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centres will usually be charged the Step A rate; but they may be determined as metropolitan by the local Director of Marketing, subject to the agreement of the Telecom Corporate Pricing Manager.

Wideband DDS: Monthly Transmission Charges

| No. of
| 64 kbit/s
| Circuits | City Step | Step A | Step B | Step C | Step D | Step E |
|----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1 | $240.00 | $310.00 | $610.00 | $1140.00 | $1820.00 | $2260.00 |
| 2 | $480.00 | $620.00 | $1220.00 | $2280.00 | $3640.00 | $4520.00 |
| 3 | $720.00 | $930.00 | $1830.00 | $3420.00 | $5460.00 | $6780.00 |
| 4 | $960.00 | $1240.00 | $2440.00 | $4560.00 | $7280.00 | $9040.00 |
| 5 | $1200.00 | $1550.00 | $3050.00 | $5700.00 | $9100.00 | $11300.00 |
| 6 | $1392.00 | $1798.00 | $3538.00 | $6612.00 | $10566.00 | $13108.00 |
| 7 | $1500.00 | $2046.00 | $4026.00 | $7524.00 | $12012.00 | $14916.00 |
| 8 | $1500.00 | $2294.00 | $4514.00 | $8436.00 | $13468.00 | $16724.00 |
| 9 | $1500.00 | $2542.00 | $5002.00 | $9348.00 | $14924.00 | $18532.00 |
| 10 | $1500.00 | $2790.00 | $5490.00 | $10260.00 | $16380.00 | $20340.00 |
| 11 | $1500.00 | $3022.50 | $5947.50 | $11115.00 | $17745.00 | $22035.00 |
| 12 | $1500.00 | $3255.00 | $6405.00 | $11970.00 | $19110.00 | $23730.00 |
| 13 | $1500.00 | $3487.50 | $6862.50 | $12825.00 | $20475.00 | $25425.00 |
| 14 | $1500.00 | $3720.00 | $7320.00 | $13680.00 | $21840.00 | $27120.00 |
| 15 | $1500.00 | $3952.50 | $7777.50 | $14535.00 | $23205.00 | $28815.00 |
| 16 | $1500.00 | $4185.00 | $8235.00 | $15390.00 | $24570.00 | $30510.00 |
| 17 | $1500.00 | $4417.50 | $8692.50 | $16245.00 | $25935.00 | $32205.00 |
| 18 | $1500.00 | $4650.00 | $9150.00 | $17100.00 | $27300.00 | $33900.00 |
| 19 | $1500.00 | $4882.50 | $9607.50 | $17955.00 | $28665.00 | $35595.00 |
| 20 | $1500.00 | $5115.00 | $10065.00 | $18810.00 | $30030.00 | $37290.00 |
| 21 | $1500.00 | $5347.50 | $10522.50 | $19665.00 | $31395.00 | $38985.00 |
| 22 | $1500.00 | $5580.00 | $10980.00 | $20520.00 | $32760.00 | $40680.00 |
| 23 | $1500.00 | $5812.50 | $11437.50 | $21375.00 | $34125.00 | $42375.00 |
| 24 | $1500.00 | $6045.00 | $11895.00 | $22230.00 | $35490.00 | $44070.00 |
| 25 | $1500.00 | $6277.50 | $12352.50 | $23085.00 | $36855.00 | $45765.00 |
| 26 | $1500.00 | $6510.00 | $12810.00 | $23940.00 | $38220.00 | $47460.00 |
| 27 | $1500.00 | $6510.00 | $13267.50 | $24795.00 | $39585.00 | $49155.00 |
| 28 | $1500.00 | $6510.00 | $13725.00 | $25650.00 | $40950.00 | $50850.00 |
| 29 | $1500.00 | $6510.00 | $14182.50 | $26505.00 | $42315.00 | $52545.00 |
| 30 | $1500.00 | $6510.00 | $14640.00 | $27360.00 | $43680.00 | $54240.00 |

5.10.4 Alteration and Reconfiguration Charges

All alteration and reconfiguration charges (such as speed changes) which require a site visit will be charged based on actual costs. They will include, for example, labour, materials and travelling time.

5.10.5 Other Charges

Temporary Lease

There are no temporary leases available with Wideband DDS.

Minimum Lease Period

The minimum lease period for Wideband DDS is 6 months.

5.11 Megalink Service

Megalink is an unmanaged digital transmission service offering a 2 Mbit/s circuit. This is equivalent to thirty-two 64 kbit/s channels.

5.11.1 Installation Charges

The installation charge for a circuit up to 2 km from the local exchange is based on actual costs involved, but will not exceed a predetermined rate.

• Maximum charge per end of link... $7500.00

Note:
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.

5.11.2 Monthly Access Charges

The monthly access charge is not based on the length of the access circuit.

• Monthly charge for the Megalink service delivery point at a customer's premises... $500.00
  (This is a fixed charge regardless of the quantity and number of links ending at the service delivery point)

• Monthly charge per Megalink access... $1200.00

5.11.3 Monthly Transmission Charges

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