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Section 2:Call Charges & Exchange Line Services

Part 2:Basic International Call Charges

Subpart 5:Meter Pulse Facility (MPF) Will Be Withdrawn in Stages Between 30 March 2007 and 1 September 2008 (a)

BT's Meter Pulse Facility (a) provides a series of charging "pulses" on a customer's line. The interval between pulses depends upon the price of the call. The number of pulses delivered for any given call depends upon:-

-The frequency with which they are generated

-The length of the call.

-Whether it is provided on an ordinary line or a payphone line.

By multiplying them by 4.2p (exc VAT), certain types of customer-owned equipment are able to translate the number of pulses into an approximation of the charge which will be made to the customer by BT for a call. This enables customers to track the cost of their calls or to charge a call to a third party.

In the case of some private payphones, the pulses enable customers to set the frequency at which the payphone user must insert cash to pay for a call.

In every case the renter of the MPF (a) will be charged for all calls at BT's published rates.

Eligibility

Available to all business and residential customers, on single ordinary and payphone lines. Also available on multi-lines. ISDN, BT Highway lines are excluded.

Details of countries and their associated charge bands can be found in Section 2 Part 8

Pricing Information

The charges for the service are:-



Connection Charge

Rental

Exc VAT

Inc VAT

Exc VAT

Inc VAT

£

£

£(pq)

£(pq)

Meter Pulse Facility (a)Per exchange line - Residential

*

*

10.00

11.75

Meter Pulse Facility (a) Per exchange line - Business

*

*

10.00

11.75

* Not available for new supply with effect from 31 July 2006.

Charges for earthing on Meter Pulsing (a)are not included in the connection charge. If earthing is provided TimeScale rates will apply - See Section 15

Residential Exchange Lines

In every case, one pulse is generated immediately after connection of the call, and is the equivalent of the 4.2p (exc VAT) minimum charge payable for all undiscounted calls.





Charge Bands

Time per meter pulse (a)(in seconds)

daytime

Mon-Fri 6am-6pm

evenings & night-time

Mon-Fri before 6am & after 6pm

weekend

All Day Sat & Sun

Secs

Secs

Secs

IR-{Republic of Ireland}

12.93

15.00

16.47

1

8.33

10.00

11.40

1a

10.41

11.11

12.81

2

7.68

8.54

9.15

3

4.39

5.17

5.45

4

12.53

13.19

14.19

5

3.79

4.50

4.73

6

6.04

7.06

7.57

7

5.07

5.33

5.62

8

2.91

3.63

3.94

8a

3.72

4.03

4.38

9

2.34

2.72

2.99

10

2.25

2.67

2.99

11

3.84

4.04

4.26

12

2.22

2.34

2.99

13

2.18

2.29

2.47

14

2.73

2.88

3.08

15

2.82

2.99

3.32

16

2.47

2.60

2.99

17

2.18

2.29

2.47

18

2.18

2.29

2.47



Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

INMARSAT

B-Sat (incl. BGAN)

0.78

M-Sat

0.75

Mobiq (Mini-M) / M4 Voice

1.14

Skyphone

0.51

European Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Emsat

1.14

Iridium Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Iridium

0.78

Thuraya Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Thuraya

0.78

Business Exchange Lines

In every case, one pulse is generated immediately after connection of the call, and is the equivalent of the 4.2p (exc VAT) minimum charge payable for all undiscounted calls.





Charge Bands

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

daytime

Mon-Fri 7am-7pm

evenings & night-time

Mon-Fri before 7am & after 7pm

weekend

All Day Sat & Sun

Secs

Secs

Secs

IR-{Republic of Ireland}

12.60

12.60

12.60

1

6.30

6.30

6.30

1a

8.40

8.40

8.40

2

6.30

6.30

6.30

3

4.20

4.20

4.20

4

10.08

10.08

10.08

5

3.15

3.15

3.15

6

5.04

5.04

5.04

7

5.04

5.04

5.04

8

2.52

2.52

2.52

8a

2.52

2.52

2.52

9

2.10

2.10

2.10

10

1.68

1.68

1.68

12

2.10

2.10

2.10

13

1.26

1.26

1.26

14

2.10

2.10

2.10

15

2.52

2.52

2.52

16

4.20

4.20

4.20

17

1.26

1.26

1.26

18

1.26

1.26

1.26



Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

INMARSAT

B-Sat (incl. BGAN)

0.72

M-Sat

0.72

Mobiq (Mini-M) / M4 Voice

1.01

Skyphone

0.50

European Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Emsat

1.01

Iridium Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Iridium

0.72

Thuraya Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time per meter pulse (a) (in seconds)

Thuraya

0.72

From BT Public Payphones - See Section 2 Part 25

Private Payphone Exchange Lines.





Charge Bands

Time Between Meter Pulses (a) (in seconds)

daytime

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm

evenings, night-time & weekend

Mon-Fri before 8am & after 6pm and weekends

Secs

Secs

IR-{Republic of Ireland}

9.00

9.00

1

8.00

8.00

1a

9.00

9.00

2

8.00

8.00

3

6.00

6.00

4

8.00

8.00

5

4.00

4.00

6

6.00

6.00

7

6.00

6.00

8

3.00

3.00

8a

2.50

2.50

9

2.50

2.50

10

2.50

2.50

11

4.00

4.00

12

3.00

3.00

13

2.00

2.00

14

2.00

2.00

15

2.50

2.50

16

3.00

3.00

17

2.00

2.00

18

2.00

2.00



Type of Call

Time Between Meter Pulses (a) (in seconds )

at all times

per 10p (Inc VAT)

INMARSAT

B-Sat (incl. BGAN)

1.50

M-Sat

1.50

Mobiq (Mini-M) / M4 Voice

1.50

Skyphone

1.50

European Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time Between Meter Pulses (a) (in seconds )

at all times

per 10p (Inc VAT)

Emsat

1.50

Iridium Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time Between Meter Pulses (a) (in seconds )

at all times

per 10p (Inc VAT)

Iridium

1.50

Thuraya Mobile Satellite System



TYPE OF CALL

Time Between Meter Pulses (a) (in seconds )

at all times

per 10p (Inc VAT)

Thuraya

1.50

Conditions

Service is provided under BT's Terms & Conditions for Business Service or BT's terms and conditions for residential service as appropriate.

Additional Information

Accuracy

Meter pulsing (a) provides only an approximate indication of the call charges made by BT to the renter of the line. Most indications are accurate to within 4.2p (exc VAT), with the exception of some IDD calls to Mobile Telephones where it is likely that the cost will be significantly underestimated. For full details of the mobile numbers affected refer to Section 2 Part 17

For fixed fee calls, units are generated on connection at approximately half second intervals, and the indication is not, therefore, a reliable guide to the charge made by BT to the renter of the line.

Availability

Due to technical constraints it is not always possible to provide this facility on Out-of-Area exchange lines.

FOR EXPLANATION OF TAX EXCLUSIVE AND INCLUSIVE CHARGES, SEE VALUE ADDED TAX IN GENERAL NOTES. THIS NOTE HAS NO CONTRACTUAL FORCE.

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