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Document ? proicelist Section ? all THE PUBLIC DATA NETWORK PRICE LIST Except where otherwise stated, these prices are effective from 15 July 1987 All rental charges are effective from 1 August 1987. 1.PACKET SWITCHSTREAM X25 CONNECTION & RENTAL CHARGES PRODUCT: PACKET SWITCHSTREAM X25 DATALINE (f) _______________ | | | Connection | | Charge (a)(e) | | # | |_______________| Dataline 2400 | 850.00 | Dataline 2400S | 950.00 | Dataline 9600 | 950.00 | Dataline 48K | (b) | |_______________| _______________ | | | Rental | | Charge | | # (pq) | |_______________| Dataline 2400 | 525.00 | Dataline 2400S (c) | 485.00 | Dataline 4800 (d) | 875.00 | Dataline 9600 | 925.00 | Dataline 48K | 2500.00 | |_______________| NOTES: (a) In the event of Temporary Suspension of service, the Dataline reconnection charge is #150.00. (b) Distance dependent. (c) The minimum size of order accepted for this Product is for 300 Datalines installed within 12 months. (d) Rental for existing customer only. (e) If a Dataline is moved from one location to another within the same building a charge of #150.00 is made. If a Dataline is moved from one building to another it is treated as a new connection and will attract full Dataline connection charges. (f) The minimum period of service is one year. 2.PSS DATALINE FACILITIES CONNECTION AND RENTAL CHARGES PSS X25 DATALINE FACILITIES _______________ | Connection | | Charge | | # | |_______________| Call Re-Direction | 40.00 | Closed User Group | 40.00 | Dataline to Alternative Exchange | (a) | Each Additional Logical Channel | 40.00 | Minicall Acceptance | 40.00 | Multiline | nil | Reverse Charge Acceptance | 40.00 | |_______________| Change of Facilities - Connection or Cessation _______________ | Charge # | |_______________| Change to or addition of one or more facilities | | per occasion per Dataline (b) | 100.00 | Change to or addition of one or more facilities | | any number of times within the customer's 12 | | month billing period per Dataline (b)(c) | 500.00 | |_______________| _______________ | Rental | | Charge | | # (pq) | |_______________| Call Re-Direction | 50.00 | Closed User Group | 15.00 | Dataline to Alternative Exchange (d) | 625.00 | | | Each Additional Logical Channel | 10.00 | Minicall Acceptance | nil | Multiline | nil | Reverse Charge Acceptance | nil | | | Itemised Calls: | | | | First 10 sheets (300 calls) | 5.00 | Each subsequent sheet (30 calls) | 0.50 | |_______________| NOTES: (a) Standard Dataline Connection Charge. (b) In addition to the connection charge for a PSS facility. (c) Charged quarterly in advance. (d) In addition to Standard Dataline Charge. 3.PACKET SWITCHSTREAM X25 USAGE CHARGES PSS X25 DATALINE USAGE CHARGES (a)(g)(h) Duration (c) _______________________________________ | Per Hour | Per 2 Seconds (b) | | # | Pence | |___________________|___________________| | | | Standard | 0.30 | 0.0167 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.0111 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0103 | | | | |___________________|___________________| Volume (c) _______________________________________ | Per Kilosegment | Per Segment (b) | | # | Pence | |___________________|___________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.03 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.02 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0185 | | | | |___________________|___________________| Attempted Call (e) Minicalls (d) ___________________ Volume | Pence | | | |___________________| Standard | 1.2 | Cheap | 0.8 | Low | 0.74 | |___________________| Permanent Datacalls (Not for New Supply) (f) ___________________ Duration | Charge # (pq) | | | |___________________| | 100.00 | |___________________| Volume (c)(e) _______________________________________ | Per Kilosegment | Per Segment (b) | | # | Pence | |___________________|___________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.03 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.02 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0185 | |___________________|___________________| Converted Minicalls (i) NOTES: (a) All calls (except Permanent Datacalls and Minicalls) incur a minimum