S.I. No. 177/1994 - Telecommunications Scheme, 1994

• (2) Where in pursuance of paragraph (1) of this Article such records or documents are created, recorded, stored, maintained, transmitted, reproduced or communicated by any electronic, photographic, computerised or other process, a document or record produced by any such process shall be admissible in evidence in any Court, tribunal or other forum.

47 Notices and accounts.

47.

47. (1) Any notice which may be given by Bord Telecom Éireann under an agreement, the Acts or this Scheme shall (without limiting the manner in which Bord Telecom Éireann may give such notice) be deemed to have been duly given to any person or persons generally, as the case may be:

( a ) if the notice is left at the person's premises or is sent to him by ordinary post at the address specified as his in the agreement or any other address notified by or agreed with the subscriber or any other address deemed by Bord Telecom Éireann to be reasonable in the circumstances; or

( b ) the notice is addressed to persons generally by publication in such number of national daily newspapers published in the State as Bord Telecom Éireann shall determine.

• (2) Any account which may be rendered by Bord Telecom Éireann under any agreement, the Acts or this Scheme shall (without limiting the manner in which Bord Telecom Éireann may render such account) be deemed to have been duly rendered to a subscriber if a copy of the account is left at the subscriber's premises or is sent to him by ordinary post at the address specified as his in the agreement or at any other address notified by or agreed with the subscriber or at any other address deemed by Bord Telecom Éireann to be reasonable in the circumstances.

• (3) A notice or account addressed to any person may be incorporated in or associated with any other communication from Bord Telecom Éireann.

• (4) Any notice or account sent to any person by ordinary post shall be deemed to have been received by him on the day that is the second postal day after the day of such posting.

48 Identification.

48.

48. An employee or agent of Bord Telecom Éireann, before exercising any power or duty conferred or imposed by the Acts or by this Scheme, and where the exercise of such power or duty makes it necessary or desirable that he should present himself in person to a person affected by such exercise, shall, if requested by such person, produce a document of identity to such person.

49 Measurement of distance.

49.

49. (1) The distance between two points, for the purpose of computing a charge for the use of a telecommunications service, shall, at the absolute discretion of Bord Telecom Éireann, be measured either in a straight line in a horizontal plane or in accordance with the route taken or to be taken between the two points by the telecommunications line used or to be used or any combination of the foregoing.

• (2) Every doubt, question or dispute which arises under this Article in respect of distances or other matters shall be determined by Bord Telecom Éireann,

50 Measurement of time.

50.

50. Every doubt, question or dispute which arises in respect of the time of commencement, the duration or the time of termination of a call shall be decided by Bord Telecom Éireann.

51 Absence of proprietary interest.

51.

51. (1) The subscriber shall have no proprietary interest in any telephone number, Freephone 1800 number, 1850 number, Freephone name, terminating number, Eircell number, telex number, telex answer back code, Network User Identity, Network User Address or any other name, code or number whatsoever allocated by Bord Telecom Éireann from time to time to a subscriber for use in connection with any telecommunications service.

• (2) Bord Telecom Éireann reserves the right at its absolute discretion:

( a ) at any time, to alter or replace the exchange serving a subscriber, or to alter the subscriber's telephone number, Freephone name, Freephone 1800 number, 1850 number, terminating number, Eircell number, telex number, telex answer back code, Network User Identity, Network User Address or any other name, code or number whatsoever allocated by Bord Telecom Éireann from time to time to a subscriber for use in connection with any telecommunications service;

( b ) in the event of war or the proclamation of an emergency, to cease summarily to provide telecommunications services to a subscriber or to subscribers generally;

( c ) without prejudice to any other provision of this Scheme, to give such instructions concerning the use of telecommunications services, telecommunications lines and fixtures and accessories as Bord Telecom Éireann decides from time to time in the interests of safety, of the quality of service, of other subscribers, or of telecommunications services as a whole or for any other reason which Bord Telecom Éireann deems sufficient and any such instructions while they are in force shall be deemed to form part of this Scheme.

• (3) Should a subscriber request a change in or replacement of the telephone number, Freephone 1800 number, 1850 number, Freephone name, terminating number, Eircell number, telex number, telex answer back code, Network User Identity, Network User Address or any other name, code or number whatsoever allocated by Bord Telecom Éireann, Bord Telecom Éireann may, at its absolute discretion, change or alter such name, code or number. There shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by such subscriber in respect of such change or alteration the charge specified in the appropriate Schedule to this Scheme.

