S.I. No. 19/1992 - Telecommunications Scheme, 1992

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 1992-01-14
Last updated 1994-06-15
State Repealed superseded text
Text As published
articles 119
These amending acts are not in its history: the source does not say when their effect began (1)
  • IE-1993-si-206: S.I. No. 206 of 1993, arts. 3, 5 — The official signature leaves the day blank: 'this day of June, 1993'.

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.

5 amending acts · 1994-06-15, S.I. No. 177/1994 - Telecommunications Scheme, 1994

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  • (v) Subscribers to whom the 1850 service is provided shall receive a credit of 11.17p per 1850 call received.
Additional Charges Connection Charge Quarterly Subscription Other Charges
(i) Subscriber nominated Freefone 1800 or 1850 number £ 0 £20
(ii) Origin dependant routing (per answering station) £30 £100
(iii) Percentage routing (per answering station) £30 £20
(iv) Time dependant routing (per answering station) £30 £20
(v) Freefone tone £30 £20
(vi) Change of Freefone 1800 number or 1850 number (per number) £50
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Call Charges (Calling person) (1850 calls only) The charge which would be payable if it were a local call.

PART 7 Eircell

Article 78

Call Charges

Calls from exchanges in the State to Exchanges in Full Rate Reduced Rate
The State or Northern Ireland (Subscriber Dialled calls where the service is available) 11.17p per 20 seconds or part thereof. 11.17p per 30 seconds or part thereof.
The State or Northern Ireland (other than Subscriber Dialled Calls) £1.49 for the first three minutes or part thereof (minimum) and thereafter at the rate of 33p. per minute or part thereof. £1.16 for the first three minutes or part thereof (minimum) and thereafter at the rate of 22p per minute or part thereof.
Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (subscriber dialled calls where the service is available) 11.17p per 11.2 seconds or part thereof. 11.17p per 16.8 seconds or part thereof.
Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands (other than subscriber dialled calls) £2.27 for the first three minutes or part thereof (minimum) and thereafter at the rate of 59p per minute or part thereof. £1.67 for the first three minutes or part thereof (minimum) and thereafter at the rate of 39p per minute or part thereof.

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:

( a ) at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive);

( b ) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays; and

( c ) such other times as Bord Telecom Éireann may from time to time announce by advertisement in the national morning daily newspapers.

All other states Such call charges as may be in force for the time being under Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Schedule as if the Eircell call were a call to which such Part was applicable
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Access Charge £50.00
Subscription (per Quarter)
—Standard Service £75.00
—encrypted Service £105.00
Detailed Billing: per quarter £ 4.00
per occasion £ 6.00
Temporary Disconnection Charge: £30.00
Reconnection Charge: £16.00
Change of Eircell Equipment: £16.00
Change of Number: £16.00

Article 66

PART 8 Telephone Directory Entries

Annual Issue Charge
Main entry — heavy type £16.68
Extra entry — ordinary type £7.76
Extra line — ordinary type £7.76
Extra entry — heavy type £24.44
Entra line — heavy type £24.44
Extra words — per word £3.36

Article 83

SECOND SCHEDULE

Private Telecommunications Circuits

Within the State or to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Analogue
Annual Subscription
External
Distance Category Annual Rental Per Additional Kilometre or Part Thereof. Annual Rental Per Additional Kilometre or Part Thereof. Annual Rental Per Additional Kilometre or Part Thereof. Annual Rental Per Additional Kilometre or Part Thereof.
50 Baud 1 £ Telephony Quality 2,3 £ M1040 Quality £ M1020 Quality 4 £
Up to 1 Kilometre (minimum charge;. 35.00 80.00 215.00 250.00
Up to 16 Kilometres (per additional km.) 18.00 56.00 90.00 103.00
Per additional Km. above 16 Km. 13.00 28.00 28.00 32.00
Maximum chargeable Subscription (200 km) (National) 2697.00 6072.00 6717.00 7683.00
Additional Subscription To Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands 1215.00 3525.00 3525.00 4035.00
1.

75—100 Baud: Charges for 50 Baud plus 20% 200 Baud: Charges for 50 Baud plus 50% (No longer provided)

2. Three-wire per 200 metres ............................................................ ......................................£19.82
3.

Omnibus Circuit Rate.

4.

Also M1030 quality

Connection Charges £
External Irrespective of distance 200.00
Connection charges for a second or subsequent private telecommunications circuit between the same two addresses provided at the same time for the same subscriber should be at half the standard rate of Connection Charge.

