S.I. No. 282/1998 - Telecommunications (Amendment No. 5) Scheme, 1998

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 5) Scheme, 1998.

2. (1) The collective citation

"the Telecommunications Schemes, 1994 to 1998"

includes this Scheme.

(2) Article 4 shall come into operation on 8 August 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 deletion of the existing Articles 63(11) and 63(18) thereof and the addition of the following paragraph 21 to Article 63 thereof

"63(21) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Virtual Private Network" 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 make direct dialled calls to predetermined telephone numbers ("On-Net Calls") or to other telephone numbers ("Off-Net Calls"). There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Virtual Private Network facility the charges specified in Part 1 and Part 2 of Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme."

(b) The addition of the following paragraph 21 (A) to Article 63 after paragraph 21 of Article 63 hereof

"63(21)(A)(i) Bord Telecom Eireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Virtual Private Network Discount" facility) to Virtual Private Network subscribers who have entered into an agreement with Bord Telecom Eireann plc for the provision of the Virtual Private Network facility for 1, 2, 3 or 5 years, whereby such subscribers shall be entitled to a discount on the then prevailing monthly rental charges and Call Charges for the Virtual Private Network facility as set out in Part 1 and Part 2 of Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme where the monthly rental charges and Call Charges payable by the subscriber to Bord Telecom Eireann plc are within the thresholds set out in Part 3 of Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. The level of such discount is as set out in Part 3 of Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

(ii) For the purposes of this Scheme

"Call Charges" shall mean direct dialled calls made using the Virtual Private Network facility excluding directory enquiry calls, chargecard calls, Eirpac calls, calls to Premium Rate services, calls to Call Management Services, calls made to Inmarsat and Skyphone Mobile telephony systems, Freefone 1800 calls. CallSave 1850 calls and Lo Call 1890 calls received by the subscriber.

(iii) It shall be a condition of the application of the Virtual Private Network Discount facility that

(a) accounts to which the Virtual Private Network Discount facility apply 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.; and

(b) Call Charges shall not be eligible for any further or other discounts.

(c) the substitution of the following Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section IV and Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto

Section X

Charges for Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Part 1

Connection and Rental

CONNECTION CHARGES

Network Configuration Charge

£2,000

Site Charge (per Site)

£100

International Access

(1)

£100

Line Charge

New Connection Charges

VPN Basic Rate Access (BRA)

£348

VPN Primary Rate Access (PRA)

£3,480

VPN Analogue line

£170

VPN fractional PRA

£3,480

Additional VPN fractional PRA channel

£80

Subsequent blocks of BRA DDI numbers

(2)

£20

Subsequent blocks of 100 PRA numbers

(3)

£100

Upgrade Charges

PSTN Analogue to VPN Analogue

£50

ISDN BRA to VPN BRA

Nil

ISDN PRA to VPN PRA

Nil

PSTN DDI to VPN DDI

Nil

Alteration of Private Number Plan (per request)

£5

Feature Charges

Connection Charge

Virtual on-net number

£5

Abbreviated dialling

(4)

£5

Time-dependent-routing

(4)

£5

Outgoing call screening

(4)

£5

Restriction Override

(4)

£5

Remote access follow-on calls

(4)

NIL

Follow-me

(4)

£5

Forced on-net calling

(4)

NIL

Call forward on busy

(4)

£5

Call forward on no reply

(4)

£5

Remote access per user

(4)

£5

Note (1): For National VPN subscribers requiring international on-net connectivity.

Note (2):£0 connection for the first block of 10 BRA DDI numbers,£20 connection for subsequent blocks of 10 BRA DDI numbers.

Note (3):£0 connection for the first block of 100 PRA DDI numbers,£100 connection for subsequent blocks of 100 PRA DDI numbers.

Note (4): 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 (For National customers only)

£1,000

Monthly Line Charge

VPN Analogue line

£16

VPN BRA

£29

VPN PRA

£290

VPN fractional PRA

£174

Additional VPN fractional PRA channel

£10

Additional block of 10 BRA DDI numbers

£6

Additional block of 100 PRA DDI numbers

£50

Monthly Site Charge (per Site)

£50

Feature Charges

Per Request

VPN on-net traffic profile

£60

VPN off-net traffic profile

£60

Per VPN site on-net profile

£60

Per VPN site off-net profile

£60

Remote access by account number

£60

Monthly Rental

Time-dependent-routing*

£1

Abbreviated dialling*

£1

Outgoing call screening*

£1

Restriction Override*

£1

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.

Part 2

Call Charges

ON-NET CALL CHARGES

NATIONAL

Minimum Call Fee

No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies

Charge per Second Thereafter

Call Type

All Day

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

Local*

6.4p

137.14

685.71

0.0467p

0.0093p

A-Rate

6.4p

60.00

90.00

0.1067p

0.0711p

B-Rate

6.4p

49.87

74.80

0.1283p

0.0855p

INTERNATIONAL

All Day

All Day

Band 1

6.4p

42.5532

0.1504p

Band 2

6.4p

29.7952

0.2148p

Band 3

6.4p

23.5208

0.2721p

Band 4

6.4p

12.3077

0.5200p

Band 5

6.4p

25.8586

0.2475p

Band 6

6.4p

14.8114

0.4321p

Band 7

6.4p

13.2286

0.4838p

Band 8

6.4p

9.1220

0.7016p

Band 9

6.4p

9.2379

0.6928p

Band 10

6.4p

5.1282

1.2480p

*Local calls are calls between separate exchange lines within the same local call area. Calls between extensions off the same PABX are free.

