S.I. No. 486/1997 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 9) Scheme, 1997

(1)The collective citation "the Telecommunications Schemes. 1994 to 1997" includes this Scheme.

(2)Part 7(i) and Part 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall come into operation on I December 1997.

(3)Part 3 of the First Schedule, Part 6(

1. i)of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule, Section VIII of Part 6 and Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall come into operation on 5th December 1997. 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 substitution of the following Part 3 of the First Schedule for Part 3 of the First Schedule thereto: " PART 3 Article 58 Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls 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 Description of Call Standard Rate Reduced Rate Weekend Rate 1. 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 (
2. i)does not exceed 56 kms 66.7 seconds 100 seconds 600 seconds (
3. ii)exceeds 56 kms 46 seconds 69 seconds 600 seconds 2. To NCRTN equipment 25 seconds 37.5 seconds Not Applicable Standard Rate: The standard rate applies to calls made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. (8 p.m. for calls to NCRTN equipment) on normal working days from Monday to Friday (inclusive). Reduced Rate: The reduced rate applies to calls made as follows: (
4. i)at or after 6 p.m. (8 p.m. for calls to NCRTN equipment) and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 1 of the Table; and (
5. ii)all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 2 of the Table. (iii) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann pie may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning Daily newspapers. Weekend Rate: The weekend rate applies to calls described in Paragraph 1 of the Table made as follows: (
6. i)on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays; and (
7. ii)on such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann pie may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning Daily newspapers. 3. For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) from exchanges in the State to exchanges in: (
8. a)Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. (
9. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.) (
10. 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 plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. 28.5 seconds 31.67 seconds (
11. b)Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (
12. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive) (
13. 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 plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers 17.69 seconds 20.9 seconds (
14. c)Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City. (
15. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive) (
16. 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 plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. 14.25 seconds 16.76 seconds (
17. d)Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep.). (
18. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive). (
19. 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 pie may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning Daily newspapers. 9.5 seconds 10.96 seconds (
20. e)Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A. (
21. i)Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive). (
22. ii)Reduced rate (from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive)). (iii) Economy rate (from 10 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 plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. 19.00 seconds 20.36 seconds 21.93 seconds (
23. f)Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.). (
24. i)Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive). (
25. ii)Reduced rate (from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive)). (iii) Economy rate (from 10 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 plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. 10.4 seconds 11.4 seconds 12.7 seconds (
26. g)Australia (including Tasmania), Christmas Island, New Zealand. (
27. i)Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to Midnight from Monday to Friday inclusive) (
28. ii)Reduced rate (from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and from Midnight to 8 a. m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. 7.85 seconds 10.2 seconds (
29. h)Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates. 6.33 seconds (
30. i)Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. 7.13 seconds (
31. j)All other states 3.96 seconds (
32. k)Inmarsat A, B, M 1.50 seconds (
33. l)Skyphone Mobile Telephony System 1.00 second ( b ) 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, 19C, 19D, 19E, 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: Not exceeding 1499 mins Per Month From 1500 & not exceeding 2999 mins Per Month From 3000 & not exceeding 5999 mins Per Month From 6000 & not exceeding 9999 mins Per Month From 10000 mins Per Month Band 1: 20p 15.8p 15.4p 15.3p 15.2p Band 2: 33p 31p 30p 29p 28p Band 3: 41 p 32p 31p 30p 29p Band 4: 61 p 57p 56p 54p 52.5p Band 5a: 30p 24.3p 23.9p 23.8p 23.5p Band 5: 56p 50p 48p 46p 44p Band 6: 92p 74p 70p 68p 66p Band 7: 91p 88p 87p 86p 85p Band 8: £1.06 £1.04 £1.02 95p 90p Band 9: £1.45 £1.20 £1.16 £1.14 £1.12 BAND 1: U.K. & Northern Ireland. BAND 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands BAND 3: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. BAND 4: Israel, Russia, Turkey. BAND 5a: Canada, U.S.A. BAND 5: North America (No Routes). BAND 6: Australia, New Zealand. BAND 7: Bahrain, South Africa. BAND 8: Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore. BAND 9: Rest of World. 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(i). National 18XX Discount Discounts on Eligible 18XX Calls are applied to National 18XX Calls as per article 20B as follows; Approximate Discounted Rate per Minute Option Monthly Subscription Service National Regional Local (*per call) Standard Reduced Weekend Standard Reduced Weekend Standard Reduced Weekend 1 2 3 4 £100 £500 £5,000 £10,000 1800/1850 1890 1800/1850 1890 1800/1850 1890 1800/1850 1890 18p 15p 17p 14p 14p 11p 11p 8p 13p 12p 12.5p 11.5p 11p 10p 8.8p 7.8p 7p 6p 5p 4p 4p 3p 4p 3p 7.5p 4.5p 7p 4p 6p 3p 4..95p 1..95p 5.7p 3.94p 4.75p 3.29p 3.80p 2.63 3.48p 1.95p 5.7p 3.94p 4.75p 3.29 3.80p 2.63p 3.48p 1.95p 7.5p 4.5p 7p 4p 6p 3p* 4.95p 3p* 5.7p 3.94p 4.75p 3.29p 3.80p 3p* 3.48p 3p* 5.7p 3.94p 4.75p 3.29p 3.80p 3p* 3.48p 3p* (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 ptc to its ultimate destination thus bypassing National 18XX rates. Monthly Minimum Monthly charge for each 1 million mins/pa Extension of adjacent region Extension of non adjacent region Extension of all regions £2,500 £5,000 £20,000 £250 £500 £2000 Part 7. (
34. i)Business Selections Discount 7

