New Zealand Gazette – 1992 – No. 175

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✨ Telecommunications Service Charges

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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 Pricing Manager.

Where both ends of a Megalink circuit terminate off the same exchange, there are no transmission charges. For this purpose, Airedale Street and Mayoral Drive exchanges in Auckland, Wellington and Courtney Place exchanges in Wellington, and Riccarton and Christchurch exchanges in Christchurch are treated as one exchange.

Megalink: Monthly Transmission Charges

City Step	Step A	Step B	Step C	Step D	Step E
	$1500.00	$6510.00	$14,640.00	$27,360.00	$43,680.00

5.11.4 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.

5.11.5 Other Charges

Temporary Lease

There are no temporary leases available with Megalink.

Minimum Lease

The minimum lease period for Megalink is 6 months.

5.12 Metropolitan Digital Data Service

The Metropolitan Digital Data Service is a digital transmission service based on the standard DDS service. It is currently available only in the local calling areas of Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Wellington and Christchurch. Metropolitan Digital Data Service is available at speeds of 2.4 kbit/s, 4.8 kbit/s, 9.6 kbit/s, 48 kbit/s digital.

Charges for Metropolitan DDS are comprised of two main components, one-off installation charges and monthly access charges. There are no additional transmission charges or multipoint surcharges.

5.12.1 Installation Charges

Digital Installation Charges

Charge per NTU for new connection or installation for 2.4 kbit/s circuit ... $420.00
Charge per NTU for new connection or installation for 4.8 kbit/s circuit ... $420.00
Charge per NTU for new connection or installation for 9.6 kbit/s circuit ... $420.00
Charge per NTU for new connection or installation for digital 48 kbit/s circuit ... $420.00

Note:

Where it is necessary to extend the Telecom network (which includes the lead-in to the customer's premises) to provide service, additional charges may apply. These charges will be based on the actual costs involved in providing the service.
Telecom may, at its discretion, waive part of the installation charge when a large number of circuits are to be installed in the same customer premises at the same time. However, the charge will not be less than the standard charge for a single installation at that site.

5.12.2 Monthly Access Charges

Point-to-Point Monthly Access Charges

This service provides synchronous leased-line transmission between two items of data terminal equipment — such as computers, visual display units, customer-line multiplexers, or similar equipment.

Standard Digital Access Charges

Charge per end of circuit for standard digital 2.4 kbit/s ... $140.00
Charge per end of circuit for standard digital 4.8 kbit/s ... $140.00
Charge per end of circuit for standard digital 9.6 kbit/s ... $140.00
Charge per end of circuit for standard digital 48 kbit/s ... $225.00

Note:
Analogue access is not available for Metropolitan DDS.

Asynchronous-Service Access Charges

An asynchronous service is also available. There is a standard monthly surcharge per NTU or MTU interface for the asynchronous service:

Additional charge per NTU for asynchronous service 2.4kbit/s — 9.6kbit/s ... $20.00

Multipoint-Service Monthly Access Charges

The standard Digital Data Service multipoint service allows 2 or more subsidiary or tributary stations to be connected to one control station such as a host computer. There is a technical limitation of 10 subsidiaries or tributaries connected on the one line to the host computer.

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