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S.I. No. 198/1998 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 3) Scheme, 1998.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 3) Scheme, 1998.
2. (1) The collective citation
"the Telecommunications Schemes, 1994 to 1998"
includes this Scheme.
(2) Articles 4(a), (h), (i) and (j) shall come into operation on 1 July 1998.
(3) Articles 4(b), 4(d) and 4(e) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1998.
(4) Article 4(c) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 8 April 1998.
(5) Article 4(f) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 20 October 1997.
(6) Article 4(g) shall come into operation on 15 June 1998.
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 addition of the following Article 19(G) after Article 19(F) thereof
"19(G)(1) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (the 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 may receive a discount on Eligible Calls on a single telephone account. The discount shall be calculated as set out in Part 11 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Eireann plc may, at its absolute discretion, withdraw the Facility from all or any telephone subscribers.
(2) For the purposes of this Scheme "Eligible Calls" are subscriber direct dialled calls (excluding Chargecard calls, calls to the Eirpac Service, calls to other packet-switched networks, calls made to Premium Rate Telephone Service, calls to Directory Enquiry Service, 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 telephony systems, operator assisted calls, Freefone 1800 calls received by the subscriber, 1350 calls received by the subscriber and 1890 calls received by the subscriber).
(3) It shall be a condition of the application of the Facility that
(i) an account to which the 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;
(ii) Eligible Calls shall not be eligible for any further or other discounts (including any discounts under Articles 18, 19(A), 19(B), 19(C), 19(D), 19(E) and 19 (F) of this Scheme);
(4) The name of the Facility shall be
(a) TalkSaver when availed of by residential subscribers and
(b) Business Savers when availed of by business subscribers.
(b) the substitution of the following paragraph 19(A) of Article 63 for paragraph 19(A) of Article 63 thereof
"63(19)(A)(i) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "SwitchLink Call Termination Plan 1 Facility") to Service Providers whereby Service Providers may avail of the SwitchLink Call Termination Plan 1 Facility for the purpose of procuring that Bord Telecom Eireann plc delivers Eligible SwitchLink Termination Calls from telephone exchanges owned or operated by Bord Telecom Eireann plc either to subscribers of Bord Telecom Eireann plc within the State or for onward transmission. There shall be charged to the Service Provider and paid by him in respect of the provision to him of the SwitchLink Termination Plan 1 Facility the Subscription Charge and the Call Charges both of which are specified in Part 3(a) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to the Scheme.
(ii) For the purposes of this Scheme
"Call Charges" shall mean the charges payable by the Service Provider in respect of Eligible SwitchLink Termination Calls.
"Eligible SwitchLink Termination Calls" shall mean 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 64Kb 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 telephony systems, calls made to 1850, 1890, 1891, 1511 and 1801 services and Freefone 1800, 1850 and 1890 calls received by the Service Provider).
"InterCity Routes" shall mean calls made between exchanges on routes specified in Part 3(b) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
"Subscription Charge" shall mean the monthly charge (if any) payable by the Service Provider to avail of the Facility.
It shall be a condition of the application of the SwitchLink Call Termination Plan 1 Facility that
(i) the Service Provider pays the monthly Subscription Charge set out in Part 3(a) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
(ii) accounts to which the SwitchLink Call Termination Plan 1 Facility applies 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 Eireann plc.
(iii) Eligible SwitchLink Termination Calls shall not be eligible for any further or other discounts including any discounts under Article 18, 19, 19(A), 19(B), 19(C), 19(D), 19(E) and 19(F) of this Scheme."
(c) the substitution of the following Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto
"
Section XI
SWITCHLINK SERVICE
{Article 63(19)(1)} Part 1. Installation, Removal and Rental
Category
Installation Charge
Monthly Subscription
Other Charges
£
£
£
EXCHANGE LINES
Exchange Line
81.81
12
—
Exchange Line Auxiliary
81.81
12
—
Exchange line reconnected when linework is completely in situ after ceasing
28.92
12
—
Installation Transferred—continuous service
—
12
14.87
Change of Telephone Number
16
—
—
Removal
Free
12
—
Removal to Exchange
Free
12
—
Internal Move Charge
16
—
—
";
(d) the substitution of the following Part 2 of Section XI of Part 6 of the first Schedule for Part 2 of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto
"
{Article 63(19)(1)} Part 2. SwitchLink Access Call Charges
NATIONAL
Call Set-up Charge
Price Per Second
Local
Standard
1.13p
0.0298p
Reduced
0.75p
0.0200p
A Trunk
Standard
1.22p
0.0318p
Reduced
0.81p
0.0211p
Weekend
0.81p
0.0211p
B Trunk
Standard
1.87p
0.0470p
Reduced
1.25p
0.0313p
Weekend
1.25p
0.313p
LOCAL
Standard Rate
The Standard rate applies to calls made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. on normal working days from Monday to Friday (inclusive).
