Price List
 
   
 Section : Local Loop Unbundling  
 Product : Shared Metal Path Facility  
 Page :    
 Reference : 2.3      
Provision and Rental Charges (See Note 15)
For details of SMPF products and features refer to the MPF/SMPF Product Manual and End to End Process Manual available on the LLU web site.
  Operative Date Until Charge
£ Exc VAT
SMPF Rental per annum (Note 1) 01/01/2005   15.60
SMPF Connection charges – Basic Provide on existing narrowband, Simultaneous Provide of SMPF with narrowband, Singleton Migration (Transfer or change of CP migrations) from Narrowband, MPF, SMPF and ISDN/ Highway (Note 2 & 3) 01/04/2005   34.86
SMPF Expedite  (Note 4) 16/01/2007   100.00
Frames Selectable Provisioning Dates on basic SMPF provide orders  12/06/2008   9.00
Shared MPF line characteristics provision 17/01/2002 30/08/2008 2.60
31/08/2008 Withdrawn
Bulk Line Checker (per  CD ROM) 30/09/2005   750.00
Project Managed Migration Charges
For details of SMPF Bulk Migration procedures refer to document titled “Process Manual for LLU Project Managed Migrations on the Equivalence Platform” available on the LLU web site.
  Operative Date Until Charge
£ Exc VAT
SMPF Bulk Migrations charge Normal – Deliverd during a 24 hour period  (Note 2 and 5) 01/07/2006   25.39
 
Shared MPF Same SP Bulk Migrations charge – Out of hours Monday – Saturday (Note 6) 01/07/2006   30.39
Shared MPF Same SP Bulk Migration charge – Out of hours Sunday (Note 6) 01/07/2006 34.39
 
Modify, Cease, Amend, Cancel and Rejection Charges
For details of SMPF products and features refer to the MPF/SMPF Product Manual and End to End Process Manual available on the LLU web site.
  Operative Date Until Charge
£ Exc VAT
SMPF Tie Pair Modification (3 working day lead time Re-termination)  01/03/2008   42.07
SMPF Tie Pair Modification (Next working day Re-termination)  08/01/2007   52.79
SMPF Tie Pair Modification (Multiple Re-termination)   31/10/2008   35.88
SMPF Cease charge  (Notes 7) 22/08/2007   4.90
SMPF MDF Remove Jumper Order Singleton Charge 08/09/2008   22.90
SMPF MDF Remove Jumper Order Bulk Charge 08/09/2008   19.06
SMPF Order rejected at initial validation (Note 8) 31/05/2001   1.00
Cancellation of SMPF orders for Provide, Simultaneous provide, Migration, Modification or Amend  (Note 9)   31/05/2001 9.00
Amend orders. Allowable change to SMPF Order  (Note 9, 10)   31/05/2001 11.00
Assurance Charges
For details of SMPF Assurance procedures please refer to the LLU Service Assurance Manual available on the LLU web site
  Operative Date Until Charge
£ Exc VAT
SMPF Standard line test – (Notes 11 and 13) 01/01/2005   3.75
SMPF Special Fault Investigation (Notes 12 and 13) 31/05/2001   144.00
SMPF Flexi Cease Fault Investigation Charges 08/09/2008   62.17
SMPF loop resistance measurement (Notes 14 and 13) 31/05/2001   94.00
SMPF insertion loss measurement (Notes 14 and 13) 31/05/2001   94.00
SMPF Enhanced Care per annum 15/12/2003   37.54
Non Standard Line Terminations
Standard Connection Charges apply for all lines.
In addition the following additional Charges and Conditions apply:
 
Additional Charges/Conditions
Detailed can be found under Non Standard Line Terminations that can be found at can be found at : 
http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/pricing/serviceproducts.do
  Effective From Until  
“Hot Sites” requiring Line Isolation Units 15.11.2006   For definition and additional pricing details see Line Protection for “Hot Sites” at the link detailed above.
Notes
1) Rental is charged monthly in advance and will be rounded up to the nearest penny. BT will apportion rental on a daily basis for the initial period if that initial period is less than a month and include such rental charge on the invoice for the first full month.
2) For specific Singleton Migrations and Product Managed Migrations (Bulk and Mass) there is no Cease charge associated
3) For ISDN/Highway conversions to broadband Simultaneous Provide of SMPF cost applies and the cost of conversion from ISDN/HW to WLR is a separate WLR price list cost.
4) The Expedite charge is payable in addition to the SMPF connection charge. The charge is only raised if the revised Customer Committed Date is met.
5) This price applies when a CP orders multiple migrations of an existing customer base from SMPF (IPstream or Datastream) to SMPF where Project Managed Bulk Migrations are involved. 
6) This price applies to Same CP Bulk Migrations from IPstream or Datastream to SMPF only where BT project management is involved.  Volume restrictions will apply.
7) If Cease and Provide orders are used to transfer an end user instead of a migration order then the cease charge is applicable.
8) This Charge is only applicable to the EMP Platform 
9) Cancel or Amend orders are only allowed up until the order point of no return (For definition of PONR refer to the MPF/SMPF End to End Process Manual available on the LLU web site). 
10) Allowable changes for SMPF are; Amend orders for in-flight change to Tie Pair, Customer Required Date and Care Level Modification. Currently there is no charge for change of Tie Pair due to tie pair in use warnings.
11)  This charge is only raised if the outcome of the standard line test is Right When Tested. 
12)  The SFI charge is raised if the CP and Openreach agree that further work is carried out to investigate a broadband service issue. 
13)  Once ordered, these test products cannot be cancelled without incurring the full charge.
14)  These measurements are optional and the charges apply in addition to those for a standard line test. 
(15) Additional charges may be raised where non standard work is required:. 
For work done by Openreach engineers not included in standard prices see `Time Related Charges' in the Service Products section of the price list for details.
http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/pricing/serviceproducts.do
Where a Communication Provider has agreed an appointment with BT for work at the End Users' site in connection with the Communication Provider service, if BT is unable to carry out the work at, or gain access to, such End User site or the appointment is broken (unless due to BT's error). BT reserves the right to raise a Visit Charge as detailed in Service Products Section of this Price List.
http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/pricing/serviceproducts.do
16) The SMPF Flexi Cease Fault Investigation Charge will be raised where a narrowband fault is investigated and proven to be on a CP's exchange based or Distance Located equipment and Left-In-Jumpers are in circuit on the MDF(s).
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Date: 26 September 2008   www.openreach.co.uk