OFF-NET CALL CHARGES

NATIONAL

Minimum Call Fee

No. of Seconds to which Minimum Fee Applies

Charge per Second Thereafter

Call Type

All Day

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

Local

6.4p

128

640

0.05p

0.01p

A-Rate

6.4p

53.33

80

0.12p

0.08p

B-Rate

6.4p

39.18

58.77

0.1633p

0.1088p

To NCRTN

9.5p

25.00

37.50

0.3800p

0.2533p

INTERNATIONAL

All Day

All Day

Band 1

6.4p

36.5088

0.1753p

Band 2

6.4p

19.8634

0.3222p

Band 3

6.4p

15.6786

0.4082p

Band 4

6.4p

8.2051

0.7800p

Band 5

6.4p

22.3620

0.2862p

Band 6

6.4p

9.8735

0.6482p

Band 7

6.4p

8.8191

0.7257p

Band 8

6.4p

6.0808

1.0525p

Band 9

6.4p

6.1586

1.0392p

Band 10

6.4p

3.4188

1.8720p

REMOTE ACCESS CALL CHARGES

Call Premium

Minimum call fee

No. of sec. to which minimum fee applies

Charge per second thereafter

Call type

All Day

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

Daytime

Evening & Weekend

On-net to national

4.1p

6.4p

49.87

74.80

0.1283p

0.0855p

On-Net To International

Band 1

£1.00

6.4p

42.5532

N/A

0.1504p

N/A

Band 2

£1.00

6.4p

29.7952

N/A

0.2148p

N/A

Band 3

£1.00

6.4p

23.5208

N/A

0.2721p

N/A

Band 4

£1.00

6.4p

12.3077

N/A

0.5200p

N/A

Band 5

£1.00

6.4p

25.8586

N/A

0.2475p

N/A

Band 6

£1.00

6.4p

14.8114

N/A

0.4321p

N/A

Band 7

£1.00

6.4p

13.2286

N/A

0.4838p

N/A

Band 8

£1.00

6.4p

9.1220

N/A

0.7016p

N/A

Band 9

£1.00

6.4p

9.2379

N/A

0.6928p

N/A

Band 10

£1.00

6.4p

5.1282

N/A

1.2480p

N/A

Off-net to National

4.1p

6.4p

39.18

58.77

0.1633p

0.1088p

Off-net to NCRTN

47.5p

9.5p

25

37.5

0.38p

0.2533p

On-Net To International

Band 1

£1.00

6.4p

36.5088

N/A

0.1753p

N/A

Band 2

£1.00

6.4p

19.8634

N/A

0.3222p

N/A

Band 3

£1.00

6.4p

15.6786

N/A

0.4082p

N/A

Band 4

£1.00

6.4p

8.2051

N/A

0.7800p

N/A

Band 5

£1.00

6.4p

22.3620

N/A

0.2862p

N/A

Band 6

£1.00

6.4p

9.8735

N/A

0.6482p

N/A

Band 7

£1.00

6.4p

8.8191

N/A

0.7257p

N/A

Band 8

£1.00

6.4p

6.0808

N/A

1.0525p

N/A

Band 9

£1.00

6.4p

6.1586

N/A

1.0392p

N/A

Band 10

£1.00

6.4p

3.4188

N/A

1.8720p

N/A

Note: All remote access calls must originate from the Bord Telecom Eireann plc PSTN/ISDN network.

Part 3

Term & Volume Discount Plans

MONTHLY TERM & VOLUME DISCOUNTS ON RENTAL CHARGES

Rental Value

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

5 Years

≥ 8.000 &

7%

8%

9%

11%

≥ 20,000

7.5%

8.5%

9.5%

11.5%

≥ 40,000

8%

9%

10%

12%

≥ 60,000

8.5%

9.5%

10.5%

12.5%

≥ 100,000

9%

10%

11%

13%

≥ 200,000

9.5%

10.5%

11.5%

13.5%

≥ 400,000

10%

11%

12%

14%

≥ 1,000,000 +

10.5%

11.5%

12.5%

15%

MONTHLY TERM & VOLUME DISCOUNTS ON CALL CHARGES

Traffic Value

1 Year

2 Years

3 Years

5 Years

≥ 20,000 &

12%

14%

16%

18%

≥ 50,000

13%

15%

17%

19%

≥ 100,000

14%

16%

18%

20%

≥ 150,000

15%

17%

19%

21%

≥ 250,000

16%

18%

20%

22%

≥ 500,000

17%

19%

21%

23%

≥ 1,000,000

18%

20%

22%

24%

≥ 2,500,000 +

19%

21%

23%

25%

PRESENT when the Common Seal of BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN PLC affixed thereto this 5 day of August 1998.

C Kane

Director

Ronald / Bolger

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Scheme is to effect certain modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme, 1994.

S.I. No. 282 of 1998.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT NO. 5) SCHEME, 1998

Bord Telecom Eireann 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.