Reduced Rate
The reduced rate applies to calls made as follows
(i) at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive)
(ii) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
A TRUNK AND B TRUNK
Standard Rate
The Standard rate applies to calls made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. on normal working days from Monday to Friday (inclusive).
Reduced Rate
The reduced rate applies to calls made as follows
(i) at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive)
Weekend Rate
The Weekend rate applies to calls made as follows
(i) on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
(e) the substitution of the following Part 3(a) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Part 3(a) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto
" {Article 63(19)(a)} Part 3(a). SwitchLink Termination Rates
Subscription Charge
£175 per month
NATIONAL
Call Set-up Charge
Pence Per Second
Local
Standard
1.13p
0.0298
Reduced
0.75p
0.0200
A Trunk
Standard
1.22p
0.0318
Reduced
0.81p
0.0211
Weekend
0.81p
0.0211
B Trunk
Standard
1.87p
0.0470
Reduced
1.25p
0.0313
Weekend
1.25p
0.0313
B (i/c) Trunk
Standard
1.87p
0.0470
Reduced
1.25p
0.0313
Weekend
1.25p
0.0313
C Trunk
Standard
0.3420
Reduced & Weekend
0.2280
Minimum Charge
-
8.55
INTERNATIONAL
Pence per Second
Band 1
Standard
0.1917
Reduced
0.1725
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 2
Standard
0.2792
Reduced
0.2363
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 3
Standard
0.3467
Reduced
0.2948
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 4
Standard
0.5200
Reduced
0.4508
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 5
Standard
0.3100
Reduced
0.2893
Economy
0.2687
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 6
Standard
0.4750
Reduced
0.4333
Economy
0.3890
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 7
Standard
0.6293
Reduced
0.4843
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 8
Standard
0.7800
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 9
Standard
0.6928
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 10
Standard
1.2480
Minimum Charge
6.40
INTERNATIONAL BANDS
Band 1
Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Band 2
Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
Band 3
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.
Band 4
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.).
Band 5
Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Band 6
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.).
Band 7
Australia (including Tasmania), Christmas Island, New Zealand.
Band 8
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
Band 9
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. Of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.
Band 10
All other states
(f) the substitution of the following Part 4 of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Part 4 of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto
"
{Article 63(19)(B)} Part 4. SwitchLink Leased Line Discount
A reduction of 8% will be applied to the net Leased Line rental paid to Bord Telecom Eireann plc by a Service Provider following the application of all other relevant discounts.
.".
(g) 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
Daytime Rate
Evening 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
(i) does not exceed 56 kms
66.7 seconds
100 seconds
600 seconds
(ii) exceeds 56 kms
46 seconds
69 seconds
600 seconds
2.
To NCRTN equipment
25 seconds
37.5 seconds
Not Applicable
Daytime Rate
The daytime 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).
Evening Rate
The evening rate applies to calls made as follows
(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
(ii) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 2 of the Table.
(iii) on such other times as Bord Telecom Eireann plc 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
(i) on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays; and
(ii) on such other times as Bord Telecom Eireann plc 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
(a)
Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
(i) Daytime rate
36.30 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
39.60 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
45.26 seconds
(b)
Calls to UK Non-Geographic Numbers (including UK Mobile Phones)
(i) Daytime rate
28.50 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
31.67 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
31.67 seconds
(c)
Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
(i) Daytime rate
22.99 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
26.13 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
30.00 seconds
(d)
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) Daytime rate
18.15 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
20.90 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
20.90 seconds
(e)
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.).
(i) Daytime rate
9.50 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
10.96 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
10.96 seconds
(f)
Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A
(i) Daytime rate
23.79 seconds
(ii) Evening rat
30.00 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
36.31 seconds
(g)
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.).
