S.I. No. 220/1998 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 4) Scheme, 1998.

1. The combined total of all Eligible Calls up to a call value of£70 does not attract a discount.

2. Eligible Calls are aggregated in date and time order.

(

f

) the addition of the following Section XII of Part 6 of the First Schedule after Section XI of Part 6 of the First Schedule.

"[Article 63(2)]

SECTION XII

Internet Access Service

PART 1

Charge to the Internet Service Provider

Routing Data Charge

£1,000 per Internet Access Point of Presence to a maximum of£10,000 on one order for simultaneous installation.

The Routing Data Charge is chargeable in respect of each addtional Internet Access Point of Presence and in respect of alteration to the routing data in respect of any Internet Access Point of Presence except where such changes are solely the result of number changes instigated by Bord Telecom Éireann plc.

PART 2

Charges for Subscriber Dialled Calls to the Internet Access Service

Per period or part of a period of time specified in the Table of this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the call.

To a subscriber

9.5p

Table (Subscriber Dialled Calls)

Description of Call

Daytime Rate

Evening Rate

(Seconds)

(Seconds)

Calls to telephone exchange line numbers prefixed by an 1891 code

300

900

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);

(ii) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays; and

(iii) on such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of Bord Telecom Éireann plc was affixed thereto this 29 day of June 1998.

MARTIN GIFFNEY,

A. KANE,

Telecom Éireann,

Director.

St. Stephen's Green,

RONALD BOLGER,

Dublin 2.

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Scheme is to effect certain modifications to the Telecommuncations Scheme, 1994 (

S.I. No. 177 of 1994

).

3. From 64 kBit/s Digital to

(2),(3)

,

(6) 1984 kBit/s Digital

X21 bis

ITU.T G.821

42

5.28

4. 2048 kBit/s Digital

(2),(3),(7)

Unstructured

ITU.T G.703

ITU.T G.821

48

15.47

5. 2048 kBit/s Digital

(2),(3)

Structured

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

(8)

ITU.T G.821

(9)

N/A

N/A

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

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

(4)

M.1020 and M.1040 circuits are provided as 4 wire circuits.

(5)

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

(6)

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

(7)

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

(8)

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

(9)

In-service monitoring can facilitate improved maintenance by Bord Telecom Éireann plc.

(10)

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

(11)

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

(12)

The description above of the Typical Delivery Period and Typical Repair Time does not constitute legally binding commitment on the part of Bord Telecom Éireann plc to deliver or repair leased lines within such periods or times.

PART 3

SECTION I

Committed Rental Levels

Type of Circuit

Committed Rental Level

Analogue

Digital

Telephony

£

£

£

Level 1

100k — 199k

50k — 99k

400k — 499k

Level 2

200k — 299k

100k — 199k

500k — 599k

Level 3

300k — 399k

200k — 299k

600k — 699k

Level 4

400k — 499k

300k — 399k

700k — 799k

Level 5

500k — 749k

400k — 749k

800k — 899k

Level 6

750k — 999k

750k — 999k

900k — 999k

Level 7

> 1,000k

> 1,000k

> 1,000k

SECTION II

Discount Based on Rental Periods

2 Year

3 Year

4 Year

%

%

%

Level 1

3.0

4.0

6.0

Level 2

3.5

4.5

6.5

Level 3

4.0

5.0

7.0

Level 4

4.5

5.5

7.5

Level 5

5.0

6.0

8.0

Level 6

5.5

6.5

8.5

Level 7

6.0

7.0

9.0

SECTION III

Minimum Rental Levels

2 Year Term

3 Year Term

4 Year Term

Analogue

Digital

Telephony Quality Circuits

Analogue

Digital

Telephony Quality Circuits

Analogue

Digital

Telephony Quality Circuits

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

£

Level 1

97,000

48,500

388,000

96,500

48,250

386,000

94,000

47,000

376,000

Level 2

193,000

96,500

482,500

191,000

95,500

477,500

187,000

93,500

467,500

Level 3

288,000

192,000

576,000

285,000

190,000

570,000

279,000

186,000

558,000

Level 4

382,000

286,500

668,500

378,000

283,000

661,500

370,000

277,500

647,500

Level 5

475,000

380,000

760,000

470,000

376,000

752,000

460,000

368,000

736,000

Level 6

708,750

708,750

850,500

701,250

701,250

841,500

686,250

686,250

823,500

Level 7

940,000

940,000

940,000

930,000

930,000

930,000

910,000

910,000

910,000

.".

(

e

) 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, 19F, 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 of 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 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. and 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' Truck 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

£

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

p

1

100

1800/1850

18

13

7

7.5

5.7

5.7

7.5

5.7

5.7

1890

15

12

6

4.5

3.94

3.94

4.5

3.94

3.94

2

500

1800/1850

17

12.5

5

7

4.75

4.75

7

4.75

4.75

1890

14

11.5

4

4

3.29

3.29

4

3.29

3.29

3

5,000

1800/1850

14

11

4

6

3.80

3.80

6

3.80

3.80

1890

11

10

3

3

2.63

2.63

3*

3*

3*

4

10,000

1800/1850

11

8.8

4

4.95

3.48

3.48

4.95

3.48

3.48

1890

8

7.8

3

1.95

1.95

1.95

3*

3*

3*

(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 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

1891 Internet Access — 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

300

300

300

300

300

300

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

Pence per Second

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)

7.79p

7.22p

6.65p

6.46p

6.4p

6.4p

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

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

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

6.5075

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

8.075p

7.79p

7.41

6.7450

6.40

6.40

Band 3

Daytime

0.4448

0.4291

0.4082

0.3716

0.3454

0.2721

Evening & Weekened

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

International

Pence per Second

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Level 6

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

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

(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 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

1891 Internet Access — Price per period or part of a period of time

8.55p

8.55p

Daytime — Period in Seconds

300

300

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

Pence per Second

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

0.2294

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

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 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 Island (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 bimonthly 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 (Bi-Monthly Bill)

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)

Discount

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

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).

PART II

TalkSaver and Business Savers

Monthly Bill

When the combined total of Eligible Calls exceeds£35 the following discounts are applied to the further Eligible Calls made during the bills period as per Article 19(G), as follows

Eligible Calls

Discounts

%

Local, CallSave 1850, Lo Call 1890, Internet Access 1891, National

6

National> 56Km

15

Cross Channel and International

25

Note

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.