52 Force Majeure.

52.

52. Without prejudice to the generality of Section 88 (1) ofthe Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 , Bord Telecom Éireann shall not be liable for any failure on the part of Bord Telecom Éireann to perform any obligation under an agreement or this Scheme or for any failure, interruption or delay in providing or maintaining a telecommunications service or for any injury, loss or damage suffered as a result of:

( a ) acts of God, lightning, electric voltages and currents impressed on a telecommunications line or fixtures and accessories or subscriber equipment by lightning or otherwise, fires, floods, storms or other catastrophes; or

( b ) government control, restrictions or prohibitions; or

( c ) any other act or omission of any public authority (including Government) whether local, national, international or supranational; or

( d ) the act or default of any supplier, agent or other person; or

( e ) strikes, trade disputes, work stoppages or labour disputes or difficulties (whether or not within Bord Telecom Éireann); or

• (f) any other cause whatsoever (whether or not SUI GENERIS) where such other cause is beyond the reasonable control of Bord Telecom Éireann.

53 Exclusion of liability.

53.

53. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of Section 88 (1) of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 , Bord Telecom Éireann shall not be liable for:

( a ) libel, slander or infringement of copyright or trade secrets arising from or in connection with the transmission of messages by means of telecommunications services provided by Bord Telecom Éireann;

( b ) infringement of patents or trade secrets arising from the combination or use of a telecommunications service provided by Bord Telecom Éireann with facilities, apparatus, equipment or services of a subscriber or any other person;

( c ) any claim arising out of any act or omission of a subscriber, his servants or agents;

( d ) unlawful or unauthorised use of telecommunications services or telecommunications lines or fixtures and accessories of Bord Telecom Éireann;

( 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 terrestrial 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 a 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 including 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 terrestrial 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 terrestrial 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 terrestrial 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.

54 Scope.

54.

54. The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to telephone service only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.

55 Charges for installation removal and rental.

55.

55. 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.

56 Telephone groups.

56.

56. (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.

57 Local calls.

57.

57. (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) 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 or 4 of Part 2 of the First Schedule to this Scheme is appropriate to such telephone call.

58 Subscriber dialled trunk calls.

58.

58. (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 public telephone 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 Card phone public telephone, 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 there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him the appropriate charges stated in Part 3 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

59 Other trunk calls.

59.

59. (1) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) made from a telephone exchange line 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) which is made by a caller from a public telephone (other than a Cardphone public telephone) there shall be placed or credited in the public telephone the appropriate charge stated in Part 5 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (3) In respect of every call (excluding subscriber dialled calls) made from a telephone exchange line rented by a telephone subscriber or made from a public telephone to Eircell equipment there shall be charged to the subscriber or caller and paid by him the appropriate charge stated in Part 4 and Part 5 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

Chapter 2 — Special Telephone Services.

60 Personal calls.

60.

60. (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.

61 Alarm clock calls.

61.

61. 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.

62 Telephone information service calls.

62.

62. 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.

63 Call diversion, call waiting, conference calls, abbreviated calling hotline service, direct dialling inwards, directory enquiry service, call barring Ireland direct, third country calling international virtual private network, switched digital international, integrated services digital network.

63.

63. (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 to 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 to 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.

• (6) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Direct Dialling Inwards") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may receive telephone calls directly at internal extensions and in which the connection of calls to such internal extensions is effected by automatic switching. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Direct Dialling Inwards facility the appropriate charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (7) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Directory Enquiry Service") to telephone subscribers and callers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers and callers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber or caller may be advised of the telephone numbers of persons identified by him. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber or caller and paid by him in respect of the Directory Enquiry Service the appropriate charges specified in Section 2 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (8) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Call Barring") to telephone subscribers generally, or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may require it to limit the types of call which may be made on the subscribers exchange line. There shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of Call Barring the charges specified in Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (9) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as the "Ireland Direct facility") whereby a telephone subscriber outside the State, in a state or territory in which the Ireland Direct facility is available, may, by dialling an appropriate Freephone number, make a reverse charge call, a Telecard call or a Chargecard call to the State. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Ireland Direct facility the charge specified in Section I of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (10) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as the "Third Country Calling facility") whereby a Chargecard bearer, outside the State, in a state or territory in which the Third Country Calling facility is available, may, by dialling an appropriate Freephone number, make a Chargecard call to a state or territory other than the State. There shall be charged to the Chargecard subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Third Country calling facility the charges specified in Section VI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (11) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "International Virtual Private Network" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may make international telephone calls to predetermined telephones ["ON-NET calls") or to other telephones ["OFF-NET calls"). There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the International Virtual Private Network facility the charges specified in Section IV of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (12) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as "Switched Digital International" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may make international telephone calls over end to end digital (64kbit per second) transmission paths. There shall be charged to the telephone subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Switched Digital International facility the charges specified in Section V of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (13) Bord Telecom Éireann may provide a facility (in this Scheme referred to as the "Integrated Services Digital Network" facility) to telephone subscribers generally or to such groups of telephone subscribers as it shall determine, whereby a telephone subscriber may make telephone calls over switched end to end digital transmission paths. There shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of the Integrated Services Digital Network facility the appropriate charge specified in Section VIII of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

