S.I. No. 246/1997 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 3) Scheme, 1997

1. Standard 3.1kHz voice 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.

2. Unrestricted 64 Kb call charges between exchanges in the State, and between exchanges in the State and exchanges in Northern Ireland.

No. of Seconds per 9.5p call unit

(i) Local Calls

Standard Rate

144

Reduced Rate

720

(ii) Trunk Calls up to 56km

Standard Rate

53.4

Reduced Rate

80

Weekend Rate

480

(iii) Trunk Calls over 56 km

Standard Rate

25.4

Reduced Rate

38

Weekend Rate

480

Standard Rate

8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 2.

Reduced Rate

(i) 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday (inclusive) for all calls described in Paragraph 2,

(ii) All day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 2 (i).

Weekend Rate

All day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 2 (ii) and (iii).

3. Unrestricted 64 Kb call charges from exchanges in the State to exchanges in

Seconds Per Unit of 9.5p Basic Access

( a ) Great Britain, Isle of Man & Channel Islands.

(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.)

19.00

(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 Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)

21.11

( b ) Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands

(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)

11.9

(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 Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)

13.93

( 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

(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)

9.5

(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 Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers),

11.17

( d ) Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikstan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep.)

(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).

6.33

(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 Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)

7.31

( e ) Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.

(i) Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).

12.67

(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))

13.57

(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 Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).

14.62

( 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 & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.).

(i) Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).

6.9

(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))

7.6

(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).

8.4

( g ) Australia (including Tasmania), Christmas Island, New Zealand.

(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. & from 8 p.m. to Midnight from Monday to Friday inclusive)

5.23

(ii) Reduced rate (from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. & from midnight to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Eireann plc. may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)

6.8

( h ) Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates

4.22

(i) Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

3.1

( j ) All other states

2.6

(

j

) the addition of the following Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule after IX of Part 6 of the First Schedule

"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'"

10

Blocks of 100 PRA numbers'*

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

Connection Charges

Feature Charges

£

Virtual on-net number

5

Time-dependent-routing

5

Outgoing call screenings Restriction Override

5

Remote access follow-on calls

Nil

Follow-me

5

Forced on-net callings

Nil

Call forward on busy

5

Call forward on no reply

5

Remote access per user

5

NOTE (1)

£10 connection per pair, with one pair connected free for the first block of 10 BRA numbers. Subsequent Mocks 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 PRA

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 dependant routing*

1

Outgoing call screening*

1

Restriction Override*

I

Virtual on net number*

1

Remote access follow on 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 Free

No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies

Charge per Second Thereafter

Call Type

All Day

Peak

Off Peak

Peak

Off Peak

Local* A

6.4p

137.14

685.71

0.0467p

0.0093p

Rate B

6.4p

60.00

90.00

0.1067p

0.0711p

Rate

6.4p

34.91

52.36

0.1833p

0.1222p

*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 Free

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

0.01 p

A Rate

6.4p

53.33

80

0.12p

0.08p

B Rate

6.4p

27.43

41.14

0.2333p

0.1555p

International

Band 1

6.4p

19.6923

20.3562

0.325p

0.3144p

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 Free

No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies

Charge per Second Thereafter

Call Type

Off-Peak

Peak

Off-Peak

Peak

Off-Peak

To On net locations

75p

6.4p

34.91

52.36

0.1833p

0.1222p

Off net to National

75p

6,4p

27.43

41.14

0.2333p

0.1555p

Off net to NCRTN

75p

9.5p

25

37.5

0.38p

0.2533p

Off net to International locations

1.25p

As per IVPN Off-Net Call Charges

TERM AND VOLUME DISCOUNT PLANS

Monthly Term and 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 and 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 Eireann plc. was affixed thereto this 11th day of June, 1997.

J. RYAN,

RONALD BOLGER,

Company Secretary,

Director.

Bord Telecom Eireann plc.,

St. Stephen's Green,

A. KANE,

Dublin 2.

Director.