Within the State or to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Digital 64 Kbits 2 Mbits
£ £
Connection fee (Per Local End) 1,600 7,500
Annual Subscription
Local End (Per Kilometre)
See note 1. 335 4,300
Main Link (within the State)
1 to 40 Kilometres (Per Kilometre) 150 760
Above 40 Kilometres (Per Kilometre) 3.50 55
Ireland — Northern Ireland, and 6,161 32,930
Ireland — Great Britain, Isle of
Man and Channel Islands
See note 2.

Note:

1.

Local End for 64 kBit and 2 MBit. to be charged in 100m steps.

2.

These rates exclude the charge for national local and trunk extensions. (The main link element of the national extension is charged at the above 40 Km rate).

Lines, Extensions and Apparatus

Connection Charge £ Annual Subscription £
Internal
for each 100 metres route distance of wiring or part thereof. 16.00 7.77
Removals Removal Charge
External: "New and Cease" basis 100.00
Internal: 16.00
Extensions
External
same charges as for main
Private Circuits of same distance.
Internal
route wiring distance measured from switch or "tee in" point
For each 100 metres route distance or part thereof. 16.00 7.77
Apparatus
All apparatus provided with a private telecommunications circuit by Bord Telecom Éireann must bear a subscription. Standard subscription applies for items for which this exists. Other items have a subscription specially assessed. The following are the items usually provided with private telecommunications circuits.
Instrument 17.98
Switchboards — per indicator used 11.04
intercommunicating switches 7.71
condenser 2.16

Temporary Private Circuits

Single Charge Annual Subscription
£ £
Internal Provision and Recovery Standard Minimum Period One Month Standard Minimum Period One Month.
16.00 Standard Minimum Period One Month Standard Minimum Period One Month.
External Standard Minimum Period One Month Standard Minimum Period One Month.
Provision and Recovery Standard Minimum Period One Month Standard Minimum Period One Month.
200.00

Subsidiary Apparatus-Temporary See Subsidiary Apparatus Section

ANALOGUE INTERNATIONAL

Annual Rentals (Irish Share only)

ZONE see below Telephone Telephone Telephone Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph
All uses £ Voicé Fax £ 200 Baud £ 100 Baud £ 75 Baud £ 50 Baud £
Zone 1 11,000 8,300 4,800 3,600 — 3,000
Zone 2 16,000 12,000 — — — —
Zone 3 22,500 22,500 10,000 7,500 6,875 6,250

Note:

1.

Additional charge for M1020 quality = £780 per annum

2.

A connection charge of £200 applies to each analogue private leased circuit regardless of the type of circuit concerned.

3.

Minimum term for variable term contract is 3 months.

The states covered by the International Zone Bands are as follows;

Zone 1: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Vatican City.

Zone 2: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Libya, Malta, Poland, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R., Yugoslavia.

Zone 3: North America.

DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL

Euroline: Digital Terrestrial Service to Europe

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum
KBS 1 year 3 year 5 year
Cable Europe Zone I
64 19,000 17,000 15,000
128 36,000 32,500 28,500
192 51,500 46,000 40,500
256 66,000 59,500 52,500
384 95,000 85,000 75,000
512 114,000 102,000 90,000
768 133,000 119,000 105,000
1,024 152,000 136,000 120,000
1,544 228,000 204,000 180,000
2,048 270,000 256,000 245,000
Cable Europe Zone II
64 21,000 19,000 17,000
128 40,000 36,000 32,500
192 56,500 51,500 46,000
256 73,500 66,500 59,500
384 105,000 95,000 85,000
512 126,000 114,000 102,000
768 147,000 133,000 119,000
1,024 168,000 152,000 136,000
1,544 252,000 228,000 204,000
2,048 288,000 275,000 260,000

Eurostat: Digital Satellite Service to Europe

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum
KBS 1 year 3 year 5 year
Europe Zone I, II 64 33,000 31,500 30,000
128 56,000 53,500 51,000
192 82,500 79,000 75,000
256 99,000 95,500 90,000
384 148,500 142,000 135,000
512 165,000 157,500 150,000
768 198,000 189,000 180,000
1,024 231,000 220,500 210,000
1,544 297,000 283,500 270,000
2,048 370,000 355,000 340,000

