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


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. 4) Scheme, 1998.

2. (1) The collective citation "the Telecommunications Schemes, 1994 to 1998" includes this Scheme.

(2) Articles 4(a), (d), (e) and (f) shall come into operation on 1 July 1998.

(3) Articles 4(b) and 4(c) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 October 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 addition of the following paragraph 20 to Article 63 thereof:

"63(20)(i) Bord Telecom Éireann plc may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Internet Access Service") to Internet Service Providers whereby subscribers who also subscribe to Internet Service Providers may make an Internet Access Call. Internet Access Service shall be provided by the use of telephone exchange line numbers prefixed by an 1891 code. There shall be charged to the Internet Service Provider and paid by him in respect of the provision to him by Bord Telecom Éireann plc of the Internet Access Service the charges specified in Part 1 of Section XII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. There shall be charged to subscribers who also subscribe to Internet Service Providers and paid by the subscribers in respect of the use of the Internet Access Service the charges specified in Part 2 of Section XII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

63(20) (ii) For the purposes of this Scheme,

"Internet Access Call" means a telephone call made from a telephone exchange line to:

(a) an Internet Access Point of Presence in the same Telephone Group; or

(b) an Internet Access Point of Presence in another Telephone Group which is regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann plc as being adjacent to the Telephone Group of the telephone subscriber making the Internet Access Call; or,

(c) an Internet Access Point of Presence in another Telephone Group which is not regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann plc as being adjacent to the Telephone Group of the telephone subscriber making the Internet Access Call provided that

(i) the Internet Service Provider has in excess of 21 Internet Access Points of Presence; or,

(ii) more than 80% of the lines in the Telephone Group from which the Internet Access

Call is made are connected to telephone exchanges which are parented from a telephone exchange in the Telephone Group where the Internet Access Point of Presence is located.

"Internet Service Provider" means an individual or a company who provides Internet Access Service to subscribers.

"Internet Access Point of Presence" means a part of a network of points provided by Bord Telecom Éireann plc whereby Internet Service Providers may avail of the facility to provide Internet Access Service.

"Telephone Group" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 56.

(b) the substitution of the following Article 89(A) for Article 89(A) thereof:

"89(A) (1) Bord Telecom Éireann plc may provide a facility (the "Facility") to subscribers whereby subscribers may receive a discount on the prevailing annual rental charges for leased lines used within Ireland as specified in Part 1 of the Second Schedule (the "Annual Rental Charges") on committing to the payment of one of the levels of annual rental (each a "Committed Rental Level") specified in Part 3, Section 1 of the Second Schedule hereto for a period of 2, 3 or 4 years (each a "Rental Period"). Where a subscriber wishes to avail of the Facility and chooses a Committed Rental Level and a Rental Period, Bord Telecom Éireann plc shall apply the corresponding percentage discount specified in Part 3, Section II of the Second Schedule to the Annual Rental Charges. Bord Telecom Éireann plc may, at its absolute discretion, withdraw the Facility from all or any subscribers."

(2) It shall be a condition of the application of the Facility that:

(a) the subscriber shall pay the Committed Rental Level chosen by it for the Rental Period chosen by it;

(b) where the sum payable by the subscriber in respect of the use of leased lines within Ireland in any 12 month period during the Rental Period chosen by it is less than the minimum threshold of the Committed Rental Level chosen by it then the subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann plc the corresponding Minimum Annual Rental as set out in Parts 3, Section III of the Second Schedule hereto. For the purposes of this Scheme a 12 month period shall be calculated from the commencement of the Rental Period and after the first year from the anniversary of the commencement of the Rental Period;

(c) in the event of a subscriber failing to reach the Committed Rental Level chosen by the subscriber in the Rental Period chosen by the subscriber due to a price reduction by Bord Telecom Éireann plc then the subscriber shall be entitled to negotiate a revised Committed Rental Level with Bord Telecom Éireann plc and shall be entitled to the appropriate discount based on revised Committed Rental Level so negotiated without penalty for the remainder of the unexpired term of the Rental Period chosen by the subscriber;

(d) in the event that the subscriber ceases to avail of the Facility prior to the expiry of the Rental Period chosen by the subscriber the subscriber shall be liable to pay to Bord Telecom Éireann plc a sum equivalent to 5% of the corresponding Minimum Rental Level calculated in accordance with Part 3, Section III of the Second Schedule hereto for the unexpired term of the Rental Period chosen by the subscriber;

(e) the subscriber may increase but not decrease the Committed Rental Level chosen by the subscriber annually on the anniversary of the initial implementation of the Facility on the subscriber's account. In the event of the Committed Rental Level being so increased, the subscriber shall be entitled to the appropriate increased discount for the unexpired term of Rental Period chosen by the subscriber;

(f) in the event of the Annual Rental Charges actually paid by the subscriber in a Rental Period chosen by the subscriber exceeding the upper threshold of the Committed Rental Level chosen by the subscriber the discount shall only be calculated on the Committed Rental Level chosen by the subscriber.