charge of 0.05 Kilosegments (50 segments). (b) Calls are charged in steps of 2 seconds (duration) and 1 segment (volume). (c) Standard Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm. Cheap Rates: Other times, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Low Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm, per billing quarter per network user address: - Volume is in excess of 1500 kilosegments - Duration is in excess of 1000 hours (d) Minicalls are charged on a 'per occasion volume only charge' corresponding to 40 segments. (e) If failure is due to the network - no charge. Other reasons - minimum volume charge of 50 segments and appropriate duration charges. (f) Permanent Datacalls comprise a fixed duration charge plus appropriate volume charges. Volume is charged in steps of one segment. (g) Itemised Calls on Bills, see Section 2. (h) Calls to the UK and Channel Islands. (i) Converted Minicalls comprise the Minicall charge element, plus the appropriate usage charges for PSS Datacalls. 4.PSS X25 AND X28 TEMPORARY SERVICE PROVISION OF EXHIBITION AND TEMPORARY SERVICE DATALINES (a) to (e) _______________ | | | Single | | Charge | | # | X25 Dataline |_______________| | | Dataline 2400 | 1000.00 | Dataline 9600 | 1000.00 | | | X28 Dataline | | | | Dataline 300 | Discontinued | Dataline 1200 | 1000.00 | | | |_______________| NOTES: (a) With the exception of logical channels no other facilities are available with Temporary Datalines. (b) Temporary Datalines must be ordered at least 45 working days before the date of service required. (c) A temporary Dataline can only be provided for a maximum period of 2 weeks. (d) No new orders for the Dataline 300 service will be taken, nor will the transfer of this service to other premises be allowed. (e) No UK usage charges are levied but international call charges still apply. 5.PSS X25 AND X28 DATALINE LINE SPEED CHANGE TARIFF PSS X25 AND X28 DATALINES (EXCEPT DATALINE 48K) (a)(b)(c) _______________ | | | Connection | | Charge | | # | |_______________| Migration Upgrade from: | | | | Dataline 300 to Dataline 1200 | 500.00 | Dataline 300 to Dataline 2400 | 500.00 | Dataline 300 to Dataline 9600 | 500.00 | Dataline 1200 to Dataline 2400 | 500.00 | Dataline 1200 to Dataline 9600 | 500.00 | Dataline 2400 to Dataline 9600 | 400.00 | Dataline 4800 to Dataline 9600 | 400.00 | | | | | Migration Downgrade for: | | | | Dataline 9600 to Dataline 1200 | 700.00 | Dataline 9600 to Dataline 2400 | 850.00 | Dataline 2400 to Dataline 1200 | 700.00 | Dataline 4800 to Dataline 2400 | 700.00 | Dataline 4800 to Dataline 1200 | 700.00 | |_______________| NOTES: (a) There may be circumstances when it is not possible to upgrade or downgrade a customer's Dataline. (b) Migration downgrades will be permitted after one year's rental. (c) Upgrades and Downgrades will involve a break in service. 6.PSS X25 BULK TARIFF ___________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bulk | Connection | Quarterly | | Tariff | Charge | Rental | | Option | # | # | | | | | |________|_____________|____________| | | | | | A | 168,300 | 9295.00 | | B | 168,300 | 9680.00 | | C | 180,510 | 10257.50 | | D | 184,580 | 11907.50 | | E | 223,190 | 13502.50 | | F | 429,660 | 26647.50 | | G | 631,180 | 38032.50 | | H | 850,960 | 51150.00 | | I | 1,066,670 | 63635.00 | | J | 1,271,820 | 76092.50 | | K | 1,703,570 | 101667.50 | | L | 2,122,780 | 127242.50 | | | | | | PLUS | #798.00 | #50.00 for | | | | each X25 | | | | port | | | | (9600 bps) | | | | | | PLUS | #2393.00 | #150.00 for| | | | each X25 | | | | port (48K) | |________|_____________|____________| _______________________________________________________________ | Tariff Parameters (see below) | |_______________________________________________________________| | a b c d e | |_______________________________________________________________| | (000's) | | A 100 80 30 0.5 80 | | B 100 100 60 0.5 80 | | C 200 80 75 0.5 80 | | D 200 100 100 0.5 80 | | E 500 100 100 0.5 80 | | F 1,000 400 300 2.0 160 | | G 1,500 600 500 3.0 240 | | H 2,000 800 700 4.0 320 | | I 2,500 1,000 800 5.0 400 | | J 3,000 1,200 1,000 6.0 480 | | K 4,000 1,600 1,400 8.0 640 | | L 5,000 2,000 1,700 10.0 800 | |_______________________________________________________________| Tariff Parameters: a Simultaneous Datacalls b Total Packet Throughput Per Second c Maximum Databits Per Second d Call Set Ups Per Second e Maximum Number of Connecting Ports NOTES: 1 The PSS bulk tariff is inclusive of: i) All installation and maintenance charges for equipment up to the Dataline interface. ii) All the traffic between the network connecting points at one location. iii) All traffic within a single group of companies (defined as the parent company and subsidiary companies that are at least 51% owned) at more than one location. iv) Logical channels. 