No. 175

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

SECTION 2

TELEPHONE CALL CHARGES

This section lists relevant charges for making local, national and international calls. These charges do not apply to calls from public payphones (see section 3).

2.0 Call Tariffs

The following general criteria apply to all calls charged on a per-call basis:

• All calls are charged at the rate applying when the call is started.
• Calls with a chargeable duration of less than 2 seconds are not charged for.
• Calls are not charged for unless answered. An “answered” call includes connection to a facsimile machine, answerphone, or other device which returns a “call answered” signal.

2.1 Telecom Local Calls

2.1.1 Local Call Charging Rates

Since 1 November 1989 Telecom has been introducing local call charging throughout New Zealand for all business customers. For information on which areas have introduced local call charging, please contact the nearest Telecom office.

All Telecom Local Calls are charged at the per minute rate for each minute or part of a minute.

Notes:

• Emergency calls (dial 111) are not charged for at any time.
• All calls to the Telecom Cellular Network (TCN) are charged at 63 cents per minute at all times.
• All calls to Pagers are charged at 10 cents per call at all times.
• All times are New Zealand local time.

2.2 Telecom National Call (Toll) Charges

National calls were previously referred to as toll calls. National calls are calls made within New Zealand but outside a customer’s local calling area. The following charges apply:

Direct Dial Calls

Direct dialled Telecom National Calls are charged per second after the first minute. A one minute minimum charge applies to each call.

Other Call Types

All Telecom National Calls that are not Direct Dialled are charged at the per minute rate for each minute or part of a minute.

RATES FOR NATIONAL CALLS (Effective 7 pm, 6 April 1992)

| CHARGING STEP | Morning | Afternoon | Economy | Night |
| | Monday—Friday | Monday—Friday | Saturday, Sunday and | Every Day |
| | 8 a.m.—Noon | Noon—6 p.m. | national statutory holidays | 10 p.m.—7 a.m. |
| | | | 7 a.m.—10 p.m. | |
|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
| | First Minute | Additional Seconds | First Minute | Additional Seconds | First Minute | Additional Seconds | First Minute | Additional Seconds |
| A | $0.06 | 0.10c | $0.05 | 0.09c | $0.04 | 0.07c | $0.02 | 0.04c |
| B | $0.12 | 0.20c | $0.10 | 0.17c | $0.08 | 0.14c | $0.04 | 0.07c |
| C | $0.20 | 0.34c | $0.16 | 0.27c | $0.12 | 0.20c | $0.06 | 0.10c |
| D | $0.31 | 0.52c | $0.25 | 0.42c | $0.19 | 0.32c | $0.09 | 0.15c |
| E & F | $0.48 | 0.80c | $0.38 | 0.64c | $0.28 | 0.47c | $0.14 | 0.24c |
| G | $0.64 | 1.07c | $0.49 | 0.82c | $0.37 | 0.62c | $0.18 | 0.30c |
| H | $0.76 | 1.27c | $0.59 | 0.99c | $0.44 | 0.74c | $0.22 | 0.37c |
| I & J | $0.94 | 1.57c | $0.73 | 1.22c | $0.54 | 0.90c | $0.27 | 0.45c |

Notes:

• The per second prices are rounded up to the nearest 0.01 cents for convenience, so the prices actually charged may be slightly less than those shown.