LegalizeS.I. No. 91/1990 - Telecommunications Scheme, 1990
This is the act as published. Later amendments are not folded into the text below: each one is a separate act in this repository and an entry in this law's history.
3 amending acts · 1992-01-14, S.I. No. 19/1992 - Telecommunications Scheme, 1992
( e ) any claim arising out of a breach in the privacy or security of messages transmitted by means of a telecommunications service provided by Bord Telecom Éireann unless such breach results from a wilful act or omission of Bord Telecom Éireann its employees or agents;
( f ) any claim arising in relation to the provision, maintenance or use of telecommunications lines, channels, equipment, networks or services other than those of Bord Telecom Éireann;
( g ) any claim arising in relation to the non-availability or non-performance of a space satellite system or submarine or terrestial cable and any related facilities used for the provision of a telecommunications service;
( h ) any claim arising out of any alteration, replacement or modification of telecommunications lines, channels, equipment, networks or services that renders any subscriber equipment obsolete or which necessitates modification or alteration of such equipment or otherwise affects the use or performance of such equipment; and
- (i) any claim arising out of or resulting from the quality of, fitness for purpose of, compliance with description of, or compliance with sample of goods supplied by letting to a subscriber or other person by Bord Telecom Éireann under an agreement, this Scheme or otherwise unless the subscriber "deals as a consumer" (within the meaning of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980 ).
- (2) If any claim is made or threatened (whether by legal proceedings or otherwise) against Bord Telecom Éireann on the ground that publication by or on behalf of Bord Telecom Éireann of a directory containing a directory entry based on information furnished by or otherwise requested by subscriber, infringes the legal rights of the claimant, the subscriber shall indemnify Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of all loss and injury and all costs, fees and expenses incurred by it in respect thereof includig any damages and costs awarded by any Court and any loss or injury suffered by compliance with any injunction.
- (3) Where a telecommunications service between a point in the State and a point outside the State on or making use of a space satellite system, submarine or terrestial cable system, or any other system or any combination of such systems is provided or agreed to be provided by Bord Telecom Éireann in conjunction with other telecommunications service providers, companies, undertakings or administrations or in conjunction with the owners or operators of such space satellite system, submarine or terrestial cable system or other system, then such telecommunications service providers, companies, undertakings and administrations and such owners and operators of such space satellite systems, submarine and terrestial cable systems and other systems shall, where they have reached agreement to that effect with Bord Telecom Éireann and without prejudice to any other contractual or legal rights enjoyed by them, be immune from all liability in respect of any loss or damage suffered by a subscriber or other person in the use of such telecommunications service by reason of failure or delay in providing, operating or maintaining such a service or failure, interruption, suspension or restriction of such a service.
PART III TELEPHONE SERVICE
Chapter 1 — General
50.
The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to telephone service only but are in addition to the Article contained in Part II of this Scheme.
51.
A telephone subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann for the installation, removal and rental of telephone exchange lines and fixtures and accessories specified in Part 1 of the First Schedule to this Scheme the charges specified in the said Part of the said Schedule opposite the mention of such telephone exchange lines and fixtures and accessories.
52.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann shall classify telephone exchanges into groups (in this Scheme referred to as "telephone groups") and shall determine in relation to each telephone group:
( a ) what telephone groups, if any, are to be regarded as adjacent to it; and
( b ) the point (in this Scheme referred to as the "group centre") which is to be used for measuring distances for the purpose of charging for telephone calls.
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann shall supply to a telephone subscriber, on demand, a list of the telephone exchanges which are for the time being either in the same telephone group as the telephone exchange with which the subscriber's telephone exchange line is connected or in the telephone groups which are regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann as being adjacent to that telephone group.
53.
(1) In respect of every telephone call made from a telephone exchange line to:
( a ) a telephone exchange line in the same telephone group; or,
( b ) a telephone exchange line in another telephone group which is regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann as being adjacent to the telephone group of the telephone subscriber making the call; or,
( c ) Eirpage equipment
there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him whichever of the charges specified in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part 2 of the First Schedule to this Scheme is appropriate to such telephone call.
- (2) ( a ) In respect of every telephone call made from a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber to:
- (i) a telephone exchange line in the same telephone group; or,
- (ii) a telephone exchange line in another telephone group which is regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann as being adjacent to the telephone group of the coinbox exchange line from which the telephone call is made; or,
- (iii) Eirpage equipment
there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him whichever of the charges specified in paragraphs 2 (a) and 4 (a) of Part 2 of the First Schedule to this Scheme is appropriate to such telephone call.
( b ) In respect of every telephone call made from a public telephone to:
- (i) a telephone exchange line in the same telephone group; or,
- (ii) a telephone exchange line in another telephone group which is regarded by Bord Telecom Éireann as being adjacent to the telephone group of the public telephone from which the telephone call is made; or,
- (iii) Eirpage equipment
there shall be charged to the caller and placed in the coinbox or credited to Bord Telecom Éireann in such manner as it may from time to time prescribe whichever of the charges specified in paragraphs 2 (b) or 4 (b) of Part 2 of the First Schedule to this Scheme is appropriate to such telephone call.
54.
(1) In respect of every subscriber dialled trunk call made from a telephone exchange line there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him a charge calculated in accordance with Part 3 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) In respect of every subscriber dialled trunk call made from a public telephone there shall be charged or placed in the coinbox or otherwise credited to Bord Telecom Éireann in such manner as it may from time to time prescribe (as appropriate) a sum calculated in accordance with Part 3 of the First Schedule to the Scheme.
