S.I. No. 65/1995 -- Telecommunications (Amendment) Scheme, 1995.
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S.I. No. 65/1995:
TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1995.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1995.
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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:
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1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications (Amendment) Scheme, 1995.
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2. (1) The collective citation "the Telecommunications Schemes, 1994 and 1995" includes this scheme.
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(2) This Scheme shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January, 1995.
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3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.
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4. The Telecommunications Scheme, 1994 ( S.I. No. 177 of 1994 ) and the Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1994 ( S.I. No. 272 of 1994 ) are hereby amended by:
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( a ) the substitution of the following Article for Article 18(2):
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"18 (2) For the purpose of this Scheme, "Eligible International Volume Discount Calls" shall mean subscriber dialled calls made to telephones outside the State (excluding Northern Ireland) made from a telephone exchange line rented by the subscriber but excluding subscriber dialled calls made by use of the Switched Digital International facility and also excluding Chargecard calls, Eircell calls and Eirpac calls.
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( b ) the insertion of the following Article 20A after Article 20:
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"20A (1) Bord Telecom Éireann may, where the amount otherwise due (exclusive of Value Added Tax) on a quarterly account in respect of Eirpac calls exceeds the appropriate amount specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme, apply thereto a discount (hereinafter "Eirpac Volume Discount") in respect of such amounts. The Eirpac Volume Discount shall be calculated as set out in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may at its absolute discretion withdraw the Eirpac Volume Discount from all or any subscribers.
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(2) It shall be a condition of the application of the Eirpac Volume Discount that:
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(i) The Eirpac calls shall be made by the subscriber or by employees of the subscriber; and
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(ii) accounts to which the Eirpac Volume Discount applies must be discharged in full with 14 days or by means of direct debit mandate approved by Bord Telecom Éireann.
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( c ) the substitution of the following Article for Article 103:
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"103. (1) An Eirpac subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any Eirpac call or attempted Eirpac call originating from or on equipment or apparatus under his control Eirpac call charges calculated with reference to the total charges applicable to:
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( a ) the volume of data passed through and measured in units (each capable of containing sixty four characters of data including non-alphanumeric characters and spaces, and known as segments) determined and recorded by the packet switching exchange and not by reference to the volume of data originated and received by the subscriber's equipment and apparatus; and
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( b ) the duration (where applicable) of the Eirpac call determined and recorded by the packet switching exchange.
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(2) The charges applicable to the volume and duration and where appropriate dial up access referred to at (a) and (b) respectively of paragraph (1) above are set forth in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme. Such charges shall be calculated at the appropriate rate by reference to the charging bands set out in in the said Schedule to this Scheme.
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(3) Every Eirpac call made by dial up access to the public switched telephone exchange system, shall in addition to the charges referred to at (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) be considered to be a local call and the appropriate local call charge specified in Part 2 of the First Schedule will be applied thereto.
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(4) An Eirpac subscriber shall pay in advance to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of subscription for Eirpac service the appropriate sums set forth in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.
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(5) An Eirpac subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of connection charges the sums set forth in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.
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(6) An Eirpac subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of the facilities listed in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme the sums set forth in the said Schedule.
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( d ) the substitution of the following Third Schedule for the Third Schedule thereto:
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THIRD SCHEDULE
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TELEX SERVICE
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(Article 93)
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| EXCHANGE LINES AND APPARATUS |
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| Telex Exchange Lines |
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| Connection Fee |
None |
| Quarterly Subscription |
135 |
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Quarterly Subscription |
| Telex and Telegraph Apparatus |
£ |
| Basic Keyboard send/receive teleprinter |
75.00 |
| Automatic send/receive (Electromechanical ) teleprinter |
153.00 |
| Automatic send/receive (Electronic) teleprinter |
190.00 |
| Electronic PACT 220 send/receive teleprinter |
190.00 |
| Paper Tape Unit for use with teleprinter type 5 |
90.00 |
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Data Telex Interface unit for use with telex line and telex printer types 2 to 5
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180.00 |
| Working Teleprinter |
109.00 |
| Working Teleprinter with Reperforator and Auto Transmitter |
188.00 |
| Spare Teleprinter |
53.00 |
| Sound Reducing Cover |
4.50 |
| Auto Transmitter 6S/6M |
31.50 |
| Perforator (Non-printing) |
59.00 |
| Reperforator (Non-printing) |
66.00 |
| Printing Perforator/Reperforator |
155.00 |
| Switchboard TG. 3517 |
9.00 |
| Switchboard Type No. 15 |
