Telecommunications Interconnection Agreement




30 OCTOBER
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3651

5.2 Subject to Clause 16.6 the Service Operator shall pay all charges of a Telecom ROC for and in respect of disconnection and removal of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment under Clauses 16.13 and 18.4. Such charges shall cover without limitation:

5.2.1 all labour of that Telecom ROC’s employees employed in disconnecting and removing any of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment (and, in the case of disconnection, reprogramming software of any part of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment to effect such disconnection), such employees to be charged out at their hourly rates as determined from time to time by that Telecom ROC, which rates shall be the rates charged from time to time by that Telecom ROC to its other customers;

5.2.2 all charges of that Telecom ROC’s agents or contractors contracted to assist that Telecom ROC in disconnecting and removing any of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment;

5.2.3 all consumable materials used in effecting disconnection of that Telecom ROC’s Equipment;

5.2.4 reasonable amounts to cover that Telecom ROC’s overhead expenses arising from such disconnection or removal.

Where such charges are specifically set out in The Telecom List of Charges, the charges in The Telecom List of Charges shall apply.

5.3 The Service Operator shall pay to a Telecom ROC in accordance with the provisions of Clause 6 for each Interconnect Link provided for any of that Telecom ROC’s Telephone Exchanges:

5.3.1 the Interconnect Link Charges (plus GST);

and the following charges in respect of traffic routed through a Telecom ROC’s Telephone Exchange:

5.3.2 subject to Clauses 5.3.3, 5.3.4 and 5.3.5, the Call Charges (plus GST) for each Chargeable Call;

5.3.3 the charges set out in Clause 5.4 in respect of Calls to or from Telecom Group’s international network, such charges to be in lieu of the Call Charges for those Calls referred to in Clause 5.3.2;

5.3.4 the charges set out in Clause 5.5 in respect of Calls to and from the Telecom Cellular Limited network, such charges to be in lieu of Call Charges for those Calls referred to in Clause 5.3.2;

5.3.5 the charges set out in Clause 5.6 in respect of Calls to the Telecom Paging Limited network, such charges to be in lieu of the Call Charges for those Calls referred to in Clause 5.3.2;

5.3.6 the ANI Charge (plus GST) for each Call delivered to the Service Operator where ANI is supplied in accordance with an ANI request as described in the PTC Specifications;

5.3.7 the Access Levy (plus GST);

5.3.8 any other charges (plus GST) for additional services in respect of such traffic at the standard charges as set out in The Telecom List of Charges;

and any other charges (plus GST) for services which are provided in terms of this Agreement (other than those services referred to in Clauses 5.3.1 to 5.3.6.8 (inclusive), 5.5.7 and 5.8) at the standard charges as set out in The Telecom List of Charges.

5.4 Charges in respect of Calls to or from Telecom Group’s international network shall be calculated as follows:

5.4.1 where a Call is delivered from the Service Operator’s Network to Telecom Auckland’s Telecom ROC’s Network, and is delivered to the destination designated by the international number for that Call giving rise to the transmission of an answer line signal, a charge (plus GST) for such Call calculated in accordance with the standard international toll call tariff set out in The Telecom List of Charges;

5.4.2 where a Call from Telecom Group’s international network intended for delivery to the Service Operator’s Network is delivered or (in a case where no free Link in the Service Operator’s Network is available) offered to be delivered, from Telecom Auckland’s Telecom ROC’s Network to the Service Operator’s Network, in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1.1 of Item 6 of Schedule C, Telecom Auckland shall pay to the Service Operator [ ];

5.4.3 a rebate of 1% will apply to the charges (exclusive of GST) for international Calls which are calculated in accordance with Clause 5.4.1 in recognition of the fact that the overall bad debt exposure of All ROCs in respect of Calls to Telecom Group’s international network is reduced by virtue of the Service Operator being a customer of All ROCs.

5.5 Charges in respect of Calls to or from the Telecom Cellular Limited network shall be calculated as follows:

5.5.1 where a Call is delivered from the Service Operator’s Network to a Telecom ROC’s Network and is delivered to the destination designated by a Telecom “025” number which gives rise to the transmission of an answer line signal, the standard charge (plus GST) for calls to the Telecom Cellular Limited network as set out in The Telecom List of Charges;

5.5.2 where a Call which originates in the Telecom Cellular Limited network is delivered or (in a case where no free Link in the Service Operator’s Network is available) offered to be delivered from a Telecom ROC’s Network to the Service Operator’s Network in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1.2 of Item 6 of Schedule C, the charge shall be nil.

5.6 Charges in respect of Calls to the Telecom Paging Limited network shall be calculated as follows:

5.6.1 where the Call is delivered from the Service Operator’s Network to a Telecom ROC’s Network and is delivered or offered to be delivered to the destination designated by a Telecom “026” number which gives rise to the transmission of an answer line signal, the standard charge (plus GST) for calls to the Telecom Paging Limited network as set out in The Telecom List of Charges.

5.7 The Service Operator shall pay to a Telecom ROC charges (plus GST) for the use by the Service Operator’s End Users of standard operator services (such as faults, cable location, maintenance and seven-digit numbering help desk). The charges shall be the charges (if any) set out in The Telecom List of Charges for these services and shall be free of any Call Charges on condition that the Service Operator does not charge the Service Operator’s Customers any additional charge to the charge made by the Telecom ROC to the Service Operator in respect of such services.

5.8 The Service Operator shall pay to a Telecom ROC charges (plus GST) for the use of directory services by the Service Operator’s End Users who route originate Calls from the Service Operator’s Network to Telecom Group’s



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