S.I. No. 73/1983 - Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

(2) The Telephone Regulations, 1980 to 1982, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Telephone Regulations, 1980 to 1983.

2. (1) These Regulations in so far as they specify charges for local and trunk calls and charges for special operator services shall come into operation on the 21st day of March, 1983.

(2) These Regulations in so far as they provide for matters other than those mentioned in paragraph (1) of this Regulation shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1983.

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

, (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1981" means the Telephone (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 294 of 1981

).

5. The Telephone Regulations, 1980, (

S.I. No. 195 of 1980

) are hereby amended by

(

a

) the substitution of the following Schedule for the First Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (

a

) of the Regulations of 1981)

"FIRST SCHEDULE

Regulation 9

Charges for Local Calls

To a subscriber

(a)

if he rents an exchange line without a coinbox

9.6p per call

(b)

if he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made

9.6p per call

(c)

if he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made

per call as follows

9.6p per five minute period.

To a caller

(a)

from an exchange line with a coinbox or a call office from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made

10p per call

(b)

From an exchange line with a coinbox or a call office from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made

per call as follows

10p per five minute period.

";

(

b

) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Second Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (

b

) of the Regulations of 1981)

"SECOND SCHEDULE

Regulation 10

Charges for Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls.

In respect of each period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to this Schedule which is appropriate to the call and during which the call continues—

(

a

) the sum of 9.6p shall be charged to a subscriber without a coinbox,

(

b

) the sum of 9.6p shall be charged to a subscriber with a coinbox for the first and each subsequent period of time,

(

c

) the sum of 10p shall be paid or placed in the coinbox by a caller from a call office or coinbox exchange line for the first and each subsequent period of time.

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected.

Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland.

Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.

If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.

If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.

If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.

Not exceeding 56 Kilometres

60 seconds

90 seconds

—

—

Exceeding 56 Kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres

30 seconds

45 seconds

—

—

Exceeding 80 Kilometres

20 seconds

30 seconds

10 seconds

15 seconds

(

c

) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Third Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (c) of the Regulations of 1981)

"THIRD SCHEDULE

Regulation 11

Charges for Trunk Calls (other than Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls) made from Exchange Lines without coinbox—

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected.

If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.

If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.

Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland

Not exceeding 56 kilometres

28.8p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

19.2p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres

57.6p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third

38.4p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

Exceeding 80 kilometres

86.4p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third

57.6p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third

Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

172.8p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third

115.2p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third

(

d

) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Fourth Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (d) of the Regulations of 1981)

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

Regulation 11

Charges for Trunk Calls (other than Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls) made from a Call Office or from a Coinbox Exchange Line.

In respect of every call

(

a

) made by a subscriber who rents an exchange line with a coinbox there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him, the charges stated in the table below, less 0.4p,

(

b

) made by a caller from a call office or from a coinbox exchange line, there shall be charged and paid or placed in the coinbox the charges as stated in the table below.

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected.

If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.

If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.

Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland

Not exceeding 56 kilometres

30p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

20p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres

60p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

40p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

Exceeding 80 kilometres

90p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

60p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

180p for each 3 minutes or part thereof

120p for each 3 minutes or part thereof.

(

e

) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Fifth Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (

e

) of the Regulations of 1981)

"FIFTH SCHEDULE

Regulations 12, 13, 15 and 16

Part I

Charges for Special Services

Charges which are payable in addition to the appropriate charges set out in the foregoing Schedules to these Regulations.

1.

Personal Call

50p

2.

Alarm Clock Call — Manual

50p

— Automatic

28.8p

3.

Advice of Duration and Charge

30p

4.

Reverse Charge Call

50p

5.

Fixed-time Calls

one-quarter of the charge for the first three minutes with a minimum of 4p.

6.

Daily Fixed-time Calls

one-eight of the charge for the first three minutes with a minimum of 4p.

Part II.

Charges which are payable in lieu of all other charges set out in the foregoing Schedules to these Regulations.

1.

Urgent Calls

double the charges otherwise payable under the Regulations

2.

Cancellation Fee for Personal Call

50p

3.

Cancellation Fee for Fixed-time Calls

one-quarter of the charge which would be payable if the call had been effected.

";

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of March, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

The Minister for Finance hereby consents tothe foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 11th day

of March, 1983.

ALAN M. DUKES.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is:—

to provide for the following increases in charges

Local Calls

charge to non-coinbox subscriber

from 8.5p to 9.6p

Trunk Calls

calls from non-coinbox line

(i) from 8.5p to 9.6p for each specified period of time on subscriber dialled trunk calls;

(ii) increase in charges for trunk calls via Operator — internal calls exceeding 80 kilometres from 85p to 90p (day) — Cross Channel calls from 165p to 180p (day) and 110p to 120p (night).

Personal Call Fee

from 45p to 50p

Advice of Duration and Charge

from 25p to 30p

Alarm Clock Calls

from 45p to 50p

Reverse Charge Calls

from 45p to 50p

S.I. No. 73 of 1983.

TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, hereby make, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the following regulations