31.50 |
| Equipment Table DTW 2000 |
4.50 |
| Equipment Table 1c |
2.75 |
| Rectifier 26B |
5.75 |
| Rectifier 43A |
4.50 |
| Private Wire Control Unit |
12.00 |
| Unit Auxiliary Apparatus TG 988 |
1.50 |
| Polarised Relay |
2.75 |
| Sprocket Feed (Siemens) |
5.75 |
| Baseboard 27C |
1.50 |
| Tabulator cum Sprocket Feed |
12.00 |
| 75 Baud Teleprinter |
151.00 |
| Spare Auto Transmitter |
15.00 |
| Printing Reperforator |
90.00 |
| Spare Perforator |
27.00 |
| Spare non-printing Reperforator |
31.50 |
| Unit Teleprinter |
5.75 |
| Reply Switch 3201 L |
2.50 |
| Unit Terminator TG. 1148 |
4.50 |
| Unit Teleprinter Broadcast No. 11 |
4.50 |
| Interface Unit |
19.00 |
| Auxiliary Filter Unit No. 1 |
2.75 |
| Rectifier 66C |
9.00 |
| Broadcast/Combiner Unit |
9.00 |
| Relay Stand B |
1.50 |
| Unit Auxiliary Apparatus TG 3077 |
9.00 |
| Circuit Breaker 3A |
1.50 |
| Relay Switch 3102 NL |
1.50 |
| Unit Auxiliary Apparatus TG. 3078 |
9.00 |
| Siemens T1000 with Reperforator only (Free Standing) |
181.00 |
| Creed Teleprinter 7B/RP |
181.00 |
| Switch 2A |
0.70 |
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| MODEMS INCLUDING MAINTENANCE |
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| Speed-- bits/sec. |
Annual
Subscription
£
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| 200 |
245 |
| 600/1200 |
270 |
| 2400 |
735 |
| 4800 |
900 |
| 9600-- Single Port |
1375 |
| 9600-- Multi Port |
1500 |
| Maintenance only |
184 |
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TEMPORARY SERVICE
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| Temporary Line with Teleprinter (per month) |
299 |
| Temporary Line without Teleprinter |
235 |
| Telex Directory |
Per Issue Charge |
| First Entry |
£1.40 per word (in excess of three words) |
| Second and Subsequent entries |
£7.00 per entry |
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(Article 94)
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| CALL CHARGES |
| WITHIN THE STATE AND TO NORTHERN IRELAND, GREAT BRITAIN, THE ISLE OF MAN AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS |
| Destination |
Non-Automatic Call |
| Automatic Call Seconds per 22.2p |
Per 3 Minute (Minimum) |
Over 3 minutes |
| Within State |
180 |
22.2p |
22.2p per 3 minutes or part of three minutes. |
| Northern Ireland |
90 |
44.4p |
14.8p per minute or part of a minute. |
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Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
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45 |
88.8p |
29.6p per minute or part of a minute. |
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INTERNATIONAL
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| Destination |
Automatic Call |
Non Automatic Call |
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Charge per minute |
Second per 22.2p |
3 minute(Minimum) |
Per minute or part of a minute thereafter |
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| Band 1 |
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43.0 |
.93 |
.31 |
| Band 2 |
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25.2 |
1.59 |
.53 |
| Band 3 |
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13.3 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
| Band 4 |
1.68 |
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5.04 |
1.68 |
| Band 5 |
3.52 |
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| Band 1: |
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) and the Vatican City. |
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Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep. of). |
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Canada and U.S.A. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). |
| Band 4: |
All other states. |
| Band 5: |
Calls via Inmarsat Satellite. |
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CHARGES FOR TELEX CALLS VIA PACTEX TO EIRPAC.
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1. The charge for a call to a Pactex Mailbox rented by an Eirpac subscriber shall be the sum of 22.2p per each three minute period or part thereof.
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2. The charge for a call to an Eirpac subscriber (other than a call to a Pacetex Mailbox) shall be calculated as follows:--
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(a) Telex Access
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For each 3 minute period or part thereof 22.2p
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(b) Pactex Access
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For each 1 minute period or part thereof 6.6p
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(c) Eirpac Volume Charge
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1p per kilobyte
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TELEX BOOTH CHARGE.
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The Telex Booth Charge is a charge of £1 per call in addition to the Call Charges.
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CHARGES FOR PACTEX
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The charge for a call to an Eirpac subscriber via Pactex shall be the sum of 22.2p. per each period or part of a period specified in the Table below:
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TABLE.
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Description of Call
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Period
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1. A call to a Pactex Mailbox
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3 minutes
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2. A call to an Eirpac subscriber (other than a call to a Pactex mailbox)
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90 seconds
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(e) the substitution of the following Fourth Schedule for the Fourth Schedule thereto:
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"FOURTH SCHEDULE
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EIRPAC
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(Article 103)
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| DIAL UP TERMINALS |
| CONNECTION CHARGE |
£40.00 |
| SUBSCRIPTION PER QUARTER |
£7.50 |
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USAGE CHARGES(1)
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| Charging Band |
Speed |
Duration |
Volume |
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up to 2400 bps |
4p/min |
N/A |
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9600 bps |
5p/min |
N/A |
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All |
3.5p/min |
0.15p/Segement
(Note A)
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| 3 |
All |
11p/min |
0.48p/Segment
(Note A)
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| 4 |
All |
16.5p/min |
0.70p/Segment
(Note A)
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(1) For the Dial up service there shall be charged, in addition to the Volume and Duration charges, the charge applicable to a local call made from a telephone exchange line.