- (3) In respect of every subscriber dialled trunk call made from a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber, there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him a charge calculated in accordance with Part 3 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (4) In respect of any subscriber dialled call (including a subscriber dialled trunk call) made from a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or made from a public telephone to Eircell equipment and to which all paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) of this Article and Part 2 and Part 3 of the First Schedule to this Scheme would apply if it had been to a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or public telephone, the charges applicable to the said call shall nevertheless be governed by paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Article and Part 3 of the First Schedule to this Scheme as if the call were to a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or to a public telephone save that in the case of calls made between points in the State and made from points in the State to points in Northern Ireland the period of time appropriate shall in all cases irrespective of distance be that specified in respect of distances exceeding 80 kilometres.
55.
(1) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) made by a telephone subscriber who rents an exchange line without a coinbox there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him the charge stated in Part 4 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) made from a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him the charge stated in Part 5 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) which is made by a caller from a public telephone or coinbox exchange line rented by a subscriber there shall be placed or credited in the coinbox the appropriate charge stated in Part 5 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (4) In respect of every call made from a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or a public telephone to Eircell equipment and to which call paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) of this Article and Part 4 and Part 5 of the First Schedule to this Scheme would have applied if it had been to a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or a public telephone, the charges applicable to the said call shall nevertheless be governed by paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this Article as if the call were made to a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or to a public telephone save that in the case of calls from telephone exchange lines rented by telephone subscribers in the State or public telephones in the State to Eircell equipment in the State and from telephone exchange lines rented by telephone subscribers in the State or public telephones in the State to Eircell equipment (or its equivalent in Northern Ireland) the period of time appropriate to the call shall in all cases irrespective of distance be that specified in respect of distances exceeding 80 kilometres.
Chapter 2 — Special Telephone Service
56.
(1) There shall be charged and paid for a personal call the personal charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Where a personal call is cancelled by the caller or telephone subscriber before it is connected or where a personal call is cancelled because a designated person is not available or neither the designated person nor a substitute for him is available the charge referred to in Section II of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme shall be charged and paid notwithstanding such cancellation.
57.
(1) There shall be charged and paid for a fixed time call irrespective of its duration the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Where a fixed-time call is cancelled by a caller or subscriber before it is connected, there shall be charged as a cancellation fee the sum specified in Section II of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) Where the sum chargeable and payable under paragraph (1) or (2) of this Article includes a fraction of one penny the said sum shall be rounded down to the nearest penny and the resulting sum shall be chargeable and payable.
58.
Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a telephone call or a series of telephone calls at a fixed time at a rate of charge different from the charge fixed by or under this Scheme.
59.
Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, urgent calls may be charged for at the rate specified in Section II of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
60.
There shall be charged and paid in respect of the alarm clock call service the appropriate charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
61.
There shall be charged to and paid for a call to a telephone information service the appropriate charge specified in Section II of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
62.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Call Diversion") 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 Diversion the charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Call Waiting") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone call may be interrupted by a message signifying that another telephone call is waiting for the telephone subscriber. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of Call Waiting the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Conference Calls") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby two or more telephone subscribers or callers using separate telephones may participate in a telephone call made by the telephone subscriber. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of Conference Calls the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (4) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Abbreviated Calling") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may make telephone calls to certain telephones determined by the telephone subscriber through the use of abbreviated dialling. There shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of Abbreviated Calling the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (5) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Hotline Service") to telephone subscribers generally, or so such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may make telephone calls to certain telephones predetermined by the telephone subscriber by lifting the handset and not dialling a number within a time determined by Bord Telecom Éireann. There shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of Hotline Service the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
63.
Bord Telecom Éireann may supply particulars of the duration of or charge for a completed call (excluding a subscriber dialled call) or of both such duration or charge at the request of a subscriber and there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of each call of which such particulars are supplied the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme which is appropriate to the call.
64.
(1) A reverse charge call shall not be made to a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or to a public telephone.
- (2) In any case where a reverse charge call is made to a telephone in the State (which for the avoidance of doubt is hereby deemed to include a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber) there shall be charged to and payable by the telephone subscriber who is the telephone subscriber in respect of the called telephone, the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme which is appropriate to the call (save any personal charge).
- (3) If, notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this Article, a reverse charge call is made to a coinbox exchange line or to a public telephone, Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion, and notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph (2) of this Article, direct that such sums as are chargeable and payable in respect of the said call shall be chargeable and payable by the subscriber who is the subscriber in respect of the calling telephone and in case Bord Telecom Éireann so directs the aforesaid sums shall be so chargeable and payable.
- (4) A person making a telephone call from a coinbox exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or from a public telephone, or the person answering on the called telephone may, before the termination of the telephone call, request of the telephone exchange operator that the duration of the telephone call be extended for a further period beyond the period in respect of which payment was made or in respect of which Bord Telecom Éireann was credited in such manner as it may prescribe from time to time and that the charges payable in respect of the further period shall be charged to and payable by the person who is the telephone subscriber in respect of the called telephone and when such a request is made and provided that the person answering on the called telephone consents to the request when it is made by the person making the telephone call the call may be so extended as if it were a newly established reverse charge call and paragraph (2) of this Article shall apply thereto from the time of its extension.
- (5) In case a reverse charge call is made from a telephone in the State, subject to paragraph (3) of this Article, no charge or charges in respect of the call (save any personal charge) shall be payable by the telephone subscriber in respect of that telephone save as provided for in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of this Article.
- (6) In relation to any reverse charge call, consent to the establishment of such a call shall be deemed to have been given by the subscriber in respect of the called telephone upon the acceptance of such call by any person answering on the called telephone (whether or not such a person is duly authorised by the subscriber to accept such a call).