64 Particulars of duration and charge.

64.

64. 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.

65 Reverse charge calls.

65.

65. (1) A reverse charge call shall not be made to a public telephone or to a Private Payphone.

• (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 Private Payphone) 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 public telephone or to a Private Payphone, 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 Private Payphone 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 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 person is duly authorised by the subscriber to accept such a call).

66 Freefone 1800 service and 1850 service.

66.

66. (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 Frefone 1800 service. There shall be charged to and paid by the telephone subscriber to whom the Freephone 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 III 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.

67 Telephone directories.

67.

67. 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.

68 Issue of telecards.

68.

68. (1) Bord Telecom Éireann may issue one or more telecards to a telephone subscriber.

• (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 appropriate rate specified in Part 4 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

69 Loss or unauthorised taking.

69.

69. 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.

70 Expiry of telecards.

70.

70. Subject to this Scheme, a Telecard issued by Bord Telecom Éireann pursuant to Article 68 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 69 of this Scheme.

71 Waiver of charges.

71.

71. Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled at its absolute discretion to waive either or both of the charges specified in Article 68 of this Scheme for such period as it shall think fit.

72 Termination of facility.

72.

72. (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.

73 Further telecards.

73.

73. Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to issue and charge for, in accordance with Article 68, a further Telecard to a Telecard subscriber on the expiry in accordance with Article 70 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.

74 Consequences of invalidity.

74.

74. (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.

75 Scope.

75.

75. This Chapter shall apply to the Eircell Analogue Service and the Eircell GSM Service, in addition to the Wireless Telegraphy Acts, 1926 to 1988 and any measures replacing or amending them.

76 Agreements.

76.

76. 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 subscribers.

77 Purchase or leasing of equuipment.

77.

77. (1) Bord Telecom Éireann shall issue to and license each Eircell GSM subscriber to use an Eircell SIM card or cards on the following conditions:

( a ) Eircell SIM cards shall remain the property of Bord Telecom Éireann and shall be returned to Bord Telecom Éireann upon request;

( b ) Eircell SIM cards may be retained or cancelled at any time by Bord Telecom Éireann; and

( c ) the Eircell GSM subscriber must take all reasonable care and precaution in the custody of an Eircell SIM card or cards issued to him by Bord Telecom Éireann so that such card or cards is or are not lost, mislaid or stolen.

• (2) Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to charge to the account of an Eircell GSM subscriber to whom an Eircell SIM card was issued by Bord Telecom Éireann, the amount payable in respect of all calls made or in respect of chargeable calls received and services and facilities obtained using the Eircell SIM card, whether or not such use was authorised by the Eircell GSM subscriber.

• (3) Any amount charged to an Eircell GSM subscriber in respect of the use of an Eircell SIM card outside the State may be converted into Irish pounds at the prevailing rate of exchange operating on the date such amount is debited to the account of the Eircell GSM subscriber or at such other rate as may seem to Bord Telecom Éireann to be appropriate.

• (4) Bord Telecom Éireann shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from loss, theft, failure or malfunction of an Eircell SIM Card.

78 Provision of service.

78.

78. Bord Telecom Éireann shall provide to Eircell subscribers the Eircell Service in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and of this Scheme.

79 Charges.

79.

79. (1) An Eircell subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any call originating in Eircell Analogue equipment or Eircell GSM equipment, a charge calculated in accordance with Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (2) An Eircell GSM subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any call received by use of Eircell GSM equipment, charges calculated in accordance with Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (3) An Eircell subscriber shall pay, in advance, in respect of subscription for Eircell Service, the appropriate sum 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.

