LegalizeS.I. No. 64/1982 - Telephone (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1982
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S.I. No. 64 of 1982.
TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1982.
I, JOHN P. WILSON, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, hereby make, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the following regulations:
1.
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1982.
- (2) The Telephone Regulations, 1980 and 1981 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Telephone Regulations, 1980 to 1982.
2.
These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st Day of April, 1982.
3.
The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
4.
In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1981" means the Telephone (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1981 ).
5.
The Telephone Regulations, 1980, are hereby amended by:
( a ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the First Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (a) of the Regulations of 1981):
"FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulation 9
Charges for Local Calls
To a subscriber:
| ( a ) if he rents an exchange line without a coinbox | 8.5p per call |
| ( b ) if he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 9.5p per call |
| ( c ) if he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made | per call as follows: 9.5p for the first, second, third and fourth five-minute period, 4.75p for the fifth five-minute period and this cycle repeated for subsequent five-minute periods. |
To a caller
| ( a ) from an exchange line with a coinbox or a call office from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 10p per call |
| ( b ) from an exchange line with a coinbox or a call office from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made | per call as follows: 10p for the first, second, third and fourth five-minute period, 5p for the fifth five-minute period and this cycle repeated for subsequent five-minute periods. |
";
( b ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Second Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (b) of the Regulations of 1981):
"SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 10
Charges for Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls
In respect of each period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to this Schedule which is appropriate to the call and during which the call continues—
( a ) the sum of 8.5p shall be charged to a subscriber without a coinbox,
( b ) the sum of 9.5p shall be charged to a subscriber with a coinbox for the first, second, third and fourth period of time, the sum of 4.75p for the fifth period of time and if the length of the call exceeds those periods combined, the aforementioned cycle of payment shall apply to such further time as the call continues,
( c ) the sum of 10p shall be paid or placed in the coinbox by a caller from a call office or coinbox exchange line for the first, second, third and fourth period of time, 5p for the fifth period of time and if the length of the call exceeds those periods combined, the aforementioned cycle of payment shall apply to such further time as the call continues.
| Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected. | Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland. | Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland. | Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. | Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. |
| If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. | If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. | If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. | if call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. | |
| Not exceeding 56 kilometres | 60 seconds | 90 seconds | — | — |
| Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres | 30 seconds | 45 seconds | — | — |
| Exceeding 80 kilometres | 20 seconds | 30 seconds | 10 seconds | 15 seconds |
";
( c ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Third Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (c) of the Regulations of 1981):
"THIRD SCHEDULE
Regulation 11
Charges for Trunk Calls ( other than Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls) made from Exchange Lines without coinbox—
| Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected | If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. | If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. |
| Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland | ||
| Not exceeding 56 kilometres | 25.5p for each 3 minutes or part thereof | 17p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres | 51p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third | 34p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Exceeding 80 kilometres | 76.5p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third | 51p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third |
| Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | 153p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third | 102p for 3 minutes (minimum charge); for each additional minute or part of a minute add one-third |
";
( d ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Fourth Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (d) of the Regulations of 1981):
"FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 11
Charges for Trunk Calls ( other than Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls) made from a Call Office or from a Coinbox Exchange Line.
In respect of every call
( a ) made by a subscriber who rents an exchange line with a coinbox there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him, the charges stated in the table below, less ½p.
( b ) made by a caller from a call office or from a coinbox exchange line, there shall be charged and paid or placed in the coinbox the charges as stated in the table below.
| Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected. | If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. | If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. |
| Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland | ||
| Not exceeding 56 kilometres | 30p for each 3 minutes or part thereof | 20p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres | 55p for each 3 minutes or part thereof | 35p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Exceeding 80 kilometres | 85p for each 3 minutes or part thereof | 55p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Calls from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | 165p for each 3 minutes or part thereof | 110p for each 3 minutes or part thereof |
";
( e ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Fifth Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (e) of the Regulations of 1981):
"FIFTH SCHEDULE
Regulations 12, 13, 15 and 16
PART I Charges for Special Services
( a ) Charges which are payable in addition to the appropriate charges set out in the foregoing Schedule to these Regulations.
| 1. Personal Call | 1. Personal Call | 45p |
| —Manual | 45p | |
| 2. Alarm Clock Call | 2. Alarm Clock Call | |
| —Automatic | 25.5p | |
| 3. Advice Duration and Charge | 3. Advice Duration and Charge | 25p |
| 4. Reverse Charge Call | 4. Reverse Charge Call | 45p |
| 5. Fixed-time Calls | 5. Fixed-time Calls | one-quarter of the charge for the first three minutes with a minimum of 4p |
| 6. Daily Fixed-time Calls | 6. Daily Fixed-time Calls | one-eight of the charge for the first three minutes with a minimum of 4p |
PART II
Charges which are payable in lieu of all other charges set out in the foregoing Schedule to these Regulations.
