Openreach ACCN : OR 045 |
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Change |
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Effective Date |
30 June 2007 and 30 August 2007 |
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Notification Date |
31-May-07 |
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OPENREACH
ACCESS CHARGE CHANGE NOTICE |
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ACCN NUMBER: |
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OR 045 |
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PRODUCT: |
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Excess Construction Charges |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
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30 June 2007
FOR THE NEW FIBRE PRICES |
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EFFECTIVE DATE: |
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30 August 2007 FOR THE REMAINING CHANGES |
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SUBMITTED TO OFCOM ON: |
31-May-07 |
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Price List |
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Section : |
Common Portfolio Products |
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Product : |
Excess Construction Charges |
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Page : |
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Reference : |
5.5.1 |
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Excess Construction Charges |
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Excess
Construction Charges will be due and payable (in addition to normal
connection charges) where: |
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(a) additional
infrastructure is provided to give new or an extended service at an end
user’s site or; |
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(b) an alternate location requested by the Communications
Provider (where there is no regulatory obligation to provide) |
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except
in the circumstances where Openreach has decided in its reasonable discretion
to extend its network for commercial reasons. |
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When Excess Construction is
required, a survey will be carried out and charges will be individually
assessed based upon the following rates. These charges are in addition to the
standard connection charges which apply for the applicable service. |
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Operative Date |
Until |
Single Payment Charge |
£ Ex VAT |
Survey
Fee (Previously included in other charges) (This item is included with other
Excess Construction Charges when an initial survey is done or when a resurvey
is requested. (This charge will not be raised if the customer has not agreed
to pay the excess construction charges ) |
30.08.2007 |
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350.00 |
Breaking/Drilling
through each external wall |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
270.00 |
30.08.2007 |
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330.00 |
Breaking/Drilling
through each internal concrete wall |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
150.00 |
30.08.2007 |
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200.00 |
Breaking/Drilling
through each internal non-concrete wall |
02.01.2001 |
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60.00 |
Provision of other building entry points (eg
underground through floors) will be individually priced against customer
requirements |
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Provision
of each Pole |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
400.00 |
30.08.2007 |
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550.00 |
Provision
of each Radio Mono Pole |
09.07.2003 |
29.08.2007 |
8,500.00 |
Not provided via Openreach |
30.08.2007 |
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N/A |
Provision of a new footway box on an existing duct
route to connect to the Openreach