2 The PSS bulk tariff does not include charges for: i) Calls to other PSS users within the UK including other users with multipled connecting points. These will be charged at the published low rate of usage, where applicable. ii) International Calls. These will be charged at standard International charges. iii)PSS ancillary services and facilities. These will be charged at standard rates. 3 The minimum term for this tariff is one year. Within a specific tariff range, the annual rental will remain constant for three years from the date service is provided or until the site is upgraded or downgraded. Future rental will be at prices in force at the end of three years or when the site is regraded. 4 It is permissible to combine two or more tariff ratings on any one site. 5 If the user wishes to upgrade a site to a higher tariff rating, there will be an additional connection charge. The charge will be 120% of the difference between the existing rating and the new rating. 6 For bulk tariff purposes, a Dataline comprises an X25 port only. 7.PACKET SWITCHSTREAM X28 CONNECTION AND RENTAL CHARGES PSS X28 DATALINE (a)(d) _____________________________ | | | | Connection | Rental | | Charge (c) | Charge | | # | # (pq) | |______________|______________| | | | Dataline 300 | Discontinued | 350.00 | Dataline 1200 | 700.00 | 350.00 | |______________|______________| Dataline Facilities ______________ ______________ | | | | Connection | Rental | | Charge | Charge | | # | # (pq) | |______________|______________| | | | Closed User Group | 40.00 | 15.00 | Reverse Charge Acceptance | 40.00 | nil | Minicall acceptance | 40.00 | nil | |______________|______________| ______________ Change of Facilities - Connection | | or Cessation | Charge # | |______________| | | Change to or addition of one or more facilities | | per occasion per Dataline | 100.00 | Change to or addition of one or more facilities | | any number of times within the customer's 12 | | month billing period per Dataline (b) | 500.00 | |______________| NOTES: (a) In the event of Temporary Suspension of Service, the Dataline reconnection charge is #150.00. (b) Charged quarterly in advance. (c) If a Dataline is moved from one location to another within the same building a charge of #150.00 is made. If a Dataline is moved from one building to another it is treated as a new connection and will attract full Dataline connection charges. (d) The minimum period of service is one year. 8.PSS X28 DATALINE USAGE CHARGES PSS X28 DATALINE USGAE CHARGES (a)(f)(g) Duration (c) ___________________________________ | Per Hour |Per 2 Seconds (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.0167 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.0111 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0103 | |_________________|_________________| Volume (c) ___________________________________ | Per Kilosegment | Per Segment (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.03 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.02 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0185 | |_________________|_________________| Minicalls (d) Volume _________________ | Pence | |_________________| Standard | 1.2 | Cheap | 0.8 | Low | 0.74 | |_________________| Attempted Call (e) NOTES: (a) All cqlls (except Minicalls) incur a minimum charge of 0.05 Kilosegments (50 segments). (b) Calls are charged in steps of 2 seconds (duration) and 1 segment volume. (c) Standard Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm. Cheap Rates: Other times, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Low Rates Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm, per billing quarter per network user address: - Volume is in excess of 1500 kilosegments - Duration is in excess of 1000 hours (d) Minicalls are charged on a 'per occasion volume only charge' corresponding to 40 segments. (e) If failure is due to the network - no charge. Other reasons - minimum volume charge of 50 segments and appropriate duration charges. (f) Itemised Calls on Bills, see Section 2. (g) Calls to the UK and Channel Islands. 9.PACKET SWITCHSTREAM X28 DIAL UP PSS X28 DIAL UP (l) _____________________________ | Connection | Rental | | Charge | Charge | | (a)(b)(h) | (a)(b) | | # | # | |______________|______________| Network User Identity | 40.00 | 10.00 | |______________|______________| Dial Up Facility _____________________________ | | | | Connection |Rental Charges| | Charge # | # (pq) | | | | |______________|______________| Closed User Group | 40.00 | 15.00 | |______________|______________| ______________ Change of Facilities - Connection or Cessation | | | Charge # | |______________| | | Change to or addition of one or more facilities | 40.00 | per occasion per NUI (f) |______________| Dial Up Usage Charges (d)(e)(g)(i)(k) Duration (c) ___________________________________ | | | | Per Hour |Per 2 Seconds (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| | | | Standard | 1.80 | 0.10 | Cheap | 1.65 | 0.092 | Low | 1.35 | 0.075 | |_________________|_________________| NOTES: (a) Charge per NUI (Network User Identity). (b) Charges per exchange registered. (c) Standard Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm. Cheap Rates: Other times, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Low Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm, per billing quarter per network user address: Calls are charged in steps of 2 seconds (duration) - Duration is in excess of 1000 hours (d) These charges are additional to normal telephone charges. (e) Minimum call charge 'per occasion' will correspond to a 1 minute time charge. (f) In addition to the connection charge for a PSS facility. (g) If failure is due to the network - no charge. Other reasons - minimum call duration charges. (h) In the event of an NUI becoming suspended, new service registration charges are incurred. (i) Itemised Calls on Bills, see Section 2. (j) Charged quarterly in advance. (k) Calls to the UK and Channel Islands. (l) The minimum period of service is one year. 10.MULTISTREAM VPAD DIAL UP, PASSWORD RENTAL AND USAGE CHARGES MULTISTREAM VPAD DIAL UP (g) Password _______________ | Rental Charge | | # (pq) | | | Password/simultaneous call | 40.00 | |_______________| MultiStream VPAD Usage (a)(f) Duration (c)(d) ___________________________________ | Per Hour |Per 2 Seconds (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.0167 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.0111 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0103 | |_________________|_________________| Volume (c)(d) ___________________________________ | Per Kilosegment | Per Segment (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.03 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.02 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0185 | |_________________|_________________| Attempted Calls (e) NOTES: (a) All calls incur a minimum charge of 0.05 Kilosegments, (50 segments). (b) Calls are charged in steps of 2 seconds (duration) and 1 segment (volume). (c) Standard Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm. Cheap Rates: Other times, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Low Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm, per billing quarter per network user address: - Volume is in excess of 1500 kilosegments - Duration is in excess of 1000 hours (d) These are additional to normal telephone charges. (e) If failure is due to the network - no charge. Other reasons - minimum volume charge of 50 segments and appropriate duration charges. (f) Calls to the UK and Channel Islands. (g) The minimum period of service is one year. 11.MULTISTREAM EPAD DIAL UP, PASSWORD RENTAL AND USAGE CHARGES MULTISTREAM EPAD DIAL UP (g) Password _______________ | Rental Charge | | # (pq) | |_______________| Password/simultaneous | 40.00 | |_______________| MultiStream EPAD Usage (a)(f) Duration (c)(d) ___________________________________ | Per Hour |Per 2 Seconds (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.0167 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.0111 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0103 | |_________________|_________________| Volume (c)(d) ___________________________________ | Per Kilosegment | Per Segment (b)| | # | Pence | |_________________|_________________| Standard | 0.30 | 0.03 | Cheap | 0.20 | 0.02 | Low | 0.185 | 0.0185 | |_________________|_________________| Attempted Calls (e) NOTES: (a) All calls incur a minimum charge of 0.05 Kilosegments, (50 segments). (b) Calls are charged in steps of 2 seconds (duration) and 1 segment (volume). (c) Standard Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm. Cheap Rates: Other times, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Low Rates: Mon-Sat, 8am-6pm, per billing quarter per network user address: - Volume is in excess of 1500 kilosegments - Duration is in excess of 1000 hours (d) These are additional to normal telephone charges. (e) If failure is due to the network - no charge. Other reasons - minimum volume charge of 50 segments and appropriate duration charges. (f) Calls to the UK and Channel Islands. (g) The minimum period of service is one year. 12.MULTISTREAM EPAD AND VPAD DIRECT CONNECT RENTAL CHARGES MULTISTREAM EPAD DIRECT CONNECT (a)(b)(c)(d) _______________ | | | Rental Charge | | # (pq) | |_______________| | | EPAD 1200 Dataline including customer end modem | 335.00 | | | EPAD 1200 Dataline without customer end modem | 310.00 | | | | | MultiStream VPAD Direct Connect | | | | | | VPAD 1200 Dataline including customer end modem | 335.00 | | | VPAD 1200 Dataline without customer end modem | 310.00 | |_______________| NOTES: (a) No new customers are being connected to this service. (b) Usage charges and conditions are the same as for MultiStream VPAD and EPAD Dial Up Services. (c) In the event of Temporary Suspension of Service, the MultiStream direct Connect reconnection charge is #150.00. (d) If a Dataline is moved from one location to another within the same building a charge of #150.00 is made. If a Dataline is moved from one building to another it is treated as a new connection and will attract full Dataline connection charges. 13.CARDWAY DIAL AND CARDWAY CONNECTION, RENTAL AND TRANSACTIONS CHARGES CARDWAY DIAL _____________ | | | Transaction | | Charge # | |_____________| | | Per credit authorisation request (a) | 0.012 | |_____________| Cardway ________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | Band | Connection Charge | Rental | | (b) | # | #(pq) | |______|____________________|____________________| | | | | | | | | | 0 | 200 | 87.50 | | | | | | 1 | 400 | 167.50 | | | | | | 2 | 1300 | 317.50 | | | | | | 3 | 1300 | 400.00 | | | | | | 4 | Distance Dependent | Distance Dependent | |______|____________________|____________________| ________________________________________________ | Band | Transaction Charge | Voice Referral | | (b) | # | Facility | | | | #(pg) | |______|____________________|____________________| | | | | | 0 | 0.025 | 15 | | | | | | 1 | 0.025 | 15 | | | | | | 2 | 0.025 | 15 | | | | | | 3 | 0.025 | 15 | | | | | | 4 | 0.025 | 15 | |______|____________________|____________________| NOTES: (a) The charge for Cardway Dial access by retailers is met by the credit card company which is connected to PSS on standard published terms and conditions. Participating retailers pay only normal telephone charges. (b) Band 0 - Serving Cardway Exchange Area. Band 1 - Exchange Area not more than 5Km from serving Cardway Exchange. Band 2 - Exchange Area more than 5Km and not more than 15Km from serving Cardway Exchange. Band 3 - Exchange Area more than 15Km and not more than 30Km from serving Cardway Exchange. Band 4 - Exchange Area more than 30Km from serving Cardway Exchange. 14.FURTHER INFORMATION FURTHER INFORMATION Further information on these tariffs may be obtained by telephoning free of charge to Network Services Sales on 0800 282444 Section ? q Section not found. Section ? bye Call Cleared, Cleared by Facility Time = 0:4:5 Segs = 1393 PSSE/Command:stop Logged off