4. Supplementary Charges

Connection to each additional Virtual Private Network;

£20.83 per month

Each Change to the Network Numbering plan

£10

Each Charge to the Network Authorisation code

£10

.";

(

h

) the substitution of the following Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule of 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

0% discount on first £50

£200

6% discount on remainder

Exceeding £200 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £50

£1,000

6% discount on next £150

8% discount on remainder

Exceeding £1,000 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £50

£2,000

6% discount on next £150

8% discount on next £800

10% discount on remainder

Exceeding £2,000 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £50

£4,000

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

0% discount on first £50

£8,000

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

0% discount on first £3,000

£7,000

6% discount on remainder

Exceeding £7,000 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £.3,000

£12,000

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 10,000 mins per month

Band 1

20p

15.8p

15.4p

15.3p

15.2p

Band 2

33p

31p

30p

29p

28p

Band 3;

41p

32p

31p

30p

29p

Band 4

61p

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

Standard

Reduced

Weekend

Standard

Reduced

Weekend

£

P

P

P

P

P

P

1

100

1800/1850

18

13

7

7.5

5.7

5.7

1890

15

12

6

4.5

3.94

3.94

2

500

1800/1850

17

12.5

5

7

4.75

4.75

1890

14

11.5

4

4

3.29

3.29

3

5,000

1800/1850

14

11

4

6

3.80

3.80

1890

11

10

3

3

2.63

2.63

4

10.000

1800/1850

11

8.8

4

4.95

3.48

3.48

1890

8

7.8

3

1.95

1.95

1.95

(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 plc. to its ultimate destination thus bypassing National 18XX rates.

Monthly Minimum

Monthly charge 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

2,000

PART 7 (i) Business Selections Discount

7(i). Volume discounts on Business Selections calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Business Selections Calls as follows

LEVEL

1

2

3

4

5

6

Monthly Subscription

£10

£40

£100

£250

£500

£1,080

NATIONAL

Local-Price per period or part of a period of time

9.12p

8.98p

8.84p

8.69p

8.55p

8.55p

Standard-Period in Seconds

180

180

180

180

180

180

Reduced-Period in Seconds

900

900

900

900

900

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

Economy

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

0.2637

0.2547

0.2427

0.2218

0.2068

0.2068

Reduced

0.1760

0.1700

0.1620

0.1480

0.1380

0.1380

Economy

0.0139

0.0135

0.0128

0.0117

0.0109

0.0109

Minimum Charge

8.36p

8.075p

7.695p

7.03p

6.555p

6.555p

B(i/c) Trunk

Standard

0.2547

0.2457

0.2337

0.2128

0.1978

0.1978

Reduced

0.1700

0.1640

0.1560

0.1420

0.1320

0.1320

Economy

0.0135

0.0130

0.0124

0.0112

0.0105

0.0105

Minimum Charge

8.075p

7.79p

7.41p

6.745p

6.40p

6.40p

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

7.41p

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

1.7000

1.6400

1.5600

1.4200

1.3200

1.0400

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(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 lines as follows

Level 1

Level 2

Monthly Network Fee

£1,000

£1,000

Monthly Site Fee

£40

£80

NATIONAL

Local - Price per period or part

of a period of time

8.55p

8.55p

Standard - Period in Seconds

186

186

Reduced - Period in Seconds

900

900

PRICE PER SECOND

A Trunk

Standard

0.1283

0.1283

Reduced

0.0855

0.0855

Economy

0.0143

0.0143

Minimum Charge

8.55p

8.55p

B Trunk

Standard

0.2248

0.2248

Reduced

0.1500

0,1500

Economy

0.0119

0.0119

Minimum Charge

7.125p

7.125p

C Trunk

Standard

0,3420

0.3420

Reduced

0.2280

0.2280

Minimum Charge

8.55p

8.55p

INTERNATIONAL

Band I

Standard

0.2500

0.1917

Reduced

0.2250

0.1725

Minimum Charge

7.125p

6.40p

Band 2

Standard

0.3759

0.2792

Reduced

0.3182

0.2363

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6.40p

Band 3

Standard

0.4667

0.3467

Reduced

0.3968

0.2948

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6.40p

Band 4

Standard

0.7000

0.5200

Reduced

0.6068

0.4508

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6,40p

Band 5

Standard

0.3750

0.3100

Reduced

0.3500

0.2893

Economy

0.3250

0.2687

Minimum Charge

7.125p

6.40p

Band 6

Standard

0.6395

0.4750

Reduced

0.5833

0.4333

Economy

0.5236

0.3890

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6.40p

Band 7

Standard

0.8471

0.6293

Reduced

0.6519

0.4843

Minimum Charge

665p

6.40p

Band 8

Standard

1.0500

0.7800

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6.40p

Band 9

Standard

1.4000

1.0400

Minimum Charge

6.65p

6.40p

Band 10

Standard

1.6800

1.2480

Minimum Charge

6.65p

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

By Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls* (bi-monthly Bill)