(c) the substitution of the following Part 3 of the Second Schedule for Part 3 of the Second Schedule thereof:

"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

388,00

96,500

48,250

386,00

94,00

47,00

376,000

Level 2

193,000

96,500

482,500

191,00

95,00

477,500

187,00

93,500

467,500

Level 3

288,000

192,000

576,000

285,000

190,000

570,00

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

919,000

910,000

910,000

(d) the substitution of the following Second Schedule for the Second Schedule thereof:

"SECOND SCHEDULE

Leased Lines

PART I

(Article 89)

Within the State

Analogue (3)

Annual Rental (£)

Connection Fee

Per Local End

Main Link Access Charge (1)

Main Link 1-30 Km per Km(2)

Above 30Km per Km

Per local End

(£)

2 Wire Leased Line

240

286

58.6

4.5

140

M1020/M1040

350

286

58.6

4.5

300

Notes

(1)Main Link Access Charge applies to all circuits where inter-exchange distance is greater than zero km.

(2)Distance is charged per kilometre for each Main-Link Kilometre or part thereof.

(3)All services are not necessarily supplied in all areas.

(4)All above amounts are annual rentals with the exception of connection fees which are once-off charges.

(5)Charges are exclusive of VAT.

Within the State

Digital(4)

Annual Rental (£)

Connection Fee

Kbits

Per Local End (3)

Additional 100m Local Loop(3)

Main Link Access Charge (1)

Main Link 1-30Km per Km(2)

Above 30Km per Km

Per Local End(5)(£)

64

608

286

58.6

4.5

930

128

937

574

70.1

8.3

1,100

192

1,162

859

80.9

12.5

1,400

256

1,162

1,146

92.1

16.3

1,400

320

1,162

1,432

103.2

20.5

1,400

384

1,162

1,719

114.1

24.1

1,400

448

1,162

2,006

125.4

28.5

1,400

512

1,209

2,293

137.1

32.6

1,400

576

2,800

280

2,579

147.7

36.4

2,500

640

2,800

280

2,865

158.9

40.4

2,500

704

2,800

280

3,152

170.1

44.4

2,500

768

2,800

280

3,439

181.1

48.4

2,500

832

2,800

280

3,725

192.3

52.4

2,500

896

2,800

280

4,012

203.4

56.4

2,500

960

2,800

280

4,298

214.6

60.4

2,500

1,024

2,800

280

4,585

225.7

64.4

2,500

1,088

2,800

280

4,621

229.9

66.0

2,500

1,152

2,800

280

4,657

234.2

67.7

2,500

1,216

2,800

280

4,692

238.4

69.3

2,500

1,280

2,800

280

4,728

242.6

71.0

2,500

1,344

2,800

280

4,764

246.8

72.6

2,500

Digital (4)

Annual Rental (£)

Connection Fee

Kbits

Per Local End(3)

Additional 100m Local Loop(3)

Main Link Access Charge(1)

Main Link 1-30Km per Km(2)

Above 30Km per Km

Per Local End(5)(£)

1,408

2,800

280

4,800

251.1

74.3

2,500

1,472

2,800

280

4,835

255.3

75.9

2,500

1,536

2,800

280

4,871

259.5

77.6

2,500

1,600

2,800

280

4,907

263.7

79.2

2,500

1,664

2,800

280

4,943

268.0

80.8

2,500

1,728

2,800

280

4,978

272.2

82.5

2,500

1,792

2,800

280

5,014

276.4

84.1

2,500

1,856

2,800

280

5,050

280.6

85.8

2,500

1,920

2,800

280

5,086

284.9

87.4

2,500

1,984

2,800

280

5,121

289.1

89.1

2,500

2,048

2,800

280

5,157

293.3

90.7

2,500

34 Mbits

17,320

1,900

25,431

4,000

1,300

7,500

Notes

(1)Main Link Access Charge applies to all circuits where inter-exchange distance is greater than zero km.

(2)Distance is charged per kilometre for each Main-Link Kilometre or part thereof.

(3)All services are not necessarily supplied in all areas.

(4)All above amounts are annual rentals with the exception of connection fees which are once-off charges.

