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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 157

4. NATIONAL LEASED CIRCUIT SERVICES

4.1 Digital Voice Access

Installation Charges

The installation charge for Digital Voice Access is independent of the number of 64 kbit/s channels involved in the link to the customer. The installation charge for a Dedicated Voice access circuit depends on whether or not the installation is the first Telecom 2Mbit/s access installed for that customer on that site. Multiple installations on the same site at the same time are also priced differently from single installations. Where the customer site is greater than 5 km from the nearest Telecom exchange, and additional electronic enhancement is required to ensure that the service is provided to the specified service quality, or the site is at a location that is beyond Telecom’s standard access network, then installation charges will be based on the actual cost of providing service, but will be no less than the standard 2 Mbit/s installation charges.

• Installation or new connection charge per end of link for first 2Mbit/s access on a customer site.......................................................... $4000.00
• Installation or new connection charge per end of link for subsequent 2Mbit/s installations on a customer site............................................. $2800.00

Note:
Where three or more 2 Mbit/s circuits are installed at the same time into the same site, then the actual charge for the installation will be based on actual cost of labour and miscellaneous charges, however the total cost will be no less than the cost of installing two circuits: (i.e. minimum charge of $6,800 for the first time installation, $5,600 for subsequent installations).

• Charge, per channel, for additional channels added to an existing Digital Voice Access........................................................................................... $150.00

Note:
No additional installation charges are charged for channels configured with the initial installation of the Digital Voice Access.

4.2 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.

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 (This is a fixed charge regardless of the quantity and number of links ending at the service delivery point)........................................................... $600.00
• Monthly charge per Megalink access.............................................................. $500.00

Monthly Transmission Charges

The City Step transmission charge is applicable when a circuit links two customer sites within the same local calling area.

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 Courtenay 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 $54,240.00