International Discount

Not exceeding £49.99

0% discount

Exceeding £50 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £50

£99.99

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 Call* (Monthly bill)

Residential International Bonus

Not exceeding £24,99

0% discount

Exceeding £25 and not exceeding

0% discount on first £25

£49.99

10% discount on remainder

Exceeding £50

0% discount on first £25

10% discount on next £25

15% discount on remainder

(

i

) 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

Fixed Charges

Basic Access (2B+D) (Note 1)

Primary Access (30B+D) (Note 2)

Connection

Monthly Rental

Connection

Monthly Rental

(£)

(£)

(£)

(£)

Connection Charge

420

35

4,200

350

Auxiliary Connection

350

35

3,500

350

Removal

350

35

N/A

N/A

In Situ Connection

(Disconnected for 6 months or less)

105

35

1,050

350

Reconnection (After Non-payment)

52.50

35

525

350

Installation Transferred

(Continuous Service)

52.50

35

525

350

Change of Use From

1 PSTN/DDI

350

35

1,000

350

2 Leased Line

350

35

3,500

350

Internal Move

56

-

560

-

Temporary Service (for a duration of less than 1 year)

Standard Charge

(£)

Basic Access

840

Auxiliary Basic Access (At the same venue)

840

S-BUS WIRING

Call Out Charge

Charge Per Socket

(£)

(£)

Requested on Service Order or at

time of installation

__

30

Any other time

16

30

Supplementary Service Charges

Basic Access

Primary Access

Connection

Monthly Rental

Connection

Monthly Rental

(£)

(£)

(£)

(£)

Terminal Portability

Free

Free

Free

Free

User to User Signalling

10.00

1.00

10.00

10.00

Calling Line ID

Presentation

Free

Free

Free

Free

Calling Line ID

Restriction

10.00

1.00

10.00

10.00

Sub Addressing

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

NOTE 1: Basic Access, which consists of 2B+1D 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

Connection Charge

Annual Rental

£

£

Direct Dial Inwards

Primary Access

Per additional 100 numbers (or Part Thereof)

100

600

NOTE: Every Primary Rate is entitled to 100 free DDI numbers.

Multiple Subscriber Number

Connection Charge

Annual Rental

£

£

Basic Access

Per additional two numbers

10

16

Multiple Supplementary Services

Number

Connection

Monthly Rental

Basic Access

Primary Access

£

£

£

2

16

1.66

16.50

3

20

2.50

25.00

4

24

3.00

30.00

5

28

3.50

35.00

6

32

4.00

40.00

Basic Access

Primary Access

(2B+D)

(30B+D)

£

£

Connection Charge

420

4,200

Subscription (Monthly)

35

350

Call Charges

5. The Telecommunications Scheme, 1994 (

S.I. No. 177 of 1994

) is hereby amended by

(

a

) the addition of the following Article 19(C) after Article 19 (B) thereof

"19(c)(1) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Business Selections Discount" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby a telephone subscriber, connected to the fixed telephone network, through a telephone exchange, other than a metered telephone exchange may, on payment of a monthly subscription charge, be allowed discounted rates on "Eligible Business Selections Calls". The discounted rates are set out in Part 7(i) of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Eireann plc may at its absolute discretion withdraw the Business Selections Discount Facility from all or any subscribers.

