12)The description above of the Typical Delivery Period, Average Delivery Period, Typical Repair Time and Average Repair Time does not constitute a legally binding commitment on the part of Bord Telecom Éireann to deliver or repair leased lines within such periods or times. Present when the Common Seal of Bord Telecom Éireann was affixed hereto, this 1st day of December

1. NICKY RYAN, Director. Martin Giffney, TEX VII, Telecom Éireann , St. Stephen's Green, Dublin
2. A. KANE, Director. EXPLANATORY NOTE. The purpose of the Scheme is to provide for the reduction of certain telecommunications charges; the introduction of a Call Answering facility, 1890 Calls and specified Volume Discounts; the alteration of leased line charges; and to effect certain other modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme,
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