S.I. No. 406/1996 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1996.

S.I. No. 406 of 1996.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) SCHEME, 1996.

Bord Telecom Éireann, 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. 2) Scheme, 1996.

2. (1) The collective citation "the Telecommunications Schemes, 1994 to 1996" includes this Scheme.

(2) Articles 4(a) and 4(e) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 20 May 1996.

(3) Article 4(b) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the following dates:

(i) Section 3(a) of Part 3 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 June 1996;

(ii) Sections 3(c) and 3(d) of Part 3 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1996;

(iii) Sections 3(e) and 3(f) of Part 3 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 4 July 1996.

(4) Article 4(c) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 September 1996.

(5) Article 4(d) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the following dates:

(i) Section 3(a) of Section IV of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 June 1996;

(ii) Sections 3(c) and 3(d) of Section IV of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1996;

(iii) Sections 3(e) and 3(f) of Section IV of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 4 July 1996.

(6) Article 4(f) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1996.

(7) Article 4(g) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the following dates:

(i) Section 3(a) of Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 12 June 1996;

(ii) Section 3(c) and 3(d) of Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 July 1996;

(iii) Sections 3(e) and 3(f) of Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule shall be deemed to have come into operation on 4 July 1996.

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 81 A after Article 81 thereof:

"81A(1) Bord Tel-ecom Eireann may provide a facility in this Scheme referred to as "Prepaid Chargecard".

(2) A Prepaid Chargecard shall entitle the Prepaid Chargecard bearer to make Prepaid Chargecard Calls.

(3) A Prepaid Chargecard Call made by use of a Prepaid Chargecard shall be charged and debited to the Prepaid Chargecard Subscriber at the charge rate per call together with the Prepaid Chargecard Call premium specified in Section VI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.";

(b) 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	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	31.7 seconds	47.6 seconds	600 seconds
(ii) exceeds 56 kms from metered exchanges	25 seconds	37.5 seconds	600 seconds
2. To Eircell 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 Eircell 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 Eircell 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 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 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.)	23.75 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	28.5 seconds
(b)	Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)	17.69 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	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)	14.25 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	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).	9.5 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	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).	14.25 seconds
	(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)).	15.4 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	16.28 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).	10.4 seconds
	(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)).	11.4 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	12.7 seconds
(g)	Australia (including Tasmania), 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)	7.85 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	10.2 seconds
(h)	Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates.	6.33 seconds
(i)	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines. Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.	4.76 seconds
(j)	All other states	3.96 seconds
(k)	Inmarsat A, B, M	1.50 seconds
(l)	Skyphone Mobile Telephony System	1.00 second

(c) the substitution of the following Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto:

Section III

Charges in respect of Freefone 1800 service.

Charges in respect of 1850 service.

	£
Connection Charge (per number)	50
Subscription (Monthly/per number)	16.66

1. Call Charges (Recipient) - Freefone 1800 Service and 1850 Service

Call Charges between exchanges in the State:

	Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit.	Approximate cost per minute
	___________	__________
National
Standard Rate	28.5	20p
Reduced Rate	42.8	13p
Weekend Rate	67.5	8p
Regional
Standard Rate	67.5	8p
Reduced Rate	67.5	8p
Weekend Rate	67.5	8p

Note

i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area.

ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply.

iii. Each of the areas of the State to which the prefixes (01), (02), (04), (05), (06) and (07/09) apply shall be a separate service area. Calls to or from Eircell equipment shall be regarded as calls to a separate service area.

iv. The Standard Rate is applicable to all calls made between 8a.m and 6p.m Monday to Friday (inclusive). The Reduced Rate is applicable to all calls on Monday to Friday other than calls to which the Standard Rate applies. The Weekend Rate is applicable to all calls on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holidays.

v. Subscribers to whom the 1850 service is provided shall receive a credit of 9.5p per 1850 call received.

Charges in respect of Freefone 1890 Service

2. Call Charges (Recipient) - 1890 Service

Call Charges between exchanges in the State:

	Number of seconds per 9.5p call unit.	Approximate cost per minute
	___________	___________
National
Standard Rate	33.5	17p
Reduced Rate	46.3	12p
Weekend Rate	76.6	7p
Regional
Standard Rate	104.7	5p
Reduced Rate	76.6	7p
Weekend Rate	76.6	7p

Note

i. Regional call charges apply to calls made from a fixed telephone exchange line to a fixed telephone exchange line terminating in a premises in the same service area.

ii. National call charges apply to all calls to exchange lines within the State other than those calls to which Regional call charges apply.