• (4) An Eircell Subscriber shall pay, on demand, to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of connection to the Eircell Service, the appropriate connection charge set out in Part 7 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

• (5) 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.

80 Infringement.

80.

80. 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 76 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.

Chapter 5 — - Chargecards.

81 Issue of chargecards.

81.

81. (1) Bord Telecom Éireann may issue one or more Chargecards to a telephone subscriber following application by the telephone subscriber.

• (2) A Chargecard shall entitle the Chargecard bearer to make Chargecard calls.

• (3) A Chargecard call shall be charged to and payable by a Chargecard subscriber at the charge rate per call together with the Chargecard call premium specified in Section VI of Part 6 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

82 Loss or unauthorised taking.

82.

82. In the event of the loss or unauthorised taking of the Chargecard or the unauthorised ascertainment by any person of the Chargecard serial number, the Chargecard subscriber shall, without delay, notify Bord Telecom Éireann verbally and in writing of such loss, taking or ascertainment.

83 Expiry of chargecards.

83.

83. Subject to this Scheme, a Chargecard issued by Bord Telecom Éireann pursuant to Article 81 shall expire on the 28th day following the date of receipt by Bord Telecom Éireann of written notification pursuant to Article 82 of this Scheme.

84 Waiver of charges.

84.

84. Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled, at its absolute discretion, to waive the charges specified in Article 81 of this Scheme for such period as it shall think fit.

85 Termination of facility.

85.

85. (1) Without prejudice to any other remedy available to it, Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to terminate the Chargecard facility on the ground that it considers that the Chargecard subscriber is in breach of this Scheme or for any other ground which in the opinion of Bord Telecom Éireann warrants such termination.

• (2) Immediately on termination of the Chargecard facility pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Article, all Chargecards issued to such Chargecard subscriber shall thereupon cease to be valid.

• (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this Article, Chargecard 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 Chargecard call charge premium.

86 Further chargecards.

86.

86. Bord Telecom Éireann shall be entitled to issue and charge for, in accordance with Article 81, a further Chargecard to a Chargecard subscriber on the expiry in accordance with Article 83 of an existing Chargecard issued to such Chargecard subscriber unless the Chargecard subscriber should give 28 days prior notice to Bord Telecom Éireann of his intention not to renew such Chargecard issued to him.

87 Consequences of invalidity.

87.

87. (1) Neither a Chargecard subscriber nor a Chargecard bearer shall make or attempt to make a Chargecard call after a Chargecard has ceased to be valid.

• (2) After a Chargecard has ceased to be valid the Chargecard subscriber shall take all practicable steps to:

( a ) ensure that Chargecard bearers comply with paragraph (1); and

( b ) recover from any Chargecard bearer any Chargecard issued to such Chargecard subscriber by Bord Telecom Éireann.

• (3) After a Chargecard has ceased to be valid in accordance with this Scheme, the Chargecard subscriber shall return it to Bord Telecom Éireann as soon as practicable.

PART IV Leased Lines

88 Scope.

88.

88. The Articles in this Part of this Scheme apply to leasedlines only but are in addition to the Articles contained in Part II of this Scheme.

89 Charges.

89.

89. A leased line subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann the appropriate charges specified in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

90 International Circuits.

90.

90. Provision, maintenance and use of a leased line 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 leased line or the leased line subscriber (as appropriate) with other companies, undertakers or administrations. Leased line subscribers shall comply in full with such arrangements.

91 Alteration.

91.

91. Bord Telecom Éireann reserves the right at its absolute discretion to alter, replace or modify all or any leased lines and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, it reserves the right to substitute whether temporarily or permanently:

( a ) a leased line using a space satellite system for a leased line using a submarine cable system, terrestrial cable system or a terrestrial radio system; and

( b ) a leased line using a terrestrial or submarine cable system for a leased line using a space satellite system or terrestrial radio system;

( c ) a leased line using a terrestrial radio system for a leased line using a submarine cable system, terrestrial cable system nor space satellite system.

PART V Telex Service

92 Scope.

92.

92. The Articles 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.

93 Connection and equipment charges.

93.

93. 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.

94 Call charges.

94.

94. (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 answerback 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.

95 Directory.

95.

95. 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.

96 Teleprinters.

96.

96. (1) The paper and ribbons used in any teleprinter comprised in a telex installation or subscriber equuipment shall be of a quality kind and 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.

97 Electricity.

97.

97. (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 cutouts 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.