Satline: Digital Satellite Service to North America

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum
KBS 1 year 3 year 5 year
IBS
64 30,000 28,500 27,000
128 54,000 51,500 48,500
192 75,000 71,000 67,500
256 90,000 85,500 81,000
384 120,000 114,000 108,000
512 150,000 142,500 135,000
768 180,000 171,000 162,000
1,024 210,000 199,500 189,000
1,544 270,000 256,500 243,000
2,048 330,000 315,000 300,000

Laserline: Digital Terrestrial Service to North America

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum
KBS 1 year 3 year 5 year
PTAT-1/TAT-8
64 30,000 28,500 27,000
128 54,000 51,500 48,500
192 75,000 71,000 67,500
256 90,000 85,500 81,000
384 120,000 114,000 108,000
512 150,000 142,500 135,000
768 180,000 171,000 162,000
1,024 210,000 199,500 189,000
1,544 270,000 256,500 243,000
2,048 330,000 315,000 300,000

Digital Terrestrial Service to the rest of the World

Per Annum Per Annum Per Annum
KBS 1 year 3 year 5 year
Zone 4 64 36,00 34,000 32,000
128 60,000 57,500 54,000
192 90,000 86,000 81,000
256 105,000 100,000 95,000
384 150,000 140,000 135,000
512 175,000 166,000 158,000
768 210,000 200,000 189,000
1,024 250,000 238,000 225,000
1,544 320,000 304,000 288,000
2,048 400,000 380,000 360,000

Installation Charges

64 Kbit/s: IR£ 1,600
128 Kbit/s— 768 Kbit/s: IR£ 5,000
1,024 Kbit/s— 2,048 Kbit/s IR£ 7,5000

International Zone (Digital)

The states covered by the International Zones are as follows:

Zone 1: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands.

Zone 2: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Zone 3: U.S.A. and Canada.

Zone 4: Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

Charges for circuits to the rest of the world are available on request.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Telex Service

Article 89

Exchange Lines and Apparatus
Telex Exchange Lines
Connection Fee None
Quarterly Subscription £135
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Telex and Telegraph Apparatus Quarterly Subscription
£
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
Data Telex Interface unit for use with telex line and telex printer types 2 to 5 180.00
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
Replay 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
Broadcaster/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 T100 with Reperforator only (Free Standing) 181.00
Creed Teleprinter 7B/RP 181.00
Switch 2A 0.70
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Modems Including Maintenance Speed—bits/sec Annual Subscription £
200 245
600/1200 270
2400 735
4800 900
9600—Single Port 1,375
9600—Multi Port 1,500
Maintenance only 184
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Temporary Service Annual Subscription £
Temporary Line with Teleprinter (per month) 299
Temporary Line without Teleprinter 235
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Telex Directory Per Issue Charge
First Entry £1.40 per word (in excess of three words)
Second and Subsequent entries £7.00 per entry
Article 90
Call Charges
Within the State and to Northern Ireland, Great Britain, The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands
Destination Non-Automatic Call 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
Great Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands 45 88.8p 29.6p per minute or part of a minute.

International

Destination Automatic Call Automatic Call Non Automatic Call Non Automatic Call
Charge per minute £ Second per 22.2p 3 minute (Minimum) £ Per minute or part of a minute thereafter £
Band 1 43.0 .93 .31
Band 2 25.2 1.59 .53
Band 3 13.3 3.00 1.00
Band 4 1.68 5.04 1.68
Band 5 3.52

Band 1: 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) and the Vatican City.

Band 2: Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R., and Yugoslavia.

Band 3: Canada and U.S.A (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).

Band 4: All other states.

Band 5: Calls via Inmarsat Satellite.

Charges for Telex Calls via Pactex to Eirpac

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.

2.

The charge for a call to an Eirpac subscriber (other than a call to a Pactex Mailbox) shall be calculated as follows:—

(a) Telex Access
For each 3 minute period or part thereof 22.2p
(b) Pactex Access
For each 1 minute period or part thereof 6.6p
(c) Eirpac Volume and Duration
(i) Volume Charge................................................. 0.03p per segment
(ii) Duration Charge............................................... 0.50p per minute.

Telex Booth Charge

The Telex Booth Charge is a charge of £1 per call in addition to the Call Charges.

