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• Internal and External Removal, minimum charge $150.00

Note:
The charge will be based on the actual costs involved (labour and materials), but will not be less than $150.00.

• Charge per access for diversion of data stream
  (no visit to customer’s premises required) $150.00

Note:
Where diversion of the data stream requires a visit to the customer’s premises, the charge will be based on the actual costs involved (labour and materials), but will not be less than $150.00.

• Circuits may be changed from the Digital Data Service (DDS) to the Packet Switch Service (PSS) and from PSS to DDS. This service is only available for Digital Data Service circuits with digital access at the following speeds.
  There is a charge for this service.

  • Charge per access for changing from DDS to PSS, 2.4 kbit/s service $400.00
  • Charge per access for changing from DDS to PSS, 4.8 kbit/s service $400.00
  • Charge per access for changing from DDS to PSS, 9.6 kbit/s service $400.00
  • Charge per access for changing from DDS to PSS, 48 kbit/s service $600.00
  • Charge per access for changing from PSS to DDS, 2.4 kbit/s service $150.00
  • Charge per access for changing from PSS to DDS, 4.8 kbit/s service $150.00
  • Charge per access for changing from PSS to DDS, 9.6 kbit/s service $150.00
  • Charge per access for changing from PSS to DDS, 48 kbit/s service $600.00

5.9.5 Other Charges

Temporary Lease

The minimum lease period for circuits and associated equipment is 6 months if customers wish to receive Telecom’s normal monthly charges. For temporary leasing periods of less than 6 months, customers are charged a weekly rate which is 34% of the appropriate monthly charge. There is a minimum charge that applies to temporary leases of any duration. This minimum charge is twice the weekly temporary lease charge (i.e., 68% of the monthly charge)

Reconnection Charge

• Charge per customer site for disconnection or reconnection of data stream
  (no visit to customer’s premises required) $80.00

Note:
Where reconnection or disconnection of the data stream requires a visit to the customer’s premises, the charge will be based on the actual costs involved. This charge will include, for example, labour materials and travelling time, and will not be less than $80.00.

Restrapping and Change-of-NTU-Interface Charges

The charge for any work involving visits to customer premises, for example restrapping or change of NTU interface, will be based on the actual costs involved. These will include, for example, labour, materials and travelling time.

5.10 Wideband Digital Data Service (also known as Nx64 kbit/s)

The Wideband Digital Data Service (DDS) is a managed data transmission service, with circuits (links) available in multiples of 64kbit/s channels.

5.10.1 Installation Charges

The installation charge is independent of the number of 64 kbit/s channels involved in the link to the customer. The installation charge for a circuit up to 2 km from the local exchange is based on the actual costs involved, but will not exceed a predetermined maximum charge.

• Maximum charge per end of link $7500.00

For installing access circuits further than 2 km from the local exchange, there will be an additional charge to the customer. This charge will be determined by the local Telecom Regional Operating Company and will be based on the costs of providing the link.

5.10.2 Monthly Access Charges

Standard Access

Access charges for Wideband DDS are composed of three charges. The monthly access charge is not based on the length of the access circuit.

• Charge for Wideband DDS service delivery point at a customer’s premises $500.00
  (This is a fixed charge regardless of the quantity and number of similar links at the service delivery point)

Plus

• Charge for each Wideband DDS $530.00
  (Each link with a capacity of 2Mbit/s of 30 64Kbit/s links)

Plus

• Charge per 64kbit/s $34.00
  (a minimum charge as for 10 64kbit/s circuits will apply)

5.10.3 Monthly Transmission Charges

All Digital Data Service circuits incur a transmission charge which covers the costs of the link to the nearest Telecom network management centre.

The City Step transmission charge is applicable when a circuit is completely within the metropolitan borders of Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington, and Christchurch. The Director of Marketing in each ROC will determine what constitutes the metropolitan borders of each of these areas, but the intention is for a City Step to cover only what can be regarded as a continuous urban area. Circuits completely within the urban areas of other