S.I. No. 486/1997 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 9) 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:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 9) Scheme, 1997.

2. (1) The collective citation "the Telecommunications Schemes. 1994 to 1997" includes this Scheme.

(2) Part 7(i) and Part 8 of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall come into operation on I December 1997.

(3) Part 3 of the First Schedule, Part 6(i) of Section VII of Part 6 of the First Schedule, Section VIII of Part 6 and Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall come into operation on 5th December 1997.

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 substitution of the following Part 3 of the First Schedule for Part 3 of the First Schedule thereto:

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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.

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To a subscriber:

9.5p

TABLE

Description of Call

Standard

Rate

Reduced

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

Standard Rate:

The standard 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).

Reduced Rate:

The reduced 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) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann pie 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 Éireann pie 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) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.)

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

28.5 seconds

31.67 seconds

(b)

Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands

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

Monday to Friday inclusive)

(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 Éireann plc may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers

17.69 seconds

20.9 seconds

(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)

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

14.25 seconds

16.76 seconds

(d)

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) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday to Friday inclusive).

(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 Éireann pie may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning Daily newspapers.

9.5 seconds

10.96 seconds

(e)

Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.

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

Monday to Friday inclusive).

(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)).

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

19.00 seconds

20.36 seconds

21.93 seconds

(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 and The Grenadines, Trinidad and 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).

(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)).

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

10.4 seconds

11.4 seconds

12.7 seconds

(g)

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

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

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

7.85 seconds

10.2 seconds

(h)

Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates.

6.33 seconds

(i)

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

7.13 seconds

(j)

All other states

3.96 seconds

(k)

Inmarsat A, B, M

1.50 seconds

(l)

Skyphone Mobile Telephony System

1.00 second

( b ) 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:

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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 on 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

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 10000 mins Per Month

Band 1:

20p

15.8p

15.4p

15.3p

15.2p

Band 2:

33p

31p

30p

29p

28p

Band 3:

41 p

32p

31p

30p

29p

Band 4:

61 p

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

Local (*per call)

Standard

Reduced

Weekend

Standard

Reduced

Weekend

Standard

Reduced

Weekend

1

2

3

4

£100

£500

£5,000

£10,000

1800/1850

1890

1800/1850

1890

1800/1850

1890

1800/1850

1890

18p

15p

17p

14p

14p

11p

11p

8p

13p

12p

12.5p

11.5p

11p

10p

8.8p

7.8p

7p

6p

5p

4p

4p

3p

4p

3p

7.5p

4.5p

7p

4p

6p

3p

4..95p

1..95p

5.7p

3.94p

4.75p

3.29p

3.80p

2.63

3.48p

1.95p

5.7p

3.94p

4.75p

3.29

3.80p

2.63p

3.48p

1.95p

7.5p

4.5p

7p

4p

6p

3p*

4.95p

3p*

5.7p

3.94p

4.75p

3.29p

3.80p

3p*

3.48p

3p*

5.7p

3.94p

4.75p

3.29p

3.80p

3p*

3.48p

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 ptc to its ultimate destination thus bypassing National 18XX rates.

Monthly Minimum

Monthly charge for each 1 million mins/pa

Extension of adjacent region

Extension of non adjacent region

Extension of all regions

£2,500

£5,000

£20,000

£250

£500

£2000

Part 7. (i) Business Selections Discount

7(1) Volume discounts on Business Selections calls are applied on a monthly basis to the combined total of Eligible Business Selections Calls as follows:

LEVELMonthly Subscription

1

£10

2

£30

3

£75

4

£150

5

£250

6

£450

NATIONAL Local - Price per period or part of a period of time.Standard - Period in Seconds Reduced - Period in Seconds

9.12p 180 900

8.98p 180 900

8.84p 180 900

8.69p 180 900

8.55p 180 900

8.55p 180 900

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

Weekend

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

0.1693

0.1569

0.1445

0.1404

0.1363

0.1363

Reduced

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 (Standard & Reduced)

7.79p

7.22p

6.65p

6.46p

6.4p

6.4p

Minimum Charge (Weekend)

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

B(i/c) Trunk

Standard

0.1693

0.1569

0.1445

0.1404

0.1363

0.1363

Reduced

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 (Standard & Reduced)

7.79p

7.22p

6.65p

6.46p

6.4p

6.4p

Minimum Charge (Weekend)

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

9.5p

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

7.41 p

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

1.1325

1.0925

1.0392

0.9460

0.8793

0.6928

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 tines as follows:

MONTHLY NETWORK FEE MONTHLY SITE FEE

LEVEL 1 £750

£30

LEVEL 2 £750

£60

NATIONAL

Local Price per period or part of a period of time

Standard Period in Seconds

Reduced Period in Seconds

8.55p

180

900

8.55p

180

900

PRICE PER SECOND

A Trunk Standard ReducedWeekendMinimum Charge

0.1283

0.0855

0.0143

8.55p

0.1283

0.0855

0.0143

8.55p

B TrunkStandard

Reduced

Weekend Minimum Charge (Standard & Reduced) Minimum Charge (Weekend)

