S.I. No. 318/1997 - Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 5) Scheme, 1997

S.I. No. 318 of 1997.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 5) SCHEME, 1997

Bord Telecom Éireann pie, 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. 5) Scheme, 1997.

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

(2) Article 4 (a) and Article 4 (b) shall be deemed to come into operation on 28th July 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 Article for Article 63 (1):

"63. (1) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Call Forwarding") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may cause telephone calls to his telephone to be diverted to another telephone in the telephone group of the telephone subscriber or to a telephone in another telephone group which is regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann as being adjacent to the telephone group of the telephone subscriber or to such other categories of telephone as Bord Telecom Éireann may prescribe from time to time. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of Call Forwarding the charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme."; and

( b ) the substitution of the following Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule for Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto:

PART 6

Special Telephone Services

[Articles 12, 18, 19, 20, 23, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 and 81.]

Section 1

Charges for Special Telephone Services which are payable in addition to the appropriate charges set out in the foregoing Parts of this Schedule.

1.	Personal Call ( a ) Within the State and to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands			50p
	( b ) To other states (where the service is applicable)			Per call as follows: Twice the per subsequent minute charge given in Paragraph 3 of Part 4 of this Schedule
2.	Alarm Clock Call - Manual (Booking Fee) - Automatic (Booking Fee) - Automatic (Cancellation Charge)			75p 28.5p 9.5p
3.	Advice of Duration and Charge			30p per call
4.	Reverse Charge Call (a) Within the State and to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands ( b ) From other states (where the service is applicable)			50p Per call as follows: Twice the per subsequent minute charge given in Paragraph 3 of Part 4 of this Schedule.
5.	Ireland Direct Calls			£1.00 plus the charges as per Article 58(2).
6.	Call Forwarding			Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil Set up Charge: 19.0p Check Charge: 9.5p
7.	Call Waiting			Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil
8.	Conference Calls			Subscriber Dialled: Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil Normal Charge for each element of 3 Way Call Operator Assisted: the normal rates for operator assisted calls apply together with the relevant Personal Call charge rate
9.	Abbreviated Calling			Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil Set up Charge: 9.5p Cancel Charge: 9.5p Check Charge: 9.5p
10.	Hotline Service			Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil
10A.	Call Answering			Entry Charge: Nil Monthly Subscription: Nil
11.	Call Particulars			per one off request £4 per exchange line: per account. per request (continuous): £3 per exchange line per account.
12.	Surcharge for dishonoured payments			£7 per dishonoured payment
13.	Direct Dialling Inwards -Analogue (per block of 30 telephone exchange lines or part of such block): -Digital (per block of 30 telephone exchange lines or part of such block): -Additional Annual Subscription in respect of extension numbers			Connection Charge: £10,500 Annual Subscription: £4,600 Connection Charge: £10,500 Annual Subscription: £9,200 (per block of one hundred extension numbers or part of such block): £600
14.	Call Barring Charges Temporary Off Service Outward Service Barred Inward Service Barred TIS+ISD+XCH+STD Barred TIS+ISD+XCH Barred TIS+ISD Barred TIS Barred Restoration of Normal Service	Entry Charge £16 £16 £16 £16 £16 £16 NIL NIL			Monthly Rental (Per Line) NIL £2 £2 £2 £2 £2 NIL NIL
NOTE TIS (Telephone Information Service), ISD (International Direct Dial), XCH (Cross Channel), STD (Inland Trunk)
15.	SureTel Annual Charge (per subscribers premises) Set-up Charge (per subscribers premises)		£600 £150

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PRESENT when the Common Seal

of BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN PLC

was affixed there this 17day

of July 1997.

Ronald Bolger

Director

James G Ryan

Company Secretary

Bord Telecom Eireann plc

St Stephen's Green West

Dublin 2.

_____

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