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Option A: No Change

No surcharge on line rental. Customers have free local calling in the Paekakariki, Paraparaumu, Waikanae areas, but pay Telecom national call tariffs as applicable to the Kapiti area.

Option B: Local Call Charge

A reduction on line rental of $6.00 per month, and a charge for every call made. Local calls to Otaki or Porirua will be charged at the rate applying to business local calls in those areas where Telecom has introduced local call charging. Calls to other areas, including Wellington and the Hutt Valley, will be charged at the Telecom national call tariffs applicable to the Kapiti area.

Option C: Free Calling to Wellington

A surcharge on line rental of $10.00 per month. All local calls and calls to the Wellington local calling area (Porirua, Hutt Valley and Wellington) will be free. Calls to other areas will be charged at the Telecom national call tariffs applicable to the Wellington area.

Option D: Reduced Rate to Wellington

A surcharge on line rental of $5.00 per month. Customers have free local calling in the Paekakariki, Paraparaumu, Waikanae areas, and pay a reduced rate for calls to Wellington. Calls to Wellington are charged at the Step A rather than the Step B national call rate (see section 2.2). Telecom national call tariffs as applicable to the Kapiti area apply to all other national calls.

1.3.3 60 Plus Phone Option
60 Plus Phone Option is an optional telephone service package available to customers 60 years of age and over. The package combines a reduced monthly line rental with a per minute charge for local calls. The following criteria must be met:

a. The customer taking the package must be the householder at their place of residence.

b. One package only per customer is allowed.

c. The telephone must be installed at the customer’s permanent place of residence.

Monthly Line Rental

• Line Rental $17.76

Local Call Charge

• Local call charge per minute $0.10

Note:

• All other calls, including national, international, telephones connected to the Telecom Cellular Network etc, are charged at normal rates.
• There is no reduction of other charges, such as standard wiring maintenance and telephone instrument rentals.
• The 60 Plus Phone Option will be made available progressively throughout the country. Customers should enquire at their local Telecom ROC Office for availability in their area.

1.3.4 Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Access via Digital Voice Access
Standard telephone services can be provided in conjunction with other dedicated services over a Digital Voice Access. See section 5.13.1 for conditions associated with this option.

• Monthly access charge per PSTN trunk provided over a Digital Voice Access... See section 1.3.1 Business Rate

1.4 Extended Area Charges
An extra charge may be made for new connections when amplification (line conditioning) is required to be installed to strengthen the signal so that the customer does not lose speech quality.

Extended Area Charges are being phased out. Customers who wish to know whether these apply in their area should enquire at their local Telecom ROC office.