| 1. Urgent Calls | double the charges otherwise payable under the Regulations |
| 2. Calcellation Fee for Personal Call | 45p |
| 3. Cancellation Fee for Fixed-time Calls | one-quarter of the charge which would be payable if the call had been effected. |
"; and
( f ) the substitution of the following Schedule for the Sixth Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 5 (f) of the Regulations of 1981):
"SIXTH SCHEDULE
Regulations 21 and 47
Connection Charges for Items of Telephone Equipment, Subsidiary Apparatus, Private Wires, Tie Lines
| Item | Equipment | £ |
| 1. | Telephone Exchange Line at premises within 5 kilometres radial distance from an exchange: | |
| New Line | 180.00 | |
| Auxiliary Line | 30.00 | |
| Reconnection Fee | 11.50 | |
| Temporary Line at Regular Venues | 50.00 | |
| Other Temporary Lines | Cost of work with £180.00 minimum | |
| 2. | Extension Lines: | |
| Internal | 11.50 | |
| External: Length not exceeding 200 metres: | ||
| First extension | 18.00 | |
| Second and subsequent extensions provided at same time | 11.50 | |
| Length exceeding 200 metres: | ||
| First extension | 36.00 | |
| Second and subsequent extensions provided at same time | 18.00 | |
| Where both ends of a circuit are not provided in the premises of the same person, firm or corporation or in the premises of a person not in his or its exclusive employment: | ||
| Internal | 11.50 | |
| External: Length not exceeding 200 metres | 18.00 | |
| Length exceeding 200 metres | 36.00 | |
| Temporary Extensions: | ||
| Internal | Cost of work with minimum of £11.50 | |
| External: Length not exceeding 200 metres | Cost of work with minimum of £18.00 | |
| Length exceeding 200 metres | Cost of work with minimum of £36.00 | |
| 3. | Private Branch Exchange | |
| Size or Type: | ||
| 1 + 4 | 36.00 | |
| 6 Indicators magneto cordless | 60.00 | |
| 2 + 4 | 60.00 | |
| 2 + 8 | 60.00 | |
| 12 indicators magneto cordless | 60.00 | |
| 3 + 9 | 121.00 | |
| 5 + 20 | 121.00 | |
| 10 + 30 | Cost of work | |
| 10 + 50 | Cost of work | |
| 10 + 60/180 | Cost or Work | |
| AT 375 15 + 70/100 | Cost of work | |
| PMBX 1A | Cost of work | |
| NT 23 | Cost of work | |
| NT 22 | Cost of work | |
| NT 3 | Cost of work | |
| 4. | Tie Lines: | |
| with Exchange facilities: | ||
| Internal | 11.50 | |
| External | 36.00 | |
| without Exchange facilities | 180.00 | |
| 5. | Private Telephone Circuits: | |
| Internal | 11.50 | |
| External | 180.00 | |
| Temporary Private Wires: | Cost of work with minimum charges | |
| Internal | 11.50 | |
| External | 180.00 | |
| Temporary Extensions off Private Wires: | ||
| Internal | Cost of work with minimum of 10.00 | |
| External | Cost of work with minimum charges | |
| Length not exceeding 200 metres | 18.00 | |
| Length over 200 metres | 36.00 | |
| 6. | Cross-Channel Private Wires: | |
| Irish Portion | 180.00 | |
| 7. | Cross-Border Private Wires: | |
| Portion of Circuit Dublin to Border | 180.00 | |
| 8. | Mood Music Type Circuits | |
| Control Circuit | 51.00 | |
| 9. | Fire Alarm Omnibus Private | |
| Station per 200 metres | 25.00 | |
| 10. | Subsidiary Apparatus: | |
| Ampliphone | 11.50 | |
| Coinbox | 11.50 | |
| Extension Bells | ||
| Indoor type | 11.50 | |
| Outdoor type | 11.50 | |
| Headset | 11.50 | |
| Hooter | 11.50 | |
| Key and Lamp Units | Cost of work | |
| Lamp Signalling Equipment | 11.50 | |
| Meter, Subscriber's Private | 11.50 | |
| Plug, Two Sockets and Bellset | 11.50 | |
| Each Additional Socket | 11.50 | |
| Portable Instrument | 11.50 | |
| Push-Button Circuit | 11.50 | |
| Teleringer | 11.50 | |
| Secretarial System 2/6/2 (per set) | 60.00 |
GIVEN under my Official Seal this 19th day of March, 1982.
JOHN P. WILSON.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this19th day of March, 1982.
RAY MacSHARRY.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The purpose of these Regulations is:—
to provide for the following increases in charges:
| Local Calls | |
| charge to non-coinbox | from 7.1p to 8.5p |
| subscriber | |
| Trunk Calls | |
| calls from non-coinbox line | (i) from 7.1p to 8.5p for each specified period of time on subscriber dialled trunk calls; |
| (ii) increase in charges for trunk calls via Operator- internal calls under 56 kilometres from 25p to 30p (day)-Cross-Channel calls from 135p to 165p (day) and 90p to 110p (night). | |
| Personal Call Fee .. .. .. | from 37p to 45p |
| Advice of Duration and Charge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | from 21p to 25p |
| Alarm Clock Calls .. .. .. | from 37p to 45p |
| Reverse Charge Calls .. .. | from 37p to 45p |
| Connection Charges: | |
| Exchange Line .. .. .. | from £160 to £180 |
| Other Connection Charges | 15% approximately |
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