(2) For the purposes of this Scheme "Eligible Business Selections Calls" shall mean subscriber direct dialled calls made on "Inter City Routes" and between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to Northern Ireland and from exchanges in the State to exchanges outside the State (excluding Chargecard calls, Eirpac calls, calls to other Packet Switching Networks, unrestricted 64 Kb calls made by use of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) facility, calls made to Premium Rate Telephone Services, Directory Enquiry calls, calls to Call Management Services, calls made by use of the National Virtual Private Network facility, calls made by use of the International Virtual Private Network facility, calls made to Inmarsat and Skyphone mobile telephone system and Freefone 1800, 1850 and 1890 calls received by the subscriber); and

Calls made on "Inter City Routes" shall mean calls made between Exchanges on the routes specified at Part 7(ii) of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

(3) It shall be a condition of the application of the Business Selections Discount facility that

(i) the subscriber pays the monthly subscription charge set out in Part 7(i) of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto;

(ii) Eligible Business Selections Calls shall be made only from a single premises occupied by the subscriber;

(iii) accounts to which the Business Selections Discount facility apply must be discharged in full within 14 days of the date of issue of the bill or by means of a direct debit mandate approved by Bord Telecom Éireann plc; and

(iv) Eligible Business Selections Calls shall not be eligible for any further or other discounts (including any discounts under Articles 18, 19, 19(A), 19(B), 19(D) and 19(E) of this Scheme)."

(

b

) the addition of the following Article 19(D) after Article 19(0 thereof

"19 (D) (1) Bord Telecom Eireann plc. may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Multi-Site Volume Discount" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine whereby a telephone subscriber connected to the fixed telephone network through a telephone exchange other than a metered telephone exchange may, on payment of a Network Fee and a Site Fee, receive a discount on Eligible Subscriber Dialled Calls made from Nominated Telecommunications Lines situated at two or more Sites occupied by the subscriber. The Multi-Site Volume Discounted rates are set out in Part 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Eireann plc. may, at its absolute discretion withdraw the "Multi-Site Volume discount" facility from all or any subscribers.

(2) For the purposes of this Scheme "Eligible Subscriber Dialled Calls" means

(i) subscriber dialled calls (excluding Chargecard calls, Eirpac calls, calls made to Premium Rate Telephone Services, calls made by use of the International Virtual Private Network facility, Freefone 1800, 1850 and 1890 calls received by the subscriber, unrestricted 64 Kb calls made by use of the Integrated Services Digital Network facility (ISDN), calls to Call Management Services and calls made to Inmarsat and Skyphone mobile telephony systems) made between exchanges in the State (including Northern Ireland) and from exchanges in the State to exchanges outside the State;

(ii) "Network Fee" means the fee payable by the subscriber to avail of the Multi-Site Discount facility as set out in Part 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto.

(iii) "Nominated Telecommunications Line(s)" means the telecommunications line(s) nominated by the subscriber and situated at a Site; and

(iv) "Site" means a single premises occupied by the subscriber or a wholly owned subsidiary of the subscriber.

(v) "Site Fee" means the fee payable by the subscriber in respect of each Site where Nominated Telecommunications Lines are situated as set out in Part 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto.

(3) It shall be a condition of the application of the Multi-Site Discount facility that

(i) the subscriber pays the Network Fee and the Site Fee set out in Parts 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule hereto;

(ii) Eligible Subscriber Dialled Calls shall be made only from Site(s) of which there shall be at least two (as distinct from a single Site);

(iii) charges for Eligible Subscriber Dialled Calls shall be brought to account by way of a single bill in respect of all Nominated Telecommunications Lines;

(iv) accounts to which the Multi-Site Discount facility applies shall be discharged in full within 14 days of the date of issue of the bill, or by means of a direct debit mandate approved by Bord Telecom Eireann plc.;

(v) the average monthly call usage of all the Nominated Telecommunications Lines for Multi Site Volume Discount must exceed £20 per month: and

(vi) Eligible Subscriber Dialled calls shall not be eligible for any further or other discounts (including any other discounts under Articles 18, 19, 19(A), 19(B), 19(0 and 19(E) of this Scheme).

(

c

) the addition of the following Article 19(E) after Article 19(D) thereof

"19(E) (1) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Residential International Bonus" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber connected to the fixed telephone network through a telephone exchange other than a metered telephone exchange may, on the payment of a subscription receive a discount on Eligible Calls on a single telephone account. The Residential International Bonus shall be calculated as set out in Part 9 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Eireann plc. may, at its absolute discretion withdraw the "Residential International Bonus" facility from all or any subscribers.

S.I. No. 246 of 1997.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) SCHEME, 1997

BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN plc, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

Section 90

of the

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983

(No. 24 of 1983) hereby makes the following Scheme