65.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide facilities for a telephone subscriber to receive Freefone 1800 calls following completion by such telephone subscriber of an agreement for Freefone 1800 service. There shall be charged to and paid by the telephone subscriber to whom the Freefone 1800 service is provided the applicable charges set forth in Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide facilities for a telephone subscriber to receive 1850 calls following completion by such telephone subscriber of an agreement for 1850 service. In respect of 1850 calls, there shall be charged to and payable by the caller or the subscriber (as appropriate) in respect of the calling telephone whichever of the charges specified in Section 111 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme as is appropriate to such 1850 call. There shall be charged to and paid by the telephone subscriber to whom the 1850 service is provided the applicable charges set forth in Section III of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
66.
A telephone subscriber may be given one free entry in and one free copy of any telephone directory published by or on behalf of Bord Telecom Éireann and relating to the area in which the telephone subscriber's premises is situated and the entry may be made in such terms, manner and order as Bord Telecom Éireann thinks fit. Subject as aforesaid there shall be charged to the telephone subscriber in respect of an entry in a telephone directory published by or on behalf of Bord Telecom Éireann the charges specified in Part 8 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may, irrespective of any cost to the subscriber, stipulate in relation to any telephone subscriber any reasonable requirements in relation to the contents or form of any directory entry relating to such subscriber.
Chapter 3 — Telecards
67.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann may issue one or more Telecards to a telephone subscriber following application and payment by the telephone subscriber of the charge specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) A Telecard shall entitle the Telecard bearer to make telecard calls.
- (3) A Telecard call shall be charged to and payable by a Telecard subscriber at the standard charge rate per call together with the Telecard call premium specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
68.
In the event of the loss or unauthorised taking of the Telecard or the unauthorised ascertainment by any person of the Telecard serial number, the Telecard subscriber shall without delay notify Bord Telecom Éireann verbally and in writing of such loss or taking.
69.
Subject to this Scheme, a Telecard issued by Bord Telecom Éireann pursuant to Article 67 shall expire on the earlier of the following days, that is to say:
( a ) 31 December next following the date of issue or such other day as may be prescribed by Bord Telecom Éireann from time to time; or,
( b ) the 28th day following the date of receipt by Bord Telecom Éireann of written notification pursuant to Article 68 of this Scheme.
70.
Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to waive either or both of the charges specified in Article 67 of this Scheme for such period as it shall think fit.
71.
(1) Without prejudice to any other remedy available to it, Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to terminate the Telecard facility on the ground that it considers that the Telecard subscriber is in breach of this Scheme or for any other ground which in the opinion of Bord Telecom Éireann warrant such termination.
- (2) Immediately on termination of the Telecard facility pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article, all Telecards issued to such Telecard subscriber shall thereupon cease to be valid.
- (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this Article, Telecard calls made during a period of 28 days next following the date of termination in accordance with paragraph (1), shall continue to be charged to and payable by such subscriber at the standard rate charge per call together with the appropriate Telecard call charge premium.
72.
Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to issue and charge for, in accordance with Article 67, a further Telecard to a Telecard subscriber on the expiry in accordance with Article 69 of an existing Telecard issued to such Telecard subscriber unless the Telecard subscriber should give 28 days prior notice to Bord Telecom Éireann of his intention not to renew such Telecard issued to him.
73.
(1) Neither a Telecard subscriber nor a Telecard bearer shall make or attempt to make a Telecard call after a Telecard has ceased to be valid.
- (2) After a Telecard has ceased to be valid the Telecard subscriber shall take all practicable steps to:
( a ) ensure that Telecard bearers comply with paragraph (1); and
( b ) recover from any Telecard bearer any Telecards issued to such Telecard subscriber by Bord Telecom Éireann.
- (3) After a Telecard has ceased to be valid in accordance with this Scheme the Telecard subscriber shall return it to Bord Telecom Éireann as soon as practicable.
Chapter 4 — Eircell Service
74.
This Chapter shall apply to the Eircell service in addition to the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1988 and any measures replacing or amending them.
75.
Where an agreement for Eircell service is concluded by Bord Telecom Éireann such agreement shall at all times be subject to the terms and conditions of any statute, regulation, licence, consent or requirement to obtain any licence or consent for the time being applicable to Bord Telecom Éireann or to the Eircell subscriber.
76.
Where equipment or apparatus in connection with Eircell service is purchased or leased by the Eircell subscriber or applicant, the terms of such purchase or leasing shall not be governed by this Scheme except to the extent provided for in Article 75 of this Scheme.
77.
Bord Telecom Éireann shall provide to the Eircell subscriber the Eircell service and any fixtures and accessories listed in the agreement for Eircell service in accordance with the terms of such agreement and of this Scheme but not other conditions shall be deemed to govern such provision unless agreed in writing by Bord Telecom Éireann after the execution by each party of the agreement.
78.
(1) An Eircell subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any call or attempted call originating in Eircell equipment, charges calculated in accordance with Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) An Eircell subscriber shall pay in advance in respect of subscription for Eircell service, the sums set forth in Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme as demanded in accounts issued from time to time by Bord Telecom Éireann.
- (3) An Eircell subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann on demand in respect of access to the Eircell network the access charge set out in Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
- (4) An Eircell Subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of other services and facilities ancillary to Eircell service the appropriate charges set out in Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.
79.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked at any time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, Eircell service shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than the Eircell subscriber for whom the Eircell service is provided. The Eircell subscriber shall observe any requirements or restrictions of which Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time notify him in writing as to the use of the service by or on behalf of another person.
80.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked at any time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, an Eircell subscriber shall not receive or permit any other person to receive any consideration either directly or indirectly in return for or on account of the use by or on behalf of any person other than the Eircell subscriber of the Eircell service provided on the application of the Eircell subscriber. The term "consideration" includes, besides money or money's worth, the giving or withholding of business or of any other advantage of benefit of any kind or description.
81.
An Eircell subscriber who fails to comply with any provisions of this Scheme or of any of the enactments, licences, consents or requirements specified in Article 75 hereof shall continue to be liable for any subscription, fee, charge, expense or damages already due or which would have become due in respect of the service to which the agreement applied.