(i) Daytime rate
11.43 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
12.71 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
14.12 seconds
(h)
Australia (including Tasmania, Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Japan (Including Ryukyu Island), Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore.
(i) Daytime rate
10.21 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
12.78 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
20.00 seconds
(i)
Argentina, Bahrain, China, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
(i) Daytime rate
7.04 seconds
(ii) Evening rate
7.04 seconds
(iii) Weekend rate
7.93 seconds
(j)
Indonesia, Korea (Rep. Of), Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand.
7.13 seconds
(k)
All other states
3.96 seconds
(l)
Inmarsat A, B, M
1.50 seconds
(m)
Skyphone Mobile Telephony System
1.00 second
Daytime Rate
The daytime rate applies to calls made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. on normal working days from Monday to Friday (inclusive).
Evening Rate
The evening rate applies to calls made as follows
(i) at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive); and
(ii) on such other times as Bord Telecom Eireann plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers.
Weekend Rate
The weekend rate applies to calls made as follows
(i) on Saturday, Sundays and Public Holidays; and
(ii) on such other times as Bord Telecom Eireann plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers.
(h) 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 in 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
100% 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£4,0000 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
From 1500 & not exceeding 2999 mins
From 3000 & not exceeding 5999 mins
From 6000 & not exceeding 9999 mins
From 1000 mins
Per Month
Per Month
Per Month
Per Month
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 (no longer provided)
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(l). 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
£100
1800/1850
18p
13p
7p
7.5p
5.7p
5.7p
7.5p
5.7p
5.7p
1890
15p
12p
6p
4.5p
3.94p
3.94p
4.5p
3.94p
3.94p
2
£500
1800/1850
17p
12.5p
5p
7p
4.75p
4.75p
7p
4.75p
4.75p
1890
14p
11.5p
4p
4p
3.29p
3.29p
4p
3.29p
3.29p
3
£5,000
1800/1850
14p
11p
4p
6p
3.80p
3.80p
6p
3.80p
3.80p
1890
11p
10p
3p
3p
2.63p
2.63p
3p*
3p*
3p*
4
£10,000
1800/1850
11p
8.8p
4p
4.95p
3.48p
3.48p
4.95p
3.48p
3.48p
1890
8p
7.8p
3p
1.95p
1.95p
1.95p
3p*
3p*
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 plc to its ultimate destination thus bypassing National 18XX rates.
Monthly Minimum
Monthly charge to 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
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 per Article 19(C), as follows
LEVEL
1
2
3
4
5
6
Monthly Subscription
£10
£30
£75
£150
£250
£450
NATIONAL
Local—Price per period or part of a period of time.
9.12p
8.98p
8.84p
8.69p
8.55p
8.55p
Daytime—Period in Seconds
180
180
180
180
180
180
Evening & Weekend—Period in Seconds
900
900
900
900
900
900
PENCE PER SECOND
A Trunk
Daytime
0.1368
0.1347
0.1325
0.1304
0.1283
0.1283
Evening
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
9.12
8.9775
8.835
8.6925
8.55
8.55
B Trunk
Daytime
0.1693
0.1569
0.1445
0.1404
0.1363
0.1363
Evening
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 (Daytime & Evening)
7.79
7.22
6.65
6.46
6.4
6.4
Minimum Charge (Weekend)
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
B(i/c) Trunk
Daytime
0.1693
0.1569
0.1445
0.1404
0.1363
0.1363
Evening
0.1128
0.1046
0.0963
0.0936
0.0908
0.0908
Minimum Charge (Daytime & Evening
7.79
7.22
6.65
6.46
6.4
6.4
Minimum Charge (Weekend)
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
C Trunk
Daytime
0.3648
0.3591
0.3534
0.3477
0.3420
0.3420
Evening & Weekend
0.2432
0.2394
0.2356
0.2318
0.2280
0.2280
Minimum Charge
9.12
8.9775
8.835
8.6925
8.55
8.55
INTERNATIONAL
PENCE PER SECOND
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Band 1
Daytime
0.1831
0.1792
0.1753
0.1714
0.1674
0.1504
Evening
0.1678
0.1642
0.1606
0.1570
0.1534
0.1378
Weekend
0.1468
0.1437
0.1405
0.1374
0.1342
0.1206