(1)Volume discounts on Business Selections calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Business Selections Calls as follows: LEVELMonthly Subscription 1 £10 2 £30 3 £75 4 £150 5 £250 6 £450 NATIONAL Local - Price per period or part of a period of time.Standard - Period in Seconds Reduced - Period in Seconds 9.12p 180 900 8.98p 180 900 8.84p 180 900 8.69p 180 900 8.55p 180 900 8.55p 180 900 PRICE PER SECOND A Trunk Standard 0.1368 0.1347 0.1325 0.1304 0.1283 0.1283 Reduced 0.0912 0.0898 0.0884 0.0869 0.0855 0.0855 Weekend 0.0152 0.0150 0.0147 0.0145 0.0143 0.0143 Minimum Charge 9.12p 8.9775p 8.835p 8.6925p 8.55p 8.55p B Trunk Standard 0.1693 0.1569 0.1445 0.1404 0.1363 0.1363 Reduced 0.1128 0.1046 0.0963 0.0936 0.0908 0.0908 Weekend 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 Minimum Charge (Standard & Reduced) 7.79p 7.22p 6.65p 6.46p 6.4p 6.4p Minimum Charge (Weekend) 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p B(i/

1. c)Trunk Standard 0.1693 0.1569 0.1445 0.1404 0.1363 0.1363 Reduced 0.1128 0.1046 0.0963 0.0936 0.0908 0.0908 Weekend 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 0.0158 Minimum Charge (Standard & Reduced) 7.79p 7.22p 6.65p 6.46p 6.4p 6.4p Minimum Charge (Weekend) 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p 9.5p C Trunk Standard 0.3648 0.3591 0.3534 0.3477 0.3420 0.3420 Reduced 0.2432 0.2394 0.2356 0.2318 0.2280 0.2280 Minimum Charge 9.12p 8.9775p 8.835p 8.6925p 8.55p 8.55p INTERNATIONAL PRICE PER SECOND Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Band 1 Standard 0.2333 0.2283 0.2233 0.2183 0.2133 0.1917 Reduced 0.2100 0.2055 0.2010 0.1965 0.1920 0.1725 Minimum Charge 6.65p 6.5075p 6.40p 6.40p 6.40p 6.40p Band 2 Standard 0.4565 0.4403 0.4189 0.3813 0.3544 0.2792 Reduced 0.3863 0.3727 0.3545 0.3227 0.3000 0.2363 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 3 Standard 0.5667 0.5467 0.5200 0.4733 0.4400 0.3467 Reduced 0.4818 0.4648 0.4421 0.4025 0.3741 0.2948 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 4 Standard 0.8500 0.8200 0.7800 0.7100 0.6600 0.5200 Reduced 0.7368 0.7108 0.6761 0.6155 0.5721 0.4508 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 5 Standard 0.3750 0.3670 0.3585 0.3500 0.3300 0.3100 Reduced 0.3500 0.3425 0.3346 0.3267 0.3080 0.2893 Economy 0.3250 0.3181 0.3107 0.3033 0.2860 0.2687 Minimum Charge 7.125p 6.973p 6.8115p 6.65p 6.40p 6.40p Band 6 Standard 0.7765 0.7491 0.7125 0.6486 0.6029 0.4750 Reduced 0.7083 0.6833 0.6500 0.5917 0.5500 0.4333 Economy 0.6358 0.6134 0.5834 0.5311 0.4937 0.3890 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41 p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 7 Standard 1.0286 0.9923 0.9439 0.8592 0.7987 0.6293 Reduced 0.7916 0.7637 0.7264 0.6612 0.6147 0.4843 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 8 Standard 1.2750 1.2300 1.1700 1.0650 0.9900 0.7800 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 9 Standard 1.1325 1.0925 1.0392 0.9460 0.8793 0.6928 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p Band 10 Standard 2.0400 1.9680 1.8720 1.7040 1.5840 1.2480 Minimum Charge 8.075p 7.79p 7.41p 6.7450p 6.40p 6.40p 7(