3.	Charges in Respect of Incoming International Freefone Calls
	For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) to exchanges in the State from exchanges in:
		Seconds per Unit of 9.5p.
(a)	Great Britain, Northern Ireland	22.8 seconds
(b)	Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands	17.3 seconds
(c)	Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland	14 seconds
(d)	Israel, Russia, Turkey	9.35 seconds
(e)	Canada, U.S.A	14 seconds
(f)	North America (excluding Canada & USA)	10.2 seconds
(g)	Australia, New Zealand	6.2 seconds
(h)	Bahrain, South Africa	6.27 seconds
(i)	Hong Kong, Japan, Korea (Rep. of), Philippines, Singapore	5.38 seconds
(j)	All other states	3.94 seconds

4. Additional Charges

			Connection Charge	Monthly Subscription	Other Charges
i.	Subscriber nominated Freefone 1800,1850 or 1890 number		£0	£6.66
ii.	Origin dependent routing (per answering station)		£30	£33.33
iii.	Percentage routing (per answering station)		£30	£6.66
iv.	Time dependent routing (per answering station)		£30	£6.66
v.	Freefone tone		£30	£6.66
vi.	Change of Freefone 1800 number, 1850 number, 1890 number or terminating number (per number)				£50
Call Charges (Calling person) (1850 calls only)		To a subscriber: One unit fee of 9.5p regardless of duration.
		To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call
Call Charges (Calling person) (1890 calls only)		To a subscriber: charged as per a local call.
		To a caller from a Public telephone or a Cardphone public telephone: Charged as per a local call.

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

"{Article 63(11)}

Section IV

Charges for International Virtual Private Networks (IVPN)

1.	Connection Charge	£2,500
2.	Annual Rental Charge	£960
		Call Charges are 9.5p per period or part of a period of time as specified in the Table.
TABLE: IVPN CALLS
3.	For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) from exchanges in the State to exchanges in:

		OFF-NET (Seconds)		ON-NET
(a)	Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.)	24.78		26.25
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	30.22		34.00
(b)	Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)	19.63		22.09
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	23.22		26.13
(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)	15.83		17.81
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	18.62		20.95
(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).	10.56		11.88
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	12.18		13.70
(e)	Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.
	(i) Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).	15.00		15.83
	(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)).	16.28		17.27
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	16.28		17.27
(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 and from 6 p.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive).	11.56		13.00
	(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)	12.67		14.25
	(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 time as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	14.11		15.88
(g)	Australia (including Tasmania), 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)	8.72		9.81
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	11.33		12.75
(h)	Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates.	7.03		7.91
(g)	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.	5.29		5.95
(h)	All other states	4.40		4.95
4.	Supplementary Charges
	Connection to each additional Virtual Private Network:		£20.83 per month
	Each Change to the Network Numbering plan:		£10
	Each Change to the Network Authorisation code:		£10

(e) the substitution of the following Section VI of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section VI of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto:

Section VI

Chargecard Calls

{Article 81, 81A}

Chargecard Calls are charged by means of (a) a duration based charge of 9.5p per period or part of a period of Time specified in the Table to this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the Call, and (b) a Chargecard call premium. The Chargecard call premium is 50p in the case of calls wholly within the State or calls to or from Eircell equipment or a fixed telephone line in Northern Ireland, and £1.00 for all other calls.

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Prepaid Chargecard calls are charged by means of (a) a duration based charge of 13.5p per period or part of a period of Time specified in the Table to this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the Call, and (b) a Prepaid Chargecard call premium of 40.5p. The charges in respect of Prepaid Chargecard cards shall be:

Unit Value	Charge
37	IR£5
74	IR£10

TABLE (Chargecard Calls)

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.	25 seconds	37.5 seconds	600 seconds
2.	To or from Eircell equipment in the State or Northern Ireland.	25 seconds	37.5 seconds	N/A

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 Eircell 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 Eircell equipment) and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in 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 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:

All day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in paragraph 1 of the Table.

Such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann 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),
		To exchanges in the State from exchanges in:	Third Country Calls. To exchanges outside the State from exchange 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.)	19.0 seconds	6.33 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	24.8 seconds	6.87 seconds
(b)	Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)	15.9 seconds	5.95 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	18 seconds	6.22 seconds
(c)	Austria, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, 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)	12 seconds	5.30 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	16 seconds	5.96 seconds
(d)	Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary (Republic of), Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, 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).	8.40 seconds	4.46 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	9.84 seconds	4.83 seconds
(e)	Alaska, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Nevis, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.).
	(i) Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).	8.28 seconds	4.42 seconds
	(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)).	9.68 seconds	4.79 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	10.80 seconds	5.05 seconds
(f)	Australia (including Tasmania), 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)	6.28 seconds	3.78 seconds
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	8.16 seconds	4.39 seconds
(g)	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.	4.76 seconds	3.17 seconds
(h)	All other states	3.96 seconds	2.79 seconds
(i)	Inmarsat A, B, M	1.50 seconds	1.30 seconds
(j)	Skyphone Mobile Telephony System	1.00 second	0.90 seconds

". ,

(f) 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, 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	From 1500 & not exceeding 2999 mins	From 3000 & not exceeding 5999 mins	From 6000 & not exceeding 9999 mins	From 10000 mins
Band 1 :	25p	24p	23.5p	23p	22.5p
Band 2:	33p	31p	30p	29p	28p
Band 3:	41p	32p	31p	30p	29p
Band 4:	61p	57p	56p	54p	52.5p
Band 5a:	41p	39p	38p	37p	36p
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;

