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S.I. No. 117/1956 - Telephone (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations, 1956.

S.I. No. 117 of 1956.

TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) REGULATIONS, 1956.

The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885 and with the consent of the Minister for Finance as testified by his signature hereto, hereby makes the following Regulations :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations, 1956.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1956.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937) applies to these Regulations.

4.—(1) In these Regulations " the Principal Regulations " means the Telephone Regulations, 1953 ( S.I. No. 227 of 1953 ).

(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Principal Regulations.

5. Paragraph (1) of Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by—

(i) the substitution of " twopence " for " one penny halfpenny " in subparagraph (a), and

(ii) the substitution of " twopence " for " three pence " in subparagraph (b).

6. Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of " twopence halfpenny " for " fivepence " in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1).

7. The following Schedule is hereby substituted for the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations :—

" FIRST SCHEDULE.

CHARGES FOR TRUNK CALLS BY A SUBSCRIBER.

PART I.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the calling subscriber is connected and the call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges in Ireland

Calls between an exchange in Ireland and an exchange in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

6

—

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 20 miles

10

—

If such distance exceeds 20 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

1

2

—

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

1

6

—

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 50 miles

2

0

—

If such distance exceeds 50 miles but does not exceed 100 miles

2

6

4

0

If such distance exceeds 100 miles but does not exceed 125 miles

3

6

4

0

If such distance exceeds 125 miles but does not exceed 200 miles

3

6

6

0

If such distance exceeds 200 miles

3

6

6

9

FIRST SCHEDULE.

PART II.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the calling subscriber is connected and the call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges in Ireland

Calls between an exchange in Ireland and an exchange in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

6

—

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

10

—

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

1

0

—

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 100 miles

1

6

3

3

If such distance exceeds 100 miles

2

0

3

3 "

8. The following Schedule is hereby substituted for the Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations :—

" SECOND SCHEDULE.

CHARGES FOR CALLS BY A CALLER FROM A CALL OFFICE AND THE SUMS TO BE PLACED IN THE COIN BOX IN RESPECT OF CALLS MADE FROM A COIN BOX EXCHANGE LINE.

PART I.

If the call is to an office connected with the exchange with which the call office or coin box exchange line is connected—three pence.

PART II.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the call office or coin box exchange line is connected and the call is made at or after 8.0 a.m. and before 6.0 p.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges within Ireland

Calls between an exchange in Ireland and an exchange in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call is 7½ miles or less

s.

d.

s.

d.

3

—

If such distance exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

6

—

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 20 miles

10

—

If such distance exceeds 20 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

1

2

—

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

1

6

—

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 50 miles

2

0

—

If such distance exceeds 50 miles but does not exceed 100 miles

2

6

4

0

If such distance exceeds 100 miles but does not exceed 125 miles

3

6

4

0

If such distance exceeds 125 miles but does not exceed 200 miles

3

6

6

0

If such distance exceeds 200 miles

3

6

6

9

SECOND SCHEDULE.

CHARGES FOR CALLS BY A CALLER FROM A CALL OFFICE AND THE SUMS TO BE PLACED IN THE COIN BOX IN RESPECT OF CALLS MADE FROM A COIN BOX EXCHANGE LINE.

PART III.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the call office or coin box exchange line is connected and the call is made at or after 6.0 p.m. and before 8.0 a.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the two exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges within Ireland

Calls between an exchange in Ireland and an exchange in Great Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call is 7½ miles or less

3

—

If such distance exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

6

—

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

10

—

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

1

0

—

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 100 miles

1

6

3

3

If such distance exceeds 100 miles

2

0

3

3 "

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these regulations is to amend the Telephone Regulations, 1953, to provide for revision of local call charges and for increased charges on internal trunk calls and on calls to Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

The principal changes are as follows (existing charges shown in brackets) :—

LOCAL CALLS

Distance of Call

From Subscribers' Ordinary Telephones

From Coin-Box and Call Office Telephones

0—5 miles

2d.

(1½d.)

3d.

(3d.)

5—7½ miles

2d.

(3d.)

3d.

(6d.)

TRUNK CALLS (per 3 minutes).

Internal

8 a.m.— 6 p.m.

6 p.m.— 8 a.m.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

7½—10 miles

6

(

4½)

6

(

4½)

10—15"

6

(

6)

6

(

6)

15—20"

10

(

9)

10

(

9)

20—25"

1

2

(1

0)

10

(

9)

25—35"

1

6

(1

4)

1

0

(0

9)

35—50"

2

0

(1

9)

1

6

(1

3)

50—100"

2

6

(2

3)

1

6

(1

6)

Over 100"

3

6

(3

0)

2

0

(1

6)

To Great Britain

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

50-100 miles

4

0

(3

6)

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100-125"

4

0

(4

0)

125-150"

6

0

(4

6)

3

3

(2

6)

150-200"

6

0

(5

0)

200-300"

6

9

(6

0)

Over 300" 

6

9

(6

9)

N.B.—The rates shown are for calls from subscribers' ordinary telephones. For coin-box renters, the rates are 1½d. per call extra and for users of call office and coin-box telephones 3d. per call extra (as at present).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, this eighth day of May, 1956.

(Signed) MICHAEL KEYES,

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

I, GERARD SWEETMAN, Minister for Finance, hereby consent to the foregoing Regulations.

(Signed) GERARD SWEETMAN,

Minister for Finance.

Dated this eighth day of May, 1956.