2. ii)INTER CITY ROUTES (Calls made on the following routes are calls made on Inter City Routes for the purposes of the Business Selections Discount facility. The routes are one way) Calls Originating from No.'s with STD Code Terminating at No.'s with STD Code 01 (Dublin) 021 (Cork) 01 (Dublin) 042 (Dundalk) 01 (Dublin) 051 (Waterford) 01 (Dublin) 056 (Kilkenny) 01 (Dublin) 061 (Limerick) 01 (Dublin) 066 (Tralee) 01 (Dublin) 071 (Sligo) 01 (Dublin) 080123 (Belfast) 01 (Dublin) 091 (Galway) 021 (Cork) 01 (Dublin) 021 (Cork) 061 (Limerick) 021 (Cork) 066 (Tralee) 042 (Dundalk) 01 (Dublin) 051 (Waterford) 01 (Dublin) 056 (Kilkenny) 01 (Dublin) 061 (Limerick) 01 (Dublin) 061 (Limerick) 021 (Cork) 061 (Limerick) 091 (Galway) 066 (Tralee) 01 (Dublin) 066 (Tralee) 021 (Cork) 071 (Sligo) 01 (Dublin) 091 (Galway) 01 (Dublin) 091 (Galway) 061 (Limerick) Part 8. Multi Site Discount Multi Site Volume discounts are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Subscriber Dialled Calls from Nominated Telecommunications tines as follows: MONTHLY NETWORK FEE MONTHLY SITE FEE LEVEL 1 £750 £30 LEVEL 2 £750 £60 NATIONAL Local Price per period or part of a period of time Standard Period in Seconds Reduced Period in Seconds 8.55p 180 900 8.55p 180 900 PRICE PER SECOND A Trunk Standard ReducedWeekendMinimum Charge 0.1283 0.0855 0.0143 8.55p 0.1283 0.0855 0.0143 8.55p B TrunkStandard Reduced Weekend Minimum Charge (Standard & Reduced) Minimum Charge (Weekend) 0.1404 0.0936 0.0158 6.46p 9.5p 0.1404 0.0936 0.0158 6.46p 9.5p C TrunkStandard ReducedMinimum Charge 0.3420 0.2280 8.55p 0.3420 0.2280 8.55p INTERNATIONAL Band 1 Standard Reduced Minimum Charge 0.2500 0.2250 7.125p 0.1917 0.1725 6.40p Band 2 Standard ReducedMinimum Charge 0.3759 0.3182 6.65p 0.2792 0.2363 6.40p Band 3 Standard Reduced Minimum Charge 0.4667 0.3968 6.65p 0.3467 0.2948 6.40p Band 4 Standard Reduced Minimum Charge 0.7000 0.6068 6.65p 0.5200 0.4508 6.40p Band 5 Standard Reduced Economy Minimum Charge 0.3750 0.3500 0.3250 7.125p 0.3100 0.2893 0.2687 6.40p Band 6 Standard Reduced Economy Minimum Charge 0.6395 0.5833 0.5236 6.65p 0.4750 0.4333 0.3890 6.40p Band 7 Standard Reduced Minimum Charge 0.8471 0.6519 6.65p 0.6293 0.4843 6.40p Band 8 Minimum Charge 1.0500 6.65p 0.7800 6.40p Band 9 Standard Minimum Charge 0.9326 6.65p 0.6928 6.40p Band 10 Standard Minimum Charge 1.6800 6.65p 1.2480 6.40p Part 9. Residential International Bonus Volume discounts on Residential International calls are applied on a bi-monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Calls as follows: Once off Payment: £1 Bi Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls (Bi Monthly Bill) INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNT Not exceeding £49.99 0% discount Exceeding £50 and not exceeding £99.99 0% discount on first £50 10% discount on remainder Exceeding £100 0% discount on first £50 10% discount on next £50 15% discount on remainder Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls (Monthly Bill) RESIDENTIAL INTERNATIONAL BONUS Not exceeding £24.99 0% discount Exceeding £25 and not exceeding £49.99 0% discount on first £25 10% discount on remainder Exceeding £50 0% discount on first £25 10% discount on next £25 15% discount on remainder Part 10. Circle of Friends A discount of 10% on the combined total of Eligible Calls made in every two month period. ( c ) the substitution of the following Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: " Article 63