PART IV PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS
82.
The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to private telecommunications circuits only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.
83.
A private telecommunications circuit subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann the appropriate changes specified in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.
84.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions may be amended, varied or revoked at any time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, a private telecommunications circuit shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than the private telecommunications circuit subscribers for whom the private telecommunications circuit is provided and neither shall it be used for communication between a person or persons other than such private telecommunications subscribers.
85.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked at any time) or Bord Telecom Éireann, a private telecommunications circuit subscriber or private telecommunications subscribers shall not receive or permit any other person to receive any consideration either directly or indirectly in return for or on account of the use by or on behalf of any person of the private telecommunications circuit provided to him or them. The term "consideration" includes, besides money or money's worth, the giving or withholding of business or of any other advantage or benefit of any kind of description.
86.
Provision, maintenance and use of a private telecommunications circuit between a point in the State and a point outside the State, in so far as it involves the provision, maintenance, or use of telecommunications lines, channels, equipment, networks or services other than those of or provided by Bord Telecom Éireann, shall be in accordance with and subject to arrangements made or to be made by Bord Telecom Éireann or the applicant for a private telecommunications circuit or the private telecommunications circuit subscriber (as appropriate) with other companies, undertakers or administrations. Private telecommunications circuit subscribers shall comply in full with such arrangements.
87.
Bord Telecom Éireann reserves the right at its absolute discretion to alter, replace or modify all or any private telecommunications circuits between points in the State and points outside the State and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it reserves the right to substitute whether temporarily or permanently:
( a ) a private telecommunications circuit using a space satellite system for a private telecommunications circuit using a submarine or terrestial cable system; and
( b ) a private telecommunications circuit using a terrestial or submarine cable system for a private telecommunications circuit using a space satellite system.
PART VTELEX SERVICE
88.
The Article in this Part of this Scheme apply to telex service only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.
89.
A telex subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann for the connection and use of a telex line and fixtures and accessories supplied by Bord Telecom Éireann the connection fee and the subscription specified in the Third Schedule to this Scheme as appropriate to the line or the fixtures and accessories so supplied.
90.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, the charge for each automatic telex call and for each telex call other than an automatic telex call made by a telex subscriber shall be the appropriate sum specified in the Third Schedule to this Scheme according to the description and duration of the call.
- (2) In addition to the sums chargeable under paragraph (1) of this Article, there shall be charged and paid in respect of every telex call made by a caller from a telex booth, the telex booth charge specified in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) For the purposes of this Scheme the duration of a telex call shall be calculated from the time of the first receipt of the telex answer-back code of the called subscriber to the time when the means of communication terminates without regard to the length of time during which messages are being sent.
91.
A telex subscriber may be given one free entry in and one free copy of any telex directory published by or on behalf of Bord Telecom Éireann and the entry may be made in such terms, manner and order as Bord Telecom Éireann thinks fit. Subject as aforesaid, there shall be charged to the telex subscriber in respect of an entry in a telex directory published by or on behalf of Bord Telecom Éireann the charges specified in the Third Schedule to this Scheme. Bord Telecom Éireann may, irrespective of any cost to the subscriber, stipulate in relation to any telex subscriber any reasonable requirements in relation to the contents or form of any directory entry relating to such subscriber.
92.
(1) The paper and ribbons used in any teleprinter comprised in a telex installation or subscriber equipment shall be of a quality, kind of size for the time being approved by Bord Telecom Éireann.
- (2) Except during such periods as Bord Telecom Éireann may otherwise permit, a telex subscriber shall at all times keep properly adjusted in any teleprinter comprised in a telex installation or sending or receiving apparatus or subscriber equipment an adequate supply of paper and ribbon in good condition or other means of message reception or storage, electronic or otherwise.
93.
(1) Unless otherwise directed by Bord Telecom Éireann, a telex subscriber shall provide at his own expense in all respects a continuous supply of electricity as required by Bord Telecom Éireann for the installing and operation of the telex installation or any part thereof or sending and receiving apparatus or subscriber equipment. Such electricity shall be supplied at such point or points and by means of such wires fitted with such sockets or other means of connection and provided with such connection to earth and with such fusible cut-outs and other protective devices as Bord Telecom Éireann may from to time require.
- (2) A telex subscriber shall pay the certified costs incurred by Bord Telecom Éireann of making such alterations to the telex installation or sending and receiving apparatus or subscriber equipment as it considers necessary to conform to any change made other than by Bord Telecom Éireann in the method of supplying the electricity to the said telex installation, apparatus or equipment or in the kind of electric current used.
- (3) A telex subscriber shall at all times leave the electricity supply provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article continuously connected to the telex installation or sending or receiving apparatus or subscriber equipment unless Bord Telecom Éireann otherwise permits.
94.
At the request of a telex subscriber Bord Telecom Éireann may provide Pactex to the telex subscriber. There shall be charged to the telex subscriber and paid by him in respect of Pactex the appropriate charges specified in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.
PART VI EIRPAC SERVICE
95.
The Articles in this Part of the Scheme apply to Eirpac service only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.
96.
(1) An Eirpac subscriber shall nominate an individual to provide a point of contact with Bord Telecom Éireann.
- (2) An Eirpac subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining at his own expense all necessary consents from the owners or operators or computers, terminals or databases with which he wishes to communicate. Provision of service to an Eirpac subscriber does not give the Eirpac subscriber or any other person access by right to any computer, terminal or database to which access is available.
97.
The charges fixed for Eirpac service are in addition to any charges in respect of telephone or other services or any telecommunications lines and fixtures and accessories rented by the subscriber from Bord Telecom Éireann for use directly or indirectly in connection with Eirpac service.
