S.I. No. 79/1986 - Telex (Amendment) Scheme 1986.

S.I. No. 79 of 1986.

TELEX (AMENDMENT) SCHEME 1986.

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. (1) This Scheme may be cited as the Telex (Amendment) Scheme, 1986.

(2) The Telex Schemes, 1980 to 1985, and this Scheme may be cited together as the Telex Schemes 1980 to 1986.

2. This Scheme shall come into operation on the 1st day of April 1986. However, without prejudice to any other right in that behalf, Bord Telecom Éireann may, for operational reasons, postpone in whole or in part the implementation of this Scheme in respect of such groups of subscribers or areas of the State as it shall determine provided that such postponement shall not exceed two months.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.

4. The Minister for Communications, pursuant to Section 90 (2) of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 , has concurred in the increase of charges effected by this Scheme.

5. The Telex Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 197 of 1980 ), are hereby amended by:

( a ) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (5) (inserted by paragraph 6 (c) of the Telex (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 188 of 1985 ) of Regulation 9:

"The subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann for the use of a Telex line provided by Bord Telecom Éireann and for the use of subscribers's terminal equipment supplied by Bord Telecom Éireann otherwise than by sale the subscriptions specified by Part V of the Schedule to these Regulations as appropriate to the line or the type of equipment."

( b ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Schedule thereto (inserted as to Parts I to IV by paragraph 5(c) of the Telex (Amendment) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 80 of 1985 ) and as to Part V by paragraph 12 of the Telex (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 188 of 1985 )):

Regulations 5, 9 and 29

"SCHEDULE

PART I

Charges for Subscribers Keyed Calls

The charge for a subscriber keyed call shall be the sum of 22.2p in respect of each period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to this Part of the Schedule which is appropriate to the call and during which the call continues, except in the case of 7. below where subscriber keyed calls are charged for on a per minute basis.

Description of Call

Period

Charge per Minute

1. A call between two installations in the State.

minutes

2. A call to an instalation in Northern Ireland

seconds

3. A call to an installation in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

seconds

4. A call to an installation in Andorra, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Madeira, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) or the Vatican City.

seconds

5. A call to an installation in Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Germany (Democratic Republic), Gibraltar, Hungry, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Roumania, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R., or Yugoslavia.

25.2

seconds

6. A call to an installation in Canada or U.S.A. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

13.3

seconds

7. A call to an installation in all other countries.

1.68

PART II

Charges for calls other than Subscriber Keyed Calls

Description of Call	Charge
1. A call between two installations in the State.	22.2p for each three minutes or part of three minutes.
	For the first three minutes or part of three minutes	For each minute or part of a minute after the first three minutes.
	£	£
2. A call to an instalation in Northern Ireland.	.444	.148
3. A call to an installation in great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands.	.888	.296
4. A call to an installation in Andorra, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Maderia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) or the Vatican City.	.930	.310
5. A call to an installation in Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechlovakia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Germany (Democratic Republic), Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Roumania, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R., or Yugoslavia.	1.590	.530
6. A call to an installation in Canada or U.S.A. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).	3.00	1.00
7. A call to an installation in all other countries.	5.04	1.68

PART III

1.	Fee for every call made from a call office in addition to the normal sum payable for such call:	£1.00
2.	Charge payable in respect of restoration of service after suspension or disconnection under the terms of Regulation 29:	£16.00

PART IV

Charge referred to in Regulation 9 (4):

None

PART V

Subscription referred to in Regulation 9(5)	Per Quarter
	£
1. Telex line.	135.00
2. Basic Keyboard send/receive teleprinter.	75.00
3. Automatic send/receive electromechanical teleprinter.	153.00
4. Automatic send/receive electronic teleprinter.	190.00
5. Electronic Pact 220 send/receive teleprinter.	190.00
6. Paper tape unit for use with installation type 5.	90.00
7. Data telex interface unit for use with telex line and teleprinter types 2 to 5.	180.00

GIVEN under the Common Seal of Bord Telecom Éireann this

27th day March, 1986.

K. CONLON,

Bord Telecom Éireann.

J. O. SCANLAN,

Director.

H. O'SULLIVAN,

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The main purpose of this Scheme is to provide for an increase of about 4% in the charges for domestic, cross channel and international calls.