0.1404

0.0936

0.0158

6.46p

9.5p

0.1404

0.0936

0.0158

6.46p

9.5p

C TrunkStandard ReducedMinimum Charge

0.3420

0.2280

8.55p

0.3420

0.2280

8.55p

INTERNATIONAL

Band 1 Standard

Reduced

Minimum Charge

0.2500

0.2250

7.125p

0.1917

0.1725

6.40p

Band 2 Standard ReducedMinimum Charge

0.3759

0.3182

6.65p

0.2792

0.2363

6.40p

Band 3 Standard Reduced  Minimum Charge

0.4667

0.3968

6.65p

0.3467

0.2948

6.40p

Band 4 Standard

Reduced

Minimum Charge

0.7000

0.6068

6.65p

0.5200

0.4508

6.40p

Band 5 Standard Reduced Economy Minimum Charge

0.3750

0.3500

0.3250

7.125p

0.3100

0.2893

0.2687

6.40p

Band 6 Standard Reduced Economy Minimum Charge

0.6395

0.5833

0.5236

6.65p

0.4750

0.4333

0.3890

6.40p

Band 7 Standard Reduced Minimum Charge

0.8471

0.6519

6.65p

0.6293

0.4843

6.40p

Band 8 Minimum Charge

1.0500

6.65p

0.7800

6.40p

Band 9 Standard Minimum Charge

0.9326

6.65p

0.6928

6.40p

Band 10 Standard Minimum Charge

1.6800

6.65p

1.2480

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

Bi Monthly Billed Amount in respect of Eligible Calls (Bi Monthly Bill)

INTERNATIONAL DISCOUNT

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 (Monthly Bill)

RESIDENTIAL INTERNATIONAL BONUS

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.

( c ) 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

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

Primary. Access

(30B+D) (Note 2)

FIXED CHARGES

Connection Charge

Monthly Rental

Connection Charge

Monthly Rental

Main Connection

£348

£29

£3,480

£290

Auxiliary Connection

£348

£29

£3,480

£290

Removal

£348

£29

£3,480

£290

In Situ Connection (Disconnected for 6 months or less)

£105

£29

£1,050

£290

Reconnection (After Non-Payment)

£52.50

£29

£525

£290

Installation Transferred (Continuous Service)

£52.50

£29

£525

£290

Change of Use From:

1. PSTN

£267

£29

N/A

N/A

2. DDI

N/A

N/A

£1,000

£290

3. Leased Line

£267

£29

£3,480

£290

Internal Move

£56

-

£560

-

Connection Charge

Monthly Rental

Fractional Primary Access (16 Channel)

£3,480

£174

Additional Channels (Per Channel)

£80

£10

TEMPORARY SERVICE (Minimum time limit 1 Year)

Standard Charge

Basic Access

£696

Auxiliary Basic Access (At the same venue)

£696

S-BUS WIRING

Call Out Charge

Charge Per Socket

Requested on S.0. or at time of installation

-

£30

Any other time

£16

£30

SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES

Basic Access

Primary/Fractional Primary Access

Connection

Monthly Rental

Connection

Monthly Rental

Terminal Portability

Free

Free

Free

Free

User to User Signalling

£10

£1

£10

£10

Calling Line ID Presentation

Free

Free

Free

Free

Calling Line ID Restriction

Free

Free

Free

Free

Call Forward (Unconditional)

£10

£1

N/A

N/A

Call Waiting

£10

£1

N/A

N/A

Call Hold

£10

£1

N/A

N/A

Sub Addressing

£10

£1

£10

£10

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

Direct Dial Inwards

Connection Charge

Monthly Rental

Basic Access

Per 10 Block DDI range

£20

£6

Per 100 Block DDI range

£100

£50

Primary Access

Per additional 100 numbers

£100

£50

Per 1,000 Number Block

£100

£375

Per 10,000 Number Block

£100

£2,500

Multiple Subscriber Number (MSN)

Connection Charge

Monthly Rental

Basic Access

Per additional 2 numbers

£10

£1.33

Note:

(1) MSN's have no hunting facility and are not suitable for DDI service.

(2) MSN's are available on Basic Rate only.

(3) At maximum a Basic Rate can have 2 free numbers and 6 additional MSN's.

CALL CHARGES

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.

( d ) the substitution of the following Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section X of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto:

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 (1 )

£10

Blocks of 100 PRA numbers (2)

£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

Feature Charges:

Connection Charge

Virtual on-net number

£5

Time dependent routing (3)

£5

Outgoing call screening (3)

£5

Restriction Override (2)

£5

Remote access following calls (3)

NIL

Follow me (3)

£5

Forced on-net calling (3)

NIL

Call forward on busy (3)

£5

Call forward on no reply (3)

£5

Remote access per user (3)

£5

Note (1): £10 connection per pair, with one pair connected free for the first block of 10 BRA numbers. Subsequent blocks 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 BRA

£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 dependent routing*

£1

Outgoing call screening*

£1

Restriction Override*

£1

Virtual on-net number*

£1

Remote access following 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 Fee

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

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

*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

Peak

Off Peak

Peak

Off Peak

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

INTERNATIONAL

Band 1

6.4p

19.6923

20.3562

0.325p

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 Fee Fee Applies

No. of Seconds to which Minimum

Charge per Second Thereafter

Call Type

Off Peak

Peak

Off Peak

Peak

Off Peak

To On-net locations

75p

6.4p

49.87

74.80

0.1283p

0.1088p

Off-net to National

75p

6.4p

39.18

58.77

0.1633p

0.38p

Off-net to NCRTN

75p

9.5p

25

37.5

0.0855p

0.2533p

Off-net to International

1.25p

As per IVPN Off-net Call Charges

locations

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

was affixed thereto this 5 day

of December 1997.

Ronald Bolger

Director.

Mari Hurley

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

Approved for Sealing Dr. E. G. Hall Solicitor