98 Pactex.

98.

98. 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

99 Scope.

99.

99. 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.

100 Contact points and consents.

100.

100. (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 of 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.

101 Charges for other services.

101.

101. 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.

102 Network user identity.

102.

102. (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, tem porarily 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.

103 Call charges.

103.

103. (1) An Eirpac subscriber shall pay to Bord Telecom Éireann in respect of any Eirpac call or attempted Eirpac call originating from or on equipment or apparatus under his control Eirpac call charges calculated with reference to the total charges applicable to:

( 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.

104 Pactex.

104.

104. (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 Fourth 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.

105 Use by third parties and consideration.

105.

105. (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.

106 Infringement.

106.

106. An Eirpac subscriber who fails to comply with the provisions of Articles 103, 104 or 105 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 Videoconference Service

107 Scope.

107.

107. 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.

108 Charges.

108.

108. (1)A videoconference subscriber shall pay on demand to Bord Telecom Éireann for the use of the videoconference service the charges specified in the Fifth 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 Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.

109 Use by third parties.

109.

109. 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.

110 Consideration.

110.

110. 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.

111 International videoconference service.

111.

111. (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 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 terrestrial cable system or terrestrial radio system; and

( b ) a submarine or terrestrial cable system for a space satellite system or terrestrial radio system;

( c ) a terrestrial radio system for a submarine or terrestrial cable system or space satellite system.

FIRST SCHEDULE

TELEPHONE SERVICE

PART 1

(Article 55)

Installation, Removal and Rental

Category	Installation Charges £	Monthly Subscription £	Removal and other Charges £
Exchange Lines
Business, Residence Auxiliary	120.00 100.00	10.00 10.00
Exchange line reconnected when linework is completely in situ 6 months or less after ceasing	30.00
Installation transfer			15.00
Temporary Exchange Line
At 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	10.00
At all other venues	130.00	10.00
Change of Telephone Number			16.00
Removals
Exchange lines Installation transferred Where line or line and instrument are in situ			100.00 15.00 30.00
Extensions
External (Rented)
Within 200 metres Additional 200 metres up to 800 metres Additional 200 metres over 800 metres	42.00 120.00 120.00	1.86 1.11 1.39
Second and subsequent external extensions provided to the same building for the same subscriber at the same time: up to 200 metres over 200 metres	26.00 100.00
Internal
In parallel where switchboard is involved with intercommunicating facilities	16.00	1.94
Temporary Extensions
External
Within 200 metres (minimum)	42.00	Standard external extension rate (min. one month)
Over 200 metres	100.00	Standard external extension rate (min. one month)
Internal
Provision and recovery (minimum) Removal of Extensions	16.00	Standard external extension rate (min. one month)
— Internal: One end of extension — External:			16.00
One end removed to within 200 metres One end removed over 200 metres			26.00 100.00
Tie-lines
With Exchange Internal Facilities—	16.00	3.80
External—charged at external extension rate subject to minimum rate of £55.52 per annum		4.62
Connection charge —irrespective of distance	120.00
Without Exchange Facilities—
Internal —is charges at 100 metres or part thereof plus termination charge.	16.00
per 100 metres route wiring per switchboard termination		0.64 0.93
External	120.00
800 metres or less (minimum)		4.62
per additional 200 metres up to 16 kilometres		1.11
per additional 200 metres above 16 kilometres		0.56
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Category	Connection Charge £	Monthly Subscription £
Telephone Instruments
Standard Telephone Instrument
(Shannon, Harmony, Oisin, Aisling, Aisling 10, Boyne, Harmony Hard of Hearing (Standard), Contempra)
When fitted as standard with telephone line	Nil	1.10
Feature rented Telephone Instrument
Classic 22	Nil	3.00
Euroset	Nil	1.99
Phoenix	Nil	3.75
Corrib	Nil	1.30
Harmony Hard of Hearing (Premium)
(When fitted with telephone line at customer request)	Nil	1.84
Change of Instrument	16.00	As per monthly subscription shown above
(At customer request)
Private Payphones
Lake Table top 200		18.00
Lake Wall Mounted 400		20.00
Lake Wall Mounted 400 (with security belt)		23.00
Payphone 50 (Table)		10.00
Payphone 50 (Wall)		12.00
Payphone 20 (Table)		7.50
Payphone 20 (Wall)		8.50
Payphone 20 (Swivel)		8.00
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Category	Installation Charges £	Monthly Subscription £	Removal and other Charges £
Other fixtures and accessories
Acoustic Hood	16.00	1.84
Ampliphone	16.00	0.74
Extension Bells
Indoor type	16.00	0.28
Outdoor type	16.00	0.55
Internal and external Removals (all types)			16.00
Hooter	16.00	2.59
Key & Lamp Units per unit	Cost of work	3.33	cost of Work
Lamp Signalling Equipment	16.00	1.20	Cost of Work
Meter, Subscriber's (private)	16.00	2.19
Bedlam Tonecaller (Requires installation of an extension)	as per extension	1.50 (+subscription if using an external extension)
Push Button Instruments
Per additional instrument	16.00	1.10
Rotary Dial Instrument (In addition to main instrument) per instrument	16.00	1.10
Socket No. 1M (Master)
( a ) When fitted on a new installation	Nil	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	0.26
Interlink 1+4 (with 1st extension)	16.00	6.00
Secretarial Plinths
In conjunction with intercommunicating internal extensions	16.00	1.94
Secretarial System 2/6/2 (existing installations only)		9.16 Per Set
Switches as connecting apparatus	16.00	0.28
Watch Receivers		0.22
Alterations, Fitments, Replacements
Change of instrument from wall to table type or vice versa			16.00
Connection of burglar alarm to line			16.00