98.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion and where appropriate:
( a ) allocate to an Eirpac subscriber such code (called "Network User Identity") as Bord Telecom Éireann may think fit;
( b ) at the request of an Eirpac subscriber or a person appearing to Bord Telecom Éireann to be acting on behalf of the Eirpac subscriber, allocate to the Eirpac subscriber for such minimum period as Bord Telecom Éireann may determine, either generally or in relation to a particular case, one or more additional Network User Identities, or withdraw from the Eirpac subscriber any additional Network User Identity so allocated. Any such request, if not made in writing, shall be confirmed in writing by the Eirpac subscriber or the person making the request (such confirmation to be received by Bord Telecom Éireann before the day upon which such allocation is requested to take effect). There shall be charged to the Eirpac subscriber and paid by him in respect of compliance by Bord Telecom Éireann with each such request the charge specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion from time to time, at the request of an Eirpac subscriber or a person appearing to Bord Telecom Éireann to be acting on behalf of the Eirpac subscriber, temporarily invalidate any Network User Identity allocated to an Eirpac subscriber. Any such request, if not made in writing, shall be confirmed in writing by the Eirpac subscriber or the person making the request, such confirmation to be received by Bord Telecom Éireann within seven days of the making of such request. The subscription for any Network User Identity shall continue to be payable in respect of any period of invalidation.
- (3) Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion and where appropriate allocate to an Eirpac subscriber from time to time such code, called Network User Address, as Bord Telecom Éireann may think fit. Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion alter an Eirpac subscriber's Network User Address at any time.
99.
(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:
( 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
( b ) the duration of the Eirpac call determined and recorded by the packet switching exchange.
- (2) The charges applicable to the volume and duration 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 the said Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) 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.
- (4) 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.
- (5) 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.
100.
(1) At the request of an Eirpac subscriber Bord Telecom Éireann may provide Pactex to the Eirpac subscriber. There shall be charged to the Eirpac subscriber and paid by him in respect of Pactex the appropriate charges specified in the Foruth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) At the request of an Eirpac subscriber, Bord Telecom Éireann may provide an electronic mailbox (in this Scheme referred to as "Pactex Mailbox") to enable the Eirpac subscriber to receive telex messages making use of Pactex. There shall be charged to the Eirpac subscriber and paid by him in respect of a Pactex Mailbox the charges specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.
101.
(1) Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann Eirpac service shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than the Eirpac subscriber for whom such service is provided. An Eirpac subscriber shall observe any requirements or restrictions of which Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time notify him as to the use of the service by or on behalf of another person.
- (2) Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann an Eirpac subscriber shall not receive or permit any other person to receive any consideration either directly or indirectly in return for or on account of the use by or on behalf of any person other than the Eirpac subscriber of Eirpac service provided on the application of the Eirpac subscriber. The term "consideration" includes, besides money or money's worth, the giving or withholding of business or any other advantage or benefit of any kind or description.
102.
An Eirpac subscriber who fails to comply with the provisions of Articles 99, 100 or 101 of this Scheme shall continue to be liable for any subscription, fee, charge, expense or damages payable or to become payable in respect of the Eirpac service.
PART VII EIRMAIL SERVICE
103.
The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to Eirmail service only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.
104.
(1) Every Eirmail subscriber shall be an Eirpac subscriber.
- (2) An Eirmail subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining at his own expense all necessary consents from the owners or operators of computers or terminals with which he wishes to communicate. Provision of service to an Eirmail subscriber does not give the Eirmail subscriber or any other person access by right to any computer or terminal other than a facility to which he is entitled in the Eirmail service to which access is available.
- (4) An Eirmail subscriber shall nominate an individual to provide a point of contact with Bord Telecom Éireann.
105.
The changes fixed for Eirmail Service are in addition to any charges in respect of packet switching (including Eirpac) and telephone services, or any equipment or apparatus or other services rented or obtained by an Eirmail subscriber from Bord Telecom Éireann for use directly or indirectly in connection with Eirmail service.
106.
(1) Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion and where appropriate:
( a ) allocate to an Eirmail subscriber such code called a Network User Identity as Bord Telecom Éireann may think fit;
( b ) at the request of an Eirmail subscriber or a person appearing to Bord Telecom Éireann to be acting on behalf of an Eirmail subscriber, allocate to that Eirmail subscriber, for such minimum period as Bord Telecom Éireann may determine (either generally or in relation to a particular case), one or more additional Network User Identities or withdraw from that subscriber any additional Network User Identity so allocated. Any such request, if not made in writing, shall be confirmed in writing by that Eirmail subscriber or the person making the request (such confirmation to be received by Bord Telecom Éireann before the day upon which such allocation is requested shall take effect).
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann may at its discretion from time to time, at the request of an Eirmail subscriber or a person appearing to Bord Telecom Éireann to be acting on behalf of that Eirmail subscriber, temporarily invalidate any Network User Identity allocated to that Eirmail subscriber. Any such request if not made in writing shall be confirmed in writing by that Eirmail subscriber or the person making the request such confirmation to be received by Bord Telecom Éireann within seven days of the making of such request.
107.
(1) An Eirmail subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any Eirmail call or attempted Eirmail call originating from or on equipment and apparatus under his control call charges calculated by reference to the total charges applicable to:
( a ) connect time, that is to say the duration of the call determined and recorded by the Eirmail computer; and
( b ) filing, that is to say the volume of data stored in the Eirmail computer and measured in units (each capable of containing 2048 characters of data including non-alphanumeric characters and spaces) and the duration of such storage determined and recorded by the mail box computer; and
( c ) mail, that is to say the volume of data passed through the Eirmail computer and conveyed or intended to be conveyed further, in whole or in part, through the Dialcom system ( other than in this case. Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) measured in units (each capable of containing 1,024 or 2,048 characters of data, including non-alphanumeric characters and spaces) determined and recorded by the Eirmail computer and not by reference to the volume of data originated and received by the Eirmail subscriber's equipment and apparatus and (for the avoidance of doubt) such charge shall be in addition to those arising for connect time and filing.