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.5076
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
Band 1a
Daytime
0.2333
0.2283
0.2233
0.2183
0.2133
0.1917
Evening & Weekend
0.2100
0.2055
0.2010
0.1965
0.1920
0.1725
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.5075
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.40
Band 2
Daytime
0.3512
0.3388
0.3222
0.2933
0.2727
0.2148
Evening
0.3089
0.2980
0.2835
0.2580
0.2399
0.1890
Weekend
0.2691
0.2596
0.2469
0.2247
0.2089
0.1646
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 3
Daytime
0.4448
0.4291
0.4082
0.3716
0.3454
0.2721
Evening & Weekend
0.3863
0.3726
0.3545
0.3226
0.2999
0.2363
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 4
Daytime
0.8500
0.8200
0.7800
0.7100
0.6600
0.5200
Evening & Weekend
0.7368
0.7108
0.6761
0.6155
0.5721
0.4508
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 5
Daytime
0.2994
0.2930
0.2862
0.2795
0.2635
0.2475
Evening
0.2374
0.2323
0.2270
0.2216
0.2089
0.1962
Weekend
0.1962
0.1920
0.1875
0.1831
0.1726
0.1621
Minimum Charge
7.125
6.973
6.8115
6.65
6.40
6.40
Band 6
Daytime
0.7064
0.6815
0.6482
0.5900
0.5485
0.4321
Evening
0.6352
0.6128
0.5829
0.5306
0.4932
0.3886
Weekend
0.5718
0.5516
0.5247
0.4776
0.4440
0.3498
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 7
Daytime
0.7908
0.7629
0.7257
0.6605
0.6140
0.4838
Evening
0.6318
0.6095
0.5797
0.5277
0.4905
0.3865
Weekend
0.4037
0.3895
0.3705
0.3372
0.3135
0.2470
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 8
Daytime & Evening
1.1469
1.1065
1.0525
0.9580
0.8906
0.7016
Weekend
1.0182
0.9822
0.9343
0.8505
0.7906
0.6229
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
INTERNATIONAL
PENCE PER SECOND
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Band 9
At all times
1.1325
1.0925
1.0392
0.9460
0.8793
0.6928
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
Band 10
At all times
2.0400
1.9680
1.8720
1.7040
1.5840
1.2480
Minimum Charge
8.075
7.79
7.41
6.7450
6.40
6.40
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
4
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 per Article 19(D), as follows
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
MONTHLY NETWORK FEE
£750
£750
MONTHLY SITE FEE
£30
£60
NATIONAL
Local — Price per period or part of a period of time
8.55p
8.55p
Daytime — Period in Seconds
180
180
Evening & Weekend — Period in Seconds
900
900
PENCE PER SECOND
A Trunk
Daytime
0.1283
0.1283
Evening
0.0855
0.0855
Weekend
0.0143
0.0143
Minimum Charge
8.55
8.55
B Trunk
Daytime
0.1404
0.1404
Evening
0.0936
0.0936
Weekend
0.0158
0.0158
Minimum Charge (Daytime & Evening)
6.46
6.46
Minimum Charge (Weekend)
9.5
9.5
C Trunk
Daytime
0.3420
0.3420
Evening & Weekend
0.2280
0.2280
Minimum Charge
8.55
8.55
INTERNATIONAL
Band 1
Daytime
0.1962
0.1504
Evening
0.1798
0.1378
Weekend
0.1573
0.1206
Minimum Charge
7.125
6.40
Band 1a
Daytime
0.2500
0.1917
Evening & Weekend
0.2250
0.1725
Minimum Charge
7.125
6.40
Band 2
Daytime
0.2892
0.2148
Evening
0.2544
0.1890
Weekend
0.2216
0.1646
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
INTERNATIONAL (Contd)
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
Band 3
Daytime
0.3663
0.2721
Evening & Weekend
0.3181
0.2363
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 4
Daytime
0.7000
0.5200
Evening & Weekend
0.6068
0.4508
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 5
Daytime
0.2994
0.2475
Evening
0.2374
0.1962
Weekend
0.1962
0.1621
Minimum Charge
7.125
6.40
Band 6
Daytime
0.5817
0.4321
Evening
0.5231
0.3886
Weekend
0.4709
0.3498
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 7
Daytime
0.6512
0.4838
Evening
0.5203
0.3865
Weekend
0.3325
0.2470
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 8
Daytime & Evening
0.9445
0.7016
Weekend
0.8385
0.6229
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 9
At all times
0.9326
0.6928
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
Band 10
At all times
1.6800
1.2480
Minimum Charge
6.65
6.40
INTERNATIONAL BAND
Band 1
Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Band 1a
Calls to UK Non-Geographic Numbers (including UK Mobile Phones)
Band 2
Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands.