PART 2

(Article 57)

Local Calls

Charges for Subscriber Dialled Local Calls

		Per period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the call.	Per period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the call.
1.	To a subscriber...........................................	To a subscriber...........................................	9.5p
2.	To a caller	To a caller
	(i) from a public telephone(other than a Cardphone public telephone)	(i) from a public telephone(other than a Cardphone public telephone)	20p for first and subsequent periods of time.
	(ii) from a Cardphone public telephone	(ii) from a Cardphone public telephone	20p (10 unit callcard)
			17.5p (20 unit callcard)
			16p (50 & 100 unit callcards)

Table (Subscriber dialled local calls)

Description of Call	Standard Rate (Seconds)	Reduced Rate (Seconds)
1. Calls referred to in Paragraph 1 of this Part of this Schedule.	180	900
2. Calls referred to in Paragraph 2 of this Part of this Schedule.	180	180

Standard Rate

The standard 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 newspapers.

Charges for Local Calls

(other than Subscriber Dialled Local Calls)

		Per period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to Paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the call.
3.	To a subscriber..............................................	59.5p for the first period and 9.5p for the second and subsequent periods.
4.	To a caller from a Public Telephone (other than a Cardphone public telephone)	To a caller from a Public Telephone (other than a Cardphone public telephone)
		70p for the first period and 20p for the second and subsequent periods.

Table (Operator assisted local calls)

Description of Call	Standard Rate (Seconds)	Reduced Rate (Seconds)
1. Calls referred to in Paragraph 3 of this Part of this Schedule.	180	900
2. Calls referred to in Paragraph 4 of this Part of this Schedule.	180	180

Standard Rate

The standard 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 newspapers.

Charges for Callcards

The charge in respect of Callcards, for use in Cardphone public telephones, shall be as follows:

Unit card	Cost
10	IR£2.00
20	IR£3.50
50	IR£8.00
100	IR£16.00

PART 3 Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls

(Article 58)

	Per period or part of a period of Time specified in the Table to this Part of this Schedule appropriate to the Call.
( a ) to a subscriber	9.5p
( b ) for a caller from a public telephone (other than a Cardphone public telephone)	20p for the first and 20p for subsequent periods
( c ) for a caller from a Cardphone public telephone	20p (10 unit call card) 17.5p (20 unit call card) 16p (50 & 100 unit call cards)

Table

Description of Call	Standard Rate	Reduced Rate	Weekend 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	66.7 seconds	100 seconds	600 seconds
(ii) exceeds 56 kms	25 seconds	37.5 seconds	600 seconds
2. To Eircell equipment	25 seconds	37.5 seconds	Not Applicable

Standard Rate

The standard rate applies to calls made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. (8 p.m. for calls to Eircell equipment) 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. (8 p.m. for calls to Eircell equipment) and before 8 a.m. from Monday to Friday (inclusive) for calls described in Paragraph 1 of the Table: and

• (ii) all day on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays for calls described in Paragraph 2 of the Table.

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

Weekend Rate

The weekend rate applies to calls described in Paragraph 1 of the Table made as follows:

• (i) calls made on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays; and

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