(13)Section VIII Charges in Respect of Integrated Services Digital Network Facility Basic Access (2B+D) (Note 1 ) Primary. Access (30B+D) (Note 2) FIXED CHARGES Connection Charge Monthly Rental Connection Charge Monthly Rental Main Connection £348 £29 £3,480 £290 Auxiliary Connection £348 £29 £3,480 £290 Removal £348 £29 £3,480 £290 In Situ Connection (Disconnected for 6 months or less) £105 £29 £1,050 £290 Reconnection (After Non-Payment) £52.50 £29 £525 £290 Installation Transferred (Continuous Service) £52.50 £29 £525 £290 Change of Use From:

1. PSTN £267 £29 N/A N/A
2. DDI N/A N/A £1,000 £290
3. Leased Line £267 £29 £3,480 £290 Internal Move £56 - £560 - Connection Charge Monthly Rental Fractional Primary Access (16 Channel) £3,480 £174 Additional Channels (Per Channel) £80 £10 TEMPORARY SERVICE (Minimum time limit 1 Year) Standard Charge Basic Access £696 Auxiliary Basic Access (At the same venue) £696 S-BUS WIRING Call Out Charge Charge Per Socket Requested on S.
4. or at time of installation - £30 Any other time £16 £30 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES Basic Access Primary/Fractional Primary Access Connection Monthly Rental Connection Monthly Rental Terminal Portability Free Free Free Free User to User Signalling £10 £1 £10 £10 Calling Line ID Presentation Free Free Free Free Calling Line ID Restriction Free Free Free Free Call Forward (Unconditional) £10 £1 N/A N/A Call Waiting £10 £1 N/A N/A Call Hold £10 £1 N/A N/A Sub Addressing £10 £1 £10 £10 NOTE 1: Basic Access, which consists of 2B+1 D channels, is provided with 2 free numbers. NOTE 2: Primary access, which consists of 30B+1D channels, is provided with 100 free numbers. SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES (contd) Direct Dial Inwards Connection Charge Monthly Rental Basic Access Per 10 Block DDI range £20 £6 Per 100 Block DDI range £100 £50 Primary Access Per additional 100 numbers £100 £50 Per 1,000 Number Block £100 £375 Per 10,000 Number Block £100 £2,500 Multiple Subscriber Number (MSN) Connection Charge Monthly Rental Basic Access Per additional 2 numbers £10 £1.33 Note:

(1)MSN's have no hunting facility and are not suitable for DDI service.

(2)MSN's are available on Basic Rate only.

(3)At maximum a Basic Rate can have 2 free numbers and 6 additional MSN's. CALL CHARGES Calls are charged as per Parts 2 to 5 (inclusive), Part 6 Section I (other than subsection 13), Section II and Section VI of this Schedule. ( d ) the substitution of the following Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto: Section X Charges for National Virtual Private Networks (VPN) CONNECTION CHARGES Network Configuration Charge: £2,000 Site Charge (per Site): £100 Line Charge: New Connection Charges VPN Basic Rate Access (BRA) £420 VPN Primary Rate Access (PRA) £4,200 VPN Analogue line £170 Additional VPN BRA £350 Additional VPN PRA £3,500 Blocks of 2 BRA numbers

(1)£10 Blocks of 100 PRA numbers

(2)£100 Upgrade Charges PSTN Analogue to VPN Analogue £50 PSTN BRA to VPN BRA Nil PSTN PRA to VPN PRA Nil PSTN DDI to VPN DDI Nil Alteration of Private Number Plan (per request): £5 Feature Charges: Connection Charge Virtual on-net number £5 Time dependent routing

(3)£5 Outgoing call screening

(3)£5 Restriction Override

(2)£5 Remote access following calls

(3)NIL Follow me

(3)£5 Forced on-net calling

(3)NIL Call forward on busy

(3)£5 Call forward on no reply

(3)£5 Remote access per user

(3)£5 Note

(1): £10 connection per pair, with one pair connected free for the first block of 10 BRA numbers. Subsequent blocks of 2 BRA numbers connected at £10 per pair, no free connection for a pair. Note

(2): £0 connection for the first block of 100 PRA numbers, £100 connection for subsequent blocks of 100 PRA numbers. Note