- (2) The charges applicable to connect time and filing and mail referred to at (a) (b) and (c) respectively of paragraph (1) of this Article are set forth in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (3) An Eirmail subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann the appropriate subscription for each Network User Identity set forth in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (4) An Eirmail subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of the connection charge for each Network User Identity the sum set forth in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (5) An Eirmail subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of the facilities and services listed in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme, the charges set forth in the said Schedule.
108.
(1) Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, Eirmail service shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than the Eirmail subscriber for whom the service is provided. An Eirmail subscriber shall observe any requirements or restrictions of which Bord Telecom Éireann or any other person lawfully entitled may from time to time notify him in writing as to the use of service by or on behalf of another person.
- (2) Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, an Eirmail subscriber shall not receive or permit any other person to receive any consideration either directly or indirectly in return for or on account of the use by or on behalf of any person other than the Eirmail subscriber of Eirmail service provided on the application of the Eirmail subscriber. The term "consideration" includes, besides money or money's worth, the giving or withholding of business or any other advantage or benefit of any kind of description.
PART VIII VIDEOCONFERENCE SERVICE
109.
The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to videoconference service only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of the Scheme.
110.
(1) A videoconference subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann for the use of the videoconference service the charges specified in the Sixth Schedule to this Scheme.
- (2) Where a videoconference is cancelled by a videoconference subscriber there shall be charged to the videoconference subscriber and paid by him the appropriate cancellation charge provided for in the Sixth Schedule to this Scheme.
111.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, a videoconference service shall not be used by or on behalf of any person other than the videoconference subscribers for whom the videoconference service is provided.
112.
Except with the written consent (which may be unconditional or subject to conditions, which conditions may be amended, varied or revoked from time to time) of Bord Telecom Éireann, a videoconference subscriber or videoconference subscribers shall not receive or permit any other person to receive any consideration either directly or indirectly in return for or on account of the use by or on behalf of any person of the videoconference service provided to him or them. The term "consideration" includes, besides money or money's worth, the giving or withholding of business or of any other advantage or benefit of any kind or description.
113.
(1) Provision and use of a videoconference service between a point in the State and a point outside the State in so far as it involves the provision or use of telecommunications lines, channels, equipment, networks or services other than those of or provided by Bord Telecom Éireann shall be in accordance with and subject to arrangements made or to be made by Bord Telecom Éireann or the applicant for videoconference service or the videoconference subscriber (as appropriate) with other telecommunications companies, undertakings or administrations. Videoconference subscribers shall comply in full with such arrangements.
- (2) Bord Telecom Éireann reserves the right at its absolute discretion to alter, replace or modify all or any means of transmission or reception used in the provision and use of a videoconference service between a point in the State and a point outside the State and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it reserves the right to substitute whether temporarily or permanently:
( a ) a space satellite system for a submarine or terrestial cable system; and
( b ) a submarine or terrestial cable system for a space satellite system.
FIRST SCHEDULE
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Part 1 Installation, Removal and Rental
Article 51
| Category | Installation Charges | Quarterly Subscription | Removal and other Charges | Removal and other Charges |
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Exchange Lines | ||||
| Exclusive Line | ||||
| Business | 120.00 | 36.08 | ||
| Residence | 120.00 | 33.30 | ||
| when linework is completely in situ 3 months or less after ceasing | 30.00 | |||
| installation transfer | 15.00 | 15.00 | ||
| second or subsequent exchange line for coinbox in same premises as first line | ||||
| Business | 100.00 | 36.08 | ||
| Residence | 100.00 | 33.30 | ||
| Auxiliary Line on indicator or separate instrument without coinbox | 100.00 | 30.55 | ||
| Temporary Line | 130.00 | 36.08 | ||
| Regular venues (see authorised list available for the time being at such places as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time determine) | 60.00 | 36.08 | ||
| Change of Telephone Number | 16.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Removals | ||||
| External: | ||||
| Exchange lines | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
| Auxiliary | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
| Installation transferred | 15.00 | 15.00 | ||
| Where line or line and instrument are in situ | 30.00 | 30.00 | ||
| Internal: | 16.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Extensions | ||||
| External | ||||
| within 200 metres | 42.00 | 8.88 | ||
| additional 200 metres up to 800 metres | 120.00 | 3.33 | ||
| additional 200 metres over 800 metres | 120.00 | 4.17 | ||
| second and subsequent external extensions provided to the same building for the same subscriber at the same time | ||||
| up to 200 metres | 26.00 | |||
| over 200 metres | 100.00 | |||
| Internal | ||||
| In parallel where switchboard is involved with intercommunicating facilities | 16.00 | 5.83 | ||
| Temporary Extensions | ||||
| External | ||||
| within 200 metres (minimum) | Standard | |||
| External extension rate (min. one | ||||
| 42.00 | month) | |||
| over 200 metres | Standard external rate (min. one | |||
| 100.00 | month) | |||
| Internal | ||||
| provision and recovery (minimum) | Standard | |||
| external rate | ||||
| (min. one | ||||
| 16.00 | month) | |||
| Removals | ||||
| Internal | ||||
| One end of extension | 16.00 | 16.00 | ||
| External | ||||
| One end removed to within 200 metres | 26.00 | 26.00 | ||
| One end removed over 200 metres | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
| Tie-Lines | ||||
| With Exchange Facilities Internal | 16.00 | 11.40 | ||
| External | ||||
| is charged at external extension rate subject to minimum rate of £55.52 per annum (800m) | 13.88 | |||
| Connection charge— irrespective of distance | 120.00 | |||
| Without Exchange Facilities | ||||
| Internal | ||||
| is charged at Excess Wiring rate per 100 metres or part thereof plus termination charge | 16.00 | |||
| per 100 metres route wiring | 1.94 | |||
| per switchboard termination | 2.79 | |||
| External | 120.00 | |||
| 800 metres or less (minimum) | 13.88 | |||
| per additional 200 metres up to 16 kilometres | 3.34 | |||
| per additional 200 metres above 16 kilometres | 1.70 | |||
| Other Fixtures and Accessories | ||||
| Acoustic Hood | 16.00 | 5.54 | ||
| Ampliphone | 16.00 | 2.22 | ||
| Extension Bells | ||||
| Indoor type | 16.00 | 0.84 | ||
| Outdoor type | 16.00 | 1.67 | ||
| Internal and external removals (all types) | 10.00 | 10.00 | ||
| Hooter | 16.00 | 7.77 | ||
| Key and Lamp Units per unit | cost of work | 9.99 | cost of work | cost of work |
| Lamp Signalling Equipment | 16.00 | 3.61 | cost of work | cost of work |
| Meter, Subscriber's (private) | 16.00 | 6.58 | ||
| Coinboxes | ||||
| Push Button Instruments | ||||
| Per additional instrument | 5.88 | |||
| Rotary Dial Instrument | ||||
| (in addition to main instrument) per instrument | 16.00 | 3.24 | ||
| Socket No. 1M (Master) | ||||
| (a) When fitted on a new | Nil | |||
| installation | Nil | |||
| (b) When converting an installation to new type equipment | 16.00 | Nil | ||
| Socket No. 1S (Slave) | ||||
| for use as extension or plug and Socket arrangement per socket | 16.00 | 0.84 | ||
| Secretarial Plinths | ||||
| in conjunction with intercommunicating internal extensions | 16.00 | 0.84 | ||
| Secretarial System 2/6/2 | 70.00 | 27.49 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| per set | per set | per set | per set | |
| Switches as connecting apparatus | 16.00 | 0.84 | ||
| Watch Receivers | 0.67 | |||
| Alterations, Fitments, Replacements | ||||
| change of instrument from wall to table type or vice versa | 16.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Connection of burglar alarm to line | 16.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Minor damage and replacement of small parts, covers, plugs, keys, generator, handles, terminal block and small parts of wiring | 16.00 | 16.00 |
Part 2 Local Calls
Article 53
| 1. To a subscriber | |
| Charges for Subscriber Dialled Local Calls | |
| ( a ) if he rents an exchange line without a coinbox | 11.17p per call |
| ( b ) If he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 18p 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; 11.17p per four minutes and 55 second periods or part thereof. |
| 2. To a caller | |
| ( a ) (i) from an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 20p per call |
| (ii) from an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made | Per 4 minute and 55 second periods or part thereof: |
| 20p for the first | |
| 10p for the second | |
| 15p for the third | |
| 15p for the fourth | |
| 10p for the fifth | |
| 15p for the sixth | |
| 10p for the seventh | |
| and the cycle from the third to the seventh periods repeated for subsequent periods. Calls to some exchanges subject to a minimum charge of 50p. | |
| ( b ) (i) From a public telephone from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 20p per call |
| (ii) From a public telephone from which subscriber trunk calls can be made | Per 5 minute period or part thereof: |
| 20p for the first | |
| 10p for the second | |
| 15p for the third | |
| 15p for the fourth | |
| 10p for the fifth | |
| 15p for the sixth | |
| 10p for the seventh | |
| and the cycle from the third to the seventh periods repeated for subsequent periods. | |
| 3. To a subscriber | |
| Charges for Local Calls (other than Subscriber Dialled Local Calls) | |
| ( a ) if he rents an exchange line without a coinbox | 31.17p per call |
| ( b ) If he rents an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 38p per call |
| 4. To a caller | |
| ( a ) (i) an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 40p per call |
| (ii) from an exchange line with a coinbox from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made | Per 4 minute and 55 seconds periods or part thereof: |
| 40p for the first | |
| 20p for the second and subsequent periods | |
| ( b ) (i) From a public telephone from which subscriber dialled trunk calls cannot be made | 40p per call |
| (ii) From a public telephone from which subscriber dialled trunk calls can be made | Per 5 minute period or part thereof: 40p for the first 20p for the second and subsequent periods |
Part 3 Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls
Article 54
Charges for Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls (where the service is available)
Per Period of part of a Period of Time specified in the Table to this Part of this schedule appropriate to the Call.
| (a) to a subscriber without a coinbox | 11.17p |
| (b) to a subscriber with a coinbox | 11.17p |
| (c) for a caller from a public telephone | 20p for the first |
| 10p for the second | |
| 15p for the third | |
| 15p for the fourth | |
| 10p for the fifth | |
| 15p for the sixth | |
| 10p for the seventh | |
| and the cycle from the third to the seventh periods repeated for subsequent periods | |
| (d) for a caller from a coinbox exchange line | 20p for the first |
| 10p for the second | |
| 15p for the third | |
| 15p for the fourth | |
| 10p for the fifth | |
| 15p for the sixth | |
| 10p for the seventh | |
| and the cycle from the third to the seventh periods repeated for subsequent periods. Calls to some exchanges subject to a minimum charge of £1.00. |
TABLE
| Description of Call | Full Rate | Reduced Rate | Economy Rate |
| 1. Between exchanges in the State and from Exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland where the distance between Group Centres of exchanges concerned | |||
| (i) does not exceed 56 kms | 60 seconds | 90 seconds | not applicable |
| (ii) exceeds 56 kms but does not exceed 80 kms | 30 seconds | 45 seconds | not applicable |
| (iii) exceeds 80 kms | 20 seconds | 30 seconds | not applicable |
| 2. From exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | 14 seconds | 18.7 seconds | 28 seconds |
Full Rate: The full 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).
Reduced Rate: The reduced rate applies to calls made as follows:
- (i) at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in paragraph 1 of the Table;
- (ii) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 1 of the Table;
- (iii) at or after 6 p.m. and before 12 p.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 2 of the Table; and
- (iv) at or after 8 a.m. and before 12 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays; for calls described in Paragraph 2 of the Table; and
- (v) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers.
Economy Rate: The economy rate applies to calls described in paragraph 2 of the Table made after 12 p.m. and before 8 a.m. everyday.
For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) from exchanges in the State to exchanges in:
| ( a ) Andorra, Belgium, Ceuta and Melilla, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Switzerland and Vatican City. | |
| (i) Full rate (from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive) | 11,00 seconds |
| (ii) Reduced rate (from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers | 14.60 seconds |
| ( b ) Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Germany (Democratic Republic), Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia | 7.56 seconds |
| ( c ) Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts (Nevis), St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (U.S.) | |
| (i) Full rate (from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday inclusive) | 5.99 seconds |
| (ii) Reduced rate (from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers) | 7.99 seconds |
| ( d ) Australia (including Tasmania) Hong Kong, Japan (including Ryukyu Islands), New Zealand, Saudia Arabia, Singapore and South Africa | 3.87 seconds |
| ( e ) All other states | 2.71 seconds |
Article 55
PART 4 Trunk calls ( other than subscriber dialled trunk calls) from exchange lines without coinbox.
| 1. Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected | ||||
| Calls between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland | First 3 minutes or part thereof. (minimum charge) | First 3 minutes or part thereof. (minimum charge) | For each subsequent minute or part thereof. | For each subsequent minute or part thereof. |
| Full Rate | Reduced Rate | Full Rate | Reduced Rate | |
| Not exceeding 56 kilometres | 53p | 41p | 11p | 7p |
| Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres | 86p | 62p | 22p | 14p |
| Exceeding 80 kilometres | 119p | 86p | 33p | 22p |
| 2. Calls from exchange in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | 197p | 137p | 59p | 39p |
| 3. Calls to Eircell | 119p | 86p | 33p | 22p |
Full Rate: The full 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).
Reduced Rate: The reduced 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) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily news papers.
For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) from exchanges in the State to exchanges in:
| For the first 3 minutes or part of three minutes | For each subsequent minute or part thereof | |
| £ | £ | |
| ( a ) Andorra, Belgium, Ceuta and Melilla, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal (including Azores and Maderia), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Switzerland and Vatican City. | 2.51 | 0.77 |
| ( b ) Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Germany (Democratic Republic), Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia | 2.87 | 0.89 |
| ( c ) Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts (Nevis), St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (U.S.) | ||
| (i) Full Rate (from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday inclusive) | 4.70 | 1.50 |
| (ii) Reduced rate (from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. from Monday to Saturday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday, Sunday, Public Holidays and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspaper). | 3.56 | 1.12 |
| ( d ) Australia (including Tasmania), Hong Kong, Japan (including Ryukyu Islands), New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and South Africa. | 6.50 | 2.10 |
| ( e ) All other states | 7.61 | 2.47 |
Article 55
PART 5 Trunk calls ( other than subscriber dialled trunk calls) from a public telephone or from a coinbox exchange line.
Charges for trunk calls ( other than subscriber dialled trunk calls) made from a public telephone 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 1p, except for calls covered by paragraph 3 of the Table.
( b ) made by a caller from a call office or from a coinbox exchange line, there shall be charged and paid, placed in the coinbox or otherwise credited to Bord Telecom Éireann the charges as stated in the Table below.
TABLE
| Description of Call | For first 3 minutes or part thereof. (Minimum Charge) | For first 3 minutes or part thereof. (Minimum Charge) | For each subsequent 3 minutes or part thereof | For each subsequent 3 minutes or part thereof |
| Full Rate | Reduced Rate | Full Rate | Reduced Rate | |
| 1. Between exchanges in the State and from exchanges in the State to exchanges in Northern Ireland and where the distance between Group Centres of exchanges concerned | ||||
| (i) does not exceed 56 kms. | 60p | 45p | 40p | 25p |
| (ii) exceeds 56 kms but does not exceed 80 kms. | 100p | 70p | 80p | 50p |
| (iii) exceeds 80 kms. | 140p | 100p | 120p | 80p |
| 2. From exchanges in the State to exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands | 230p | 160p | 210p | 140p |
Full Rate: The full 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).
Reduced Rate: The reduced 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) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national daily morning newspapers.
For calls made at all times (except where otherwise stated) from exchanges in the State to exchanges in:
| For the first 3 minutes or part of 3 minutes | For each minute or part of a minute after the first 3 minutes | |
| £ | £ | |
| ( a ) Andorra, Belgium, Ceuta and Melilla, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), France, Germany (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal (including Azores and Maderia), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Switzerland and Vatican City. | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| ( b ) Albania, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Germany (Democratic Republic), Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R., and Yugoslavia. | 3.40 | 1.05 |
| ( c ) Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts (Nevis), St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, Tortola (British Virgin Island), Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S.A., Virgin Islands (U.S.) | ||
| (i) Full Rate (from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Saturday inclusive) | 5.45 | 1.75 |
| (ii) Reduced rate (from 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) and throughout Saturday and Sunday) and such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers. | 4.10 | 1.30 |
| ( d ) Australia (including Tasmania), Hong Kong, Japan (including Ryukyu Islands), New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and South Africa | 7.55 | 2.45 |
| ( e ) All other states | 8.95 | 2.90 |
PART 6 Special Telephone Service
Articles 12, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67.
SECTION 1
Charges for Special Telephone Service which are payable in addition to the appropriate charges set out in the foregoing Parts of this Schedule.
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