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| DIRECT TERMINALS |
| Speed |
Connection Charge |
Subscription per Quarter |
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1200
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£230
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£275
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2400
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£250
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£425
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9600
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£250
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£550
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9600 Plus*
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£370
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£600
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64K
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£750
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£875
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USAGE CHARGES
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| Changing Band |
Duration |
Volume |
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N/A
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1p/Kilobyte (Note B)
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2
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2.5p/min
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0.15p/Segment (Note A)
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10p/min
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0.48p/Segment (Note A)
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15p/min
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0.70p/Segment (Note A)
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*9600 bps service with dial back up when available.
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CHARGING BANDS
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| Band 1: |
State and Northern Ireland. |
| Band 2: |
Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Great Britain (including Isle of Man and Channel Islands), Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep. of) and the Vatican City. |
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Canada, Mexico and the U.S.A. |
| Band 4: |
All other States. |
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| FACILITY CHARGES (Direct Terminals only) |
| Facility |
Connection Charge |
Quarterly Subscription |
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£ |
£ |
| Member of Closed User Group (CUG) |
20 |
5.00 |
| Reverse Charging Acceptance |
20 |
25.00 |
| *Switched Virtual Circuits (SVC) |
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| (Per SVC other than the first) |
20 |
2.00 |
| **Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVC) (Per PVC) |
20 |
750.00 |
| Fast Select Acceptance |
20 |
None |
| Direct Calling |
20 |
None |
| Call Redirection |
20 |
5.00 |
| Hunting |
20 |
None |
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*X.25 only.
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**Quarterly subscription charge includes an allowance for traffic usage up to 500 Megabytes per quarter. Normal usage changes will apply to daily traffic volumes above the threshold.
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| OTHER CHARGES |
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| Reconnection Charge |
£16.00 |
| Change of Network User Identity |
£40.00 |
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Pactex Mailbox:
Subscription
Storage
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£25.00 per Quarter
25p for each 2048 characters (or part thereof) per 28 days (or part thereof) after the first 28 days of storage.
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| VOLUME DISCOUNT SCHEME |
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| Quarterly Billed Usage |
Discount |
| Not exceeding £2,000 |
0% discount
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| Exceeding £2,000 but not exceeding £4,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on remainder
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| Exceeding £4,000 but not exceeding £8,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on next £2,000
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10% discount on remainder
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| Exceeding £8,000 but not exceeding £20,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on next £2,000
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10% discount on next £4,000
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12.5% discount on remainder
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| Exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £40,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on next £2,000
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10% discount on next £4,000
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12.5% discount on next £12,000
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15% discount on remainder
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| Exceeding £40,000 but not exceeding £80,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on next £2,000
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10% discount on next £4,000
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12.5% discount on next £12,000
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15% discount on next £20,000
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20% discount on remainder
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| Exceeding £80,000 |
0% discount on first £2,000
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7.5% discount on next £2,000
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10% discount on next £4,000
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12.5% discount on next £12,000
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15% discount on next £20,000
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20% discount on next £40,000
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25% discount on remainder
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Notes:
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(A): A segment is made up of 64 octets or bytes, an octet being a series 8 bits.
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(B): A Kilobyte is made up of 16 segments.
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(C): Calls to Global Networks will be charged in accordance with the International Access Code used to access the network.
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(Article 104)
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PACTEX CHARGES
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DIAL-IN TERMINALS
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| Charging Band |
Duration (per minute) Up to 2400bps |
Duration (per minute) 9600bps |
| 1 |
18.00p |
19.00p |
| 2 |
40.20p |
41.20p |
| 3 |
41.60p |
42.60p |
| 4 |
63.60p |
64.60p |
| 5 |
110.60p |
111.60p |
| 6 |
178.60p |
179.60p |
| 7 |
362.60p |
363.60p |
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DIRECT TERMINALS
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| Charging Band |
Duration (per minute) |
Volume (per k/byte) |
| 1 |
14.0p |
1.0p |
| 2 |
36.2p |
1.0p |
| 3 |
37.6p |
1.0p |
| 4 |
59.6p |
1.0p |
| 5 |
106.6p |
1.0p |
| 6 |
174.6p |
1.0p |
| 7 |
358.6p |
1.0p |
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Charging Bands:
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| Band 1: |
Calls to destinations within the State or in Northern Ireland. |
| Band 2: |
Calls to destinations in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands. |
| Band 3: |
Calls to destinations in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), or the Vatican City. |
| Band 4: |
Calls to destinations in Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia- Herzegovnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania,
Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia Slovenia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep. of).
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Calls to destinations in Canada or U.S.A. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). |
| Band 6: |
Calls to destinations in all other states. |
| Band 7: |
Calls via INMARSAT. |
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Present when the Common Seal of Bord Telecom Éireann was affixed hereto this 24th day of March 1995.
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M. A. EGAN,
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Director.
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Martin Giffney,
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Tex 7,
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Telecom Eireann,
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St. Stephen's Green West,
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Dublin 2.
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NICKY RYAN,
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Director.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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The purpose of this Scheme is to provide for changes to the Eirpac pricing structure, the introduction of an Eirpac Volume Discount Scheme, the extension of the International Volume Discount Scheme to include calls made by use of the International Virtual Private Network facility and to effect certain other modifications to the Telecommunications Scheme, 1994.
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