(3): Each of these charges is applied on a per user basis. A user can be either a PABX group of extensions or an individual direct exchange line. RENTAL CHARGES Monthly Network Charge: £1,000 Monthly Line Charge: VPN Analogue line £16 VPN BRA £35 VPN BRA £350 Additional block of 2 BRA numbers £1.33 Additional block of 100 PRA numbers £50 Monthly Site Charge (per Site): £50 Feature Charges: Per Request VPN on-net traffic profile £60 VPN off-net traffic profile £60 Per VPN site on-net profile £60 Per VPN site off-net profile £60 Remote access by account number £60 Monthly Rental Time dependent routing* £1 Outgoing call screening* £1 Restriction Override* £1 Virtual on-net number* £1 Remote access following calls* NIL Follow me £1 Forced on-net calling* NIL Call forward on busy* £1 Call forward on no reply* £1 * Each of these charges is applied on a per user basis. A user can be either a PABX group of extensions or an individual direct exchange line. CALL CHARGES ON-NET CALL CHARGES Minimum Call Fee No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies Charge per Second Thereafter Call Type All Day Peak Off Peak Peak Off Peak Local* 6.4p 137.14 685.71 0.0467p 0.0093p A Rate 6.4p 60.00 90.00 0.1067p 0.0711p B Rate 6.4p 49.87 74.80 0.1283p 0.0855p *Local calls are calls between separate exchange lines within the same local call area. Calls between extensions off the same PABX are free. OFF-NET CALL CHARGES NATIONAL Minimum Call Fee No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies Charge per Second Thereafter Call Type All Day Peak Off Peak Peak Off Peak Local 6.4p 128 640 0.05p 0.01p A-Rate 6.4p 53.33 80 0.12p 0.08p B-Rate 6.4p 39.18 58.77 0.1633p 0.1088p INTERNATIONAL Band 1 6.4p 19.6923 20.3562 0.325p Band 2 6.4p 13.2422 15.6441 0.4833p 0.4091p Band 3 6.4p 10.6666 12.5441 0.6p 0.5102p Band 4 6.4p 7.1142 8.3116 0.8996p 0.77p Band 5 6.4p 13.0187 13.0187 0.4916p 0.4916p Band 6 6.4p 7.8373 8.5356 0.8166p 0.7498p Band 7 6.4p 5.9078 7.6326 1.0833p 0.8385p Band 8 6.4p 4.7407 4.7407 1.35p 1.35p Band 9 6.4p 3.5638 3.5638 1.7958p 1.7958p Band 10 6.4p 2.9643 2.9643 2.159p 2.159p To NCRTN 9.5p 25 37.5 0.38p 0.2533p REMOTE ACCESS CALL CHARGES Call Premium Minimum Call Fee Fee Applies No. of Seconds to which Minimum Charge per Second Thereafter Call Type Off Peak Peak Off Peak Peak Off Peak To On-net locations 75p 6.4p 49.87 74.80 0.1283p 0.1088p Off-net to National 75p 6.4p 39.18 58.77 0.1633p 0.38p Off-net to NCRTN 75p 9.5p 25 37.5 0.0855p 0.2533p Off-net to International 1.25p As per IVPN Off-net Call Charges locations TERM & VOLUME DISCOUNT PLANS MONTHLY TERM & VOLUME DISCOUNTS ON RENTAL CHARGES Rental Value 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 5 Years ≥ 8,000 & 7% 8% 9% 11% ≥ 20,000 7.5% 8.5% 9.5% 11.5% ≥ 40,000 8% 9% 10% 12% ≥ 60,000 8.5% 9.5% 10.5% 12.5% ≥ 100,000 9% 10% 11% 13% ≥ 200,000 9.5% 10.5% 11.5% 13.5% ≥ 400,000 10% 11% 12% 14% ≥ 1,000.000 + 10.5% 11.5% 12.5% 15% MONTHLY TERM & VOLUME DISCOUNTS ON CALL CHARGES Traffic Value 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 5 Years ≥ 20,000 & 12% 14% 16% 18% ≥ 50,000 13% 15% 17% 19% ≥ 100,000 14% 16% 18% 20% ≥ 150,000 15% 17% 19% 21% ≥ 250,000 16% 18% 20% 22% ≥ 500,000 17% 19% 21% 23% ≥ 1,000,000 18% 20% 22% 24% ≥ 2,500,000 + 19% 21% 23% 25% PRESENT when the Common Seal of BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN PLC was affixed thereto this 5 day of December 1997. Ronald Bolger Director. Mari Hurley Director. EXPLANATORY NOTE The purpose of this Scheme is to effect certain modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme, 1994. Approved for Sealing Dr. E. G. Hall Solicitor Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais