S.I. No. 245/1990:

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) SCHEME, 1990.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) SCHEME, 1990.

BORD TELECOM ÉIREANN, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 90 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 (No. 24 of 1983) hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1990.

2. (1) The collection citation "the Telecommunications Schemes, 1990" includes this Scheme.

(2) This Scheme shall come into operation on 1 October 1990 but Bord Telecom Éireann may postpone in whole or in part the application of this Scheme either generally or in respect of such groups of subscribers or areas of the State as it shall determine.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.

4. The Telecommunication Scheme, 1990 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1990 ) is hereby amended by:

( a ) the addition of the following paragraph (6) to Article 62 thereof:

"(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."      ; and

( b ) the addition of the following paragraph 16 to Section 1 of Part 6 of the First Schedule thereto:

"

16. Direct Dialling Inwards

--Analogue (per block of 30 telephone exchange lines or part of such block):

Connection Charge £10,500

Annual Subscription: £4,600

--Digital (per block of 30 telephone exchange lines or part of such block):

Connection Charge £10,500

Annual Subscription £9,200

--Additional Annual Subscription in respect of extensions

(per block of one hundred extensions or part of such block). £600

"; and

(c) the substitution of the following Fourth Schedule for the Fourth Schedule thereto:

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

Eirpac

Article 99 and Article 100

A -- Connection Charges and Subscription

i. Character Terminals and Dial up terminals X.28

ii. Packet Terminals X.25

B -- Facility Charges -- X.28 Direct and X.25

*Not available for X.28 Direct Customers.

C -- Other Charges

D -- Call Charges

i. National

ii. International

Band 2 Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark (including Faroe Islands), Finland, France, Germany (Federal Republic), 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 Vatical City.

Band 3 Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Germany (Democratic Republic), 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.

E -- Pactex Charges

(i) Duration Charge (pence per minute)

(ii) Volume Charges (pence per segment)

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 (Federal Republic), Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal (including Azores and Maderia), Spain (including Balearic & Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), or the Vatican City.

Band 4: Calls to destinations in Algeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Germany (Democratic Republic), 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.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Scheme is to provide for the Direct Dialling Inwards facility for telephone subscribers and to provide for a reduction in the connection charges and quarterly subscriptions in respect of X.25 Eirpac service.