Charges for Pactex

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:

Table

Description of Call Period
1. A call to a Pactex Mailbox 3 minutes
2. A call to an Eirpac subscriber (other than a call to a Pactex mailbox) 90 seconds

Article 99

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Eirpac

Character Terminals and Dial up Terminals X.28

Connection Charges

Speed (Bits per Sec.) X.28 Direct £ X.28 Dial up £
300 — 40
1200 230 40

Subscription Per Quarter

Speed (Bits per Sec.) X.28 Direct £ X.28 Dial Up £
300 — 7.50
1200 275 7.50
Packet Terminals X.25 Packet Terminals X.25 Packet Terminals X.25
Speed-Bits per Sec. Connection Charge £ Quarterly Subscription £
2,400 250 425
4,800 250 475
9,600 250 550
19,200 250 625
Facility Charges —X.28 Direct and X.25 Facility Charges —X.28 Direct and X.25 Facility Charges —X.28 Direct and X.25
Facility Single Charge £ Quarterly Subscription £
Closed User Group 20 5 per group
Reverse Charge Acceptance 20 25
Fast Select Acceptance 20 None
Direct Calling 20 None
Call Redirection 20 5.00
Switched Virtual Circuits*
(other than the first) 20 2.50
Permenant Virtual
Circuits X.28 20 450.00
Permenant Virtual
Circuits X.25 20 112.50

*Not available for X.28 Direct Customers.

Other Charges

Reconnection Charge..................................................... £16.00
Change of Network User Identity................................ £40.00
Pactex Mailbox:
Subscription............................................................ .......... £25.00 per Quarter
Storage............................................................ .................. 25p for each 2048 characters (or part thereof) per 28 days (or part thereof) after the first 28 days of storage.

Call Charges

National X.25 Service X.25 Service X.28 Service X.28 Service
Destination Duration Charge per minute Volume Charge per segment Duration Charge per minute Volume Charge per segment
Band 1: State and Northern Ireland 0.5p 0.03p 2.0p 0.03p
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International X.25 Service X.25 Service X.28 Service X.28 Service
Destination (For Band details see below) Duration Charge per minute Volume Charge per segment Duration Charge per minute Volume Charge per segment
Band 2 2.5p 0.15p 3.5p 0.15p
Band 3 3.5p 0.20p 5.0p 0.20p
Band 4 13.0p 0.60p 14.5p 0.60p
Band 5 15.0p 0.70p 16.5p 0.70p

Band 2 Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain (including Isle of Man and Channel Islands), Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Madeira), San Marino, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) and the Vatican City.

Band 3 Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia.

Band 4 Canada, Mexico and the U.S.A.

Band 5 All other states.

Pactex Charges (Article 100)

( a ) Duration Charge (pence per minute)

Charging Band Character Terminals Character Terminals Packet Terminal Direct Connection
Dial-up Connection Direct Connection
1 16.00p 16.00p 14.50p
2 38.20p 38.20p 36.70p
3 39.60p 39.60p 38. 10p
4 61.60p 61.60p 60. 10p
5 108.60p 108.60p 107. 10p
6 176.60p 176.60p 175.10p
7 360.60p 360.60p 359. 10p

( b ) Volume Charges (pence per segment)

1 .03p .03p .03p
2 .03p .03p .03p
3 .03p .03p .03p
4 .03p .03p .03p
5 .03p .03p .03p
6 .03p .03p .03p
7 .03p .03p .03p

Charging Bands:

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 Maderia), Spain (including Balearic & Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), and the Vatican City.

Band 4: Calls to destinations in Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tunisia, U.S.S.R., or Yugoslavia.

Band 5: 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.

Article 104

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Videoconference Service

Charges from Premises of Bord Telecom Eireann
Destination Charge per Hour
Within the State (Total Cost) £800
International (Irish Share of charges Only)
To Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and channel Islands £650
To Rest of Europe £750
To the U.S.A. £950
Additional Fee
Multipoint Calls £100
Cancellation Charges Cancellation Charges
Notice of Cancellation Charge
More than 48 hours Nil
24 hours to 48 hours Half the applicable
Videoconference Charge
24 hours to 48 hours Full amount of the applicable
Videoconference Charge.

Present when the Common Seal of Bord Telecom Éireann was affixed hereto this 14th day of January 1992.

Bernadette Roche,

Bord Telecom Eireann,

Merrion Road, Dublin 4.

Telecom Executive VI.

COLM McFADDEN,

Director.

MICHAEL JOHNSON,

Director.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of the Scheme is to consolidate with amendments the provisions of all existing Schemes relating to the services provided by Bord Telecom Éireann (other than the Telemessage and foreign Telegram services) and to revise certain tariffs, making provision for an overall tariff reduction of approximately 8 per cent.

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