(5)Charges are exclusive of VAT.

ANALOGUE INTERNATIONAL

Annual Rentals (Irish Share only)

4 Wire Leased lines/M1020/M1040

1 Year Contract

Variable Contract (pm)

£

£

Zone 1

7,000

N/A

Zone 2

13,000

1,300

Zone 3

13,000

1,300

Zone 4

22,500

2,250

Connection Fee

300

300

The countries covered by the International Analogue Leased Zones are as follows:

Zone 1: U.K./Northern Ireland.

Zone 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands.

Zone 3: Austria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Zone 4: U.S.A. and Canada.

DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL

Annual Rentals (Irish Share only)

Zone 1

Bandwidth KBIT/S

Connection Fee

Annual Rental

£

£

64

930

8,000

128

1,660

15,000

256

1,660

29,000

384

1,660

40,000

512

1,660

50,000

768

5,000

57,000

1Mb

5,000

65,000

1.5Mb

5,000

74,000

2Mb

5,000

80,000

Annual Rental

Bandwidth KBIT/S

Connection Fee

1 Year

3 Year

5 Year

Variable Monthly

£

£

£

£

£

Zone 2

64

930

13,000

12,500

12,000

1,300

128

1,660

24,000

23,000

22,000

2,400

192

1,660

36,050

34,000

32,000

3,600

256

1,660

46,000

44,000

42,000

4,600

384

1,660

56,000

53,000

50,000

5,600

512

1,660

74,000

70,000

67,000

7,400

768

5,000

104,000

99,000

94,000

10,400

1,024

5,000

111,000

105,000

100,000

11,100

1,536

5,000

160,000

152,000

144,000

16,000

2,048

5,000

185,000

176,000

167,000

18,500

Zone 3

64

930

14,700

14,000

13,000

1,470

128

1,660

28,000

27,000

25,000

2,800

192

1,660

39,550

38,000

36,000

3,950

256

1,660

51,450

49,000

46,000

5,140

384

1,660

69,000

66,000

62,000

6,900

512

1,660

88,000

84,000

79,000

8,800

768

5,000

128,000

122,000

116,000

12,800

1,024

5,000

143,000

136,000

129,000

14,300

1,536

5,000

200,000

190,000

180,000

20,000

2,048

5,000

221,000

210,000

199,000

22,100

Zone 4

64

930

24,000

23,000

22,000

2,400

128

1,660

45,000

43,000

41,000

4,500

192

1,660

54,000

53,000

50,000

5,400

256

1,660

63,000

60,000

57,000

6,300

384

1,660

80,000

76,000

72,000

8,000

512

1,660

83,000

79,000

75,000

8,300

768

5,000

90,000

86,000

81,000

9,000

1,024

5,000

115,000

109,000

104,000

11,500

1,536

5,000

172,000

163,000

155,000

17,200

2,048

5,000

220,000

209,000

198,000

22,000

Zone 5

64

930

36,000

34,000

32,000

3,600

128

1,660

60,000

57,000

54,000

6,000

192

1,660

90,000

86,000

81,000

9,000

256

1,660

105,000

100,000

95,000

10,500

384

1,660

150,000

140,000

135,000

15,000

512

1,660

175,000

166,000

158,000

17,500

768

5,000

210,000

200,000

189,000

21,000

1,024

5,000

250,000

238,000

225,000

25,000

1,536

5,000

320,000

304,000

288,000

32,000

2,048

5,000

400,000

380,000

360,000

40,000

The countries covered by the International Digital Leased Circuit Zones are as follows:

Zone 1: U.K./Northern Ireland.

Zone 2: Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands.

Zone 3: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Zone 4: U.S.A. and Canada.

Zone 5: Rest of the World.

PART 2

Technical Characteristics(1)

Leased Line Type

Interface Specification

Performance Specification

Typical Delivery Period (Days)(10),(12)

Typical Repair Time (Hours)(11),(12)

1. Ordinary Quality Voice(2),(3) Bandwidth

2 or 4 wire Analogue(4)

ITU.T M.1040

36

24.99

2. Special Quality Voice (2),(3) Bandwidth

2 or 4 wire Analogue(4)

ITU.T M.1020(5)

42

21.78

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:

1. The combined total of all Eligible Calls up to a call value of£35 does not attract a discount.

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

Bi-Monthly Bill:

When the combined total of Eligible Calls exceeds£70 the following discounts are applied to the further Eligible Calls made during the billing period as per Article 19(G), as follows:

Eligible Calls

Discount

%

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

6

National>56Km

15

Cross Channel and International

25

Note:

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 ).