Telecommunications Scheme, 1992

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 19/1992
• Year: 1992

S.I. No. 19 of 1992.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCHEME, 1992.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PART I

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

Article 1—Citation 1 Article 2—Commencement 1 Article 3— Interpretation Act, 1937 1 Article 4—Repeals 1 Article 5—Interpretation 2 Article 6—Existing Agreements 14

PART II

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

Chapter 1: Scope

Article 7—Scope 15

Chapter 2: Agreements

Article 8—Agreements 15 Article 9—Assignments of Agreements 15

Chapter 3: Accounts and Payments

Article 10—Subscriptions 15 Article 11—Due Date for Payment 15 Article 12—Particulars in Accounts 16 Article 13—Security and Advance Payments 16 Article 14—Maximum Usage 16 Article 15—Suspension of Service 17 Article 16—Termination of Agreement 17 Article 17—Remission of Payments Due 18 Article 18—Alterations in Subscriptions, Fees and Charges 19 Article 19—Method of Payment of Accounts 19 Article 20—Dishonoured Cheques and Abortive Payments 19 Article 21—Disputed Accounts 20 Article 22—Value Added Tax 20 Article 23—Set-off and Interest 21 Article 24—Existence, Authority and Location 21

Chapter 4: Use of Telecommunications Services

Article 25—Prohibited Use 22 Article 26—Uses Permitted 23 Article 27—Congestion 24 Article 28—Use by Members of the Public 24 Article 29—Common Lines 25 Article 30—Business 25 Article 31—Regular Use 25 Article 32—Duration of Calls 25

Chapter 5: Telecommunications Lines, Fixtures and Accessories, and Subscriber Equipment

Article 33—Provision 26 Article 34—Facilities for Construction, Examination and Maintenance 27 Article 35—Theft, Loss and Damage 28 Article 36—Alterations and Removal 28 Article 37—Damage, Connections and Obliterations 28 Article 38—Injury or Interference by Lighting, Plant and Equipment 31 Article 39—Consequences of Termination 31

Chapter 6: Transfer

Article 40—Old Subscriber 32 Article 41—New Subscriber 33

Chapter 7: General

Article 42—Records and Documents 33 Article 43—Notices and Accounts 33 Article 44—Identification 33 Article 45—Measurement of Distance 34 Article 46—Measurement of Time 34 Article 47—Absence of Proprietary Interest 34 Article 48—Force Majeure 35 Article 49—Exclusion of Liability 36

PART III

TELEPHONE SERVICE

Chapter 1: General

Article 50—Scope 38 Article 51—Charges for Installation Removal and Rental 38 Article 52—Telephone Groups 38 Article 53—Local Calls 39 Article 54—Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls 40 Article 55—Other Trunk Calls 40

Chapter 2: Special Telephone Services

Article 56—Personal Calls 41 Article 57—Fixed Time Calls 41 Article 58—Regular Calls 42 Article 59—Urgent Calls 42 Article 60—Alarm Clock Calls 42 Article 61—Telephone Information Service Calls 42 Article 62—Call Diversion, Call Waiting, Conference Calls, Abbreviated Calling, Hot line Service, Direct Dialling Inwards, Directory Enquiry Service and Call Barring 42 Article 63—Particulars of duration and charge 44 Article 64—Reverse Charge Calls 44 Article 65—Freefone 1800 Service and 1850 Service 45 Article 66—Telephone Directories 46

Chapter 3: Telecards

Article 67—Issue of Telecards 46 Article 68—Loss or Unauthorised taking 46 Article 69—Expiry of Telecards 46 Article 70—Waiver of Charges 47 Article 71—Termination of Facility 47 Article 72—Further Telecards 47 Article 73—Consequences of Invalidity 47

Chapter 4: Eircell Service

Article 74—Scope 48 Article 75—Agreements 48 Article 76—Purchase or Leasing of Equipment 48 Article 77—Provision of Service 48 Article 78—Charges 48 Article 79—Use by third Parties 49 Article 80—Consideration for use 49 Article 81—Infringement 49

PART IV:

PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS

Article 82—Scope 49 Article 83—Charges 49 Article 84—Use by Third Parties 50 Article 85—Consideration for use 50 Article 86—International Circuits 50 Article 87—Alteration 50

PART V:

TELEX SERVICE

Article 88—Scope 51 Article 89—Connection and Equipment Charges 51 Article 90—Call Charges 51 Article 91—Directory 51 Article 92—Teleprinters 52 Article 93—Electricity 52 Article 94—Pactex 53

PART VI:

EIRPAC SERVICE

Article 95—Scope 53 Article 96—Contact Points and Consents 53 Article 97—Charges for other Services 53 Article 98—Network user Identity 53 Article 99—Call Charges 54 Article 100—Packtex 55 Article 101—Use by Third Parties and Consideration 55 Article 102—Infringement 56

PART VII:

VIDEOCONFERENCE SERVICE

Article 103—Scope 56 Article 104—Charges 56 Article 105—Use by Third Parties 56 Article 106—Consideration 56 Article 107—International Videoconference Service 57

FIRST SCHEDULE:

TELEPHONE SERVICE PART 1 INSTALLATION REMOVAL AND RENTAL 58 PART 2: LOCAL CALLS 61 PART 3: SUBSCRIBER DIALLED TRUNK CALLS 64 PART 4: OTHER TRUNK CALLS (Not from Public Telephones and Coinboxes) 66 PART 5: OTHER TRUNK CALLS (From Public Telephones and Coinboxes) 68 PART 6: SPECIAL TELEPHONE SERVICES 72 PART 7: EIRCELL 75 PART 8: TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ENTRIES 76 SECOND SCHEDULE: PRIVATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITS 76 THIRD SCHEDULE: TELEX SERVICE 82 FOURTH SCHEDULE: EIRPAC 85 FIFTH SCHEDULE: VIDEOCONFERENCE SERVICE 88 EXECUTION: 89 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM: 89

S.I. No. 19 of 1992.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SCHEME, 1992.

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:

PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL 1. This Scheme may be cited as the Telecommunications Scheme, 1992. 2. This Scheme shall come into operation on the fifteenth day of January, 1992. 3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme 4. The

Telecommunications Scheme, 1990 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1990 ),

Telecommunications (Amendment) Scheme, 1990 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1990 ), and

Telecommunications (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme, 1990 ( S.I. No. 245 of 1990 ),

are hereby revoked. 5. (1) In this Scheme:

"the Acts" means the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to date, the Postal and Telecommunications Services Acts, 1983 and 1984 and any secondary legislation or other measures thereunder;

"agreement" means an agreement (whether contained in one or more documents or in information in any form) made, or deemed to have been made, between Bord Telecom Éireann and a person, relating to the provision of a telecommunications service;

"alarm clock call service" means the service whereby a telephone call is made at the request of a caller or telephone subscriber, from a telephone exchange at a specified time and includes all ancillary services;

"automatic telex call" means a telex call obtained without the intervention of a telex exchange operator;

"call" means the initiation or establishment of the means of transmission of a single communication or message through a telecommunications service:

"caller" means a person using a telecommunications service for the purpose of transmitting or receiving a telecommunications message;

"certified" means certified by an employee of Bord Telecom Éireann;

"coinbox" means a receptacle for coins (or a device for recording other means of payment) connected to a telephone to which is connected a telephone exchange line;

"coinbox exchange line" means a telephone exchange line with which is connected a coinbox;

"Eircell" is the name assigned by Bord Telecom Éireann to the cellular radio telephone system operated by it whereby cellular radio telephone service is provided through the public switched telephone exchange system (the "fixed telephone network") and a wireless telegraphy link provided by means of a cellular radio system or network and, where the context so admits or requires, applies to fixtures and accesories pertaining to the said cellular radio telephone system or network and the terms "Eircell" and "Eircell Services" shall be construed accordingly;

"Eircell equipment" means a cellular radio telephone (whether mobile or portable) within the Eircell service to which service is provided in accordance with the agreement for Eircell service and includes other equipment and apparatus pertaining to the same;

"Eircell subscriber" means a person with whom Bord Telecom Éireann makes or has made an agreement for the purpose of providing such person with Eircell service and also means a person to whom such service...