Band 3
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.
Band 4
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.).
Band 5
Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Band 6
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.).
Band 7
Australia (including Tasmania), Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Japan (Including Ryukyu Island), Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore.
Band 8
Argentina, Bahrain, China, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
Band 9
Indonesia, Korea (Rep. Of), Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand.
Band 10
All other states
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 per Article 19(E), as follows
Once-off Payment
£1
Bi-Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls
DISCOUNT
(Bi-Monthly Bill)
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
DISCOUNT
(Monthly Bill)
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 as per Article 19(F).
. " ;
(i) the addition of the following Part 11 to section VII of Part 6 of the first Schedule thereto
"
SECTION VII
Volume Discounts
Part 11: TalkSaver and Business Savers
Volume discounts are applied to the combined total of Eligible Calls as per Article 19(G), as follows
DISCOUNT ON ELIGIBLE CALLS
Bi-Monthly
• Local
• National> 56Km
• Cross Channel
Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls
• National
• International
(Bi-Monthly Bill)
• Calls to National Mobile Phones
Not Exceeding£70
0%
0%
0%
Exceeding£70
6%
15%
25%
DISCOUNT ON ELIGIBLE CALLS
Monthly
• Local
• National> 56Km
• Cross Channel
Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls
• National
• International
(Monthly Bill)
• Calls to National Mobile Phones
Not Exceeding£35
0%
0%
0%
Exceeding£35
6%
15%
25%
(j) the substitution of the following Part 3 (a) of Section of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Part 3(a) of Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto
"{Article 63(19)(a)}
Part 3(a). SwitchLink Termination Rates
Subscription Charge
£175 per month
NATIONAL
Call Set-up Charge
Pence Per Second
Local
Daytime
1.13p
0.0298
Evening & Weekend
0.75p
0.0200
A Trunk
Daytime
1.22p
0.0318
Evening
0.81p
0.0211
Weekend
0.81p
0.0211
B Trunk
Daytime
1.87p
0.0470
Evening
1.25p
0.0313
Weekend
1.25p
0.0313
B (l/c) Trunk
Daytime
1.87p
0.0470
Evening
1.25p
0.0313
Weekend
1.25p
0.0313
C Trunk
Daytime
0.3420
Evening & Weekend
0.2280
Minimum Charge
—
8.55
INTERNATIONAL
Pence per Second
Band 1
Daytime
0.1504
Evening
0.1378
Weekend
0.1206
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 1a
Daytime
0.1917
Evening & Weekend
0.1725
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 2
Daytime
0.2148
Evening
0.1890
Weekend
0.1646
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 3
Daytime
0.2721
Evening & Weekend
0.2363
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 4
Daytime
0.5200
Evening & Weekend
0.4508
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 5
Daytime
0.2475
Evening
0.1962
Weekend
0.1621
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 6
Daytime
0.4321
Evening
0.3886
Weekend
0.3498
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 7
Daytime
0.4838
Evening
0.3865
Weekend
0.2470
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 8
Daytime & Evening
0.7016
Weekend
0.6229
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 9
At all times
0.6928
Minimum Charge
6.40
Band 10
At all times
1.2480
Minimum Charge
6.40
INTERNATIONAL BANDS
Band 1
Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Band 1a
Calls to UK Non-Geographic Numbers (including UK Mobile Phones)
Band 2
Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands.
Band 3
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.
Band 4
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.).
Band 5
Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Band 6
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.).
Band 7
Australia (including Tasmania), Christmas Island, Hong Kong, Japan (Including Ryukyu Island), Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore.
Band 8
Argentina, Bahrain, China, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates.
Band 9
Indonesia, Korea (Rep. Of), Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand.
Band 10
All other states
PRESENT when the Common Seal of
BORD TELECOM EIREANN PLC
was affixed thereto this 12 day of June 1998.
Mackay
Director
Martin Geoffrey
Telecom Eireann
St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
Jerry
Director
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The purpose of this Scheme is to effect certain modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme.
Approved for Sealing.
Dr. E. G. Hall
Solicitor
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.