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Wanganui — Ohakune
2 x Step A

Pahiatua — Marton
2 x Step A

Palmerston North — Marton
1 x Step A

Taihape — Marton
2 x Step A

Palmerston North — Pahiatua
Step A

Taihape — Pahiatua
2 x Step A

Taihape — Palmerston North
1 x Step A

Wanganui — Pahiatua
Step B plus Step A

Featherston — Dannevirke
Step B plus 2 x Step A

Levin — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Marton — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Masterton — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Ohakune — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Pahiatua — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Palmerston North — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Taihape — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Wanganui — Dannevirke
2 x Step A

Wanganui — Taihape
2 x Step A

Wellington — Dannevirke
Step B plus Step A

Paraparaumu — Levin
Step B

Marton — Levin
2 x Step A

Ohakune — Levin
2 x Step A

Pahiatua — Levin
2 x Step A

Taihape — Levin
2 x Step A

Wellington — Masterton
Step A

Wellington — Blenheim
Step B

Timaru — Ashburton
Step B

5.3 Voice Circuit Service (V1)

The Voice-Circuit Service provides voice-grade circuits for use as PABX tie lines, Foreign Exchange Service (FES) circuits, etc. The basic Voice-Circuit Service available from Telecom is a 2-wire unconditioned voice-grade circuit, operating between 300 and 3400 Hz. 4-wire and 6-wire unconditioned circuits are also available.

5.3.1 Installation Charges

• Charge per end for a 2-wire new connection or installation for voice circuits ... $145.00
• Charge per end for a 2-wire new connection or installation for FES voice circuits. (The extra charge associated with this service is for the installation of the relay sets or repeaters on the circuit.) ... $210.00
• Charge per end for 2-wire new connection or installation for Intercept voice circuits ... $210.00

The above prices are for 2-wire circuits. The prices for 4-wire and 6-wire circuits will be a maximum of, respectively, twice and three times the 2-wire charges.

Note:
Telecom may at its discretion waive part of the installation charge. Instead, the charge will be based on the actual costs involved in providing the service.

5.3.2 Extended Area Installation Charges

In cases where electronic enhancement of the copper cable is required to provide a satisfactory service to the customer (typically for distances of over 10 km), a capital contribution will be charged. The capital contribution will be negotiated between Telecom’s Regional Operating Companies and the customer.

5.3.3 Monthly Access Charges

All circuits pay access charges. Circuits completely within a local-calling area are charged a combination of access and junction charges only. Junction circuits are the equivalent of either 4-wire or 6-wire circuits. For all circuits the following access and junction charges apply:

• Charge per end of circuit for 2 wire circuit (excluding FES) ... $40.00
• Charge per end of circuit for 4-wire circuit (excluding FES) ... $80.00
• Charge per end of circuit for 6-wire circuit (excluding FES) ... $120.00

The access charge for a FES circuit is the local PSTN business line rental applicable to the “foreign” exchange to which the customer is connected. (See section 1.3.1)

• Junction charge per kilometre (4-wire equivalent) ... $8.50
• Junction charge per kilometre (6-wire equivalent) ... $17.00

Note:
The junction charge applies between two exchanges within a local-calling area. It is applicable to each kilometre on all junction circuits. There are no junction charges associated with a circuit end where a customer’s local exchange is the local-calling area’s toll centre or the Tariff Zone Centre.

5.3.4 Monthly Transmission Charges

Where circuits cross local-calling area or tariff zone boundaries, transmission charges are applicable. These charges range from Step A to Step E (see the table in section 5.1.4 for the charging steps between tariff zones, and section 5.2.1 for a general explanation of transmission charges and charging steps for these sorts of circuits).