Discounted Rate Per Minute
Option	Monthly Subscription	Service	National		Regional		All Areas
			Standard	Reduced	Standard	Reduced	Weekend
1	£100	1800/1850	18p	13p	7.5p	7p	7p
		1890	15p	12p	4.5p	6p	6p
2	£500	1800/1850	17p	12.5p	7p	5p	5p
		1890	14p	11.5p	4p	4p	4p
3	£5,000	1800/1850	14p	11p	6p	4p	4p
		1890	11p	10p	3p	3p	3p
4	£10,000	1800/1850	11p	8.8p	4.95p	4p	4p
		1890	8p	7.8p	1.95p	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 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	£2000

(g) the substitution of the following Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule:

"{Article 63(13)}

Section VIII

Charges in Respect of Integrated Services Digital Network Facility

FIXED CHARGES	Basic Access (2B+D) (Note 1)		Primary Access (30B+D) (Note 2)
	Connection (£)	Monthly Rental (£)	Connection (£)	Monthly Rental (£)
Connection Charge	420	35	4,200	350
Auxiliary Connection	350	35	3,500	350
Removal	350	35	N/A	N/A
In Situ Connection (Disconnected for 6 months or less)	105	35	1,050	350
Reconnection (After Non-Payment)	52.50	35	525	350
Installation Transferred (Continuous Service)	52.50	35	525	350
Change of Use From:
1 - PSTN/DDI	350	35	1,000	350
2 - Leased Line	350	35	3,500	350
Internal Move	56	-	560	-

TEMPORARY SERVICE (For a duration of less than 1 Year)	Standard Charge (£)
Basic Access	840
Auxiliary Basic Access (At the same venue)	840

S-BUS WIRING	Call Out Charge (£)	Charge Per Socket (£)
Requested on Service Order or at time of installation	-	30
Any other time	16	30

SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES	Basic Access		Primary Access
	Connection (£)	Monthly Rental (£)	Connection (£)	Monthly Rental (£)
Terminal Portability	Free	Free	Free	Free
User to User Signalling	10.00	1.00	10.00	10.00
Calling Line ID Presentation	Free	Free	Free	Free
Calling Line ID Restriction	10.00	1.00	10.00	10.00
Sub Addressing	10.00	1.00	10.00	10.00

NOTE 1: Basic Access, which consists of 2B+1D channels, is provided with 2 free numbers.

NOTE 2: Primary access, which consists of 30B+1D channels, is provided with 100 free numbers.

SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE CHARGES	Connection (£)	Annual Rental (£)
Direct Dial Inwards & Multiple Subscriber Number
Basic Access
Per additional two numbers	£10	£16
Primary Access
Per additional 100 numbers (or Part Thereof)	£100	£600

MULTIPLE SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES
Number	Connection (£)	Monthly Rental (£)
		Basic Access		Primary Access
2	16	1.66		16.50
3	20	2.50		25.00
4	24	3.00		30.00
5	28	3.50		35.00
6	32	4.00		40.00
			Basic Access (2B+D)£		Primary Access (30B+D)£
Connection Charge			420		4200
Subscription (Monthly)			35		350

CALL CHARGES

1. Standard 3.1 kHz voice calls are charged as per Parts 2 to 5 (inclusive), Part 6 Section I (other than subsection 13), Section II and Section VI of this Schedule.

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

	No. of Seconds per 9.5p call unit
(i) Local Calls
Standard Rate	144
Reduced Rate	720
(ii) Trunk Calls up to 56km
Standard Rate	53.4
Reduced Rate	80
Weekend Rate	480
(iii) Trunk Calls over 56km
Standard Rate	25.4
Reduced Rate	38
Weekend Rate	480

Standard Rate: 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 2

Reduced Rate: (i) 6pm to 8pm Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 2.

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

Weekend Rate: All day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls describedin Paragraph 2(ii) and (iii).

3. Unrestricted 64Kb call charges from exchanges in the State to exchanges in:
		Seconds Per Unit of 9.5p Basic Access
(a)	Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive.)	15.83
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	19.00
(b)	Andorra, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)	11.9
	(ii) Reduced rate (from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers)	13.93
(c)	Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla), Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City.
	(i) Standard rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive)	9.5
	(ii) Reduced rate (from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	11.17
(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).	6.33
	(ii) Reduced rate (from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	7.31
(e)	Alaska, Canada, Hawaii, U.S.A.
	(i) Standard rate (from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive).	9.50
	(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)).	10.27
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	10.85
(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).	6.9
	(ii) Reduced rate (from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive)).	7.6
	(iii) Economy rate (from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	8.4
(g)	Australia (including Tasmania), 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)	5.23
	(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 may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers).	6.8
(h)	Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates.	4.22
(i)	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan (including Ryukyu Island), Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.	3.1
(j)	All other states	2.6

PRESENT when the Common Seal of BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN was affixed thereto this 20th day of December 1996.

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Director.

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Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Scheme is to provide for the reduction of certain telecommunications charges and the introduction of a Prepaid Chargecard Service and to effect certain other modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme, 1994.

This document is approved for sealing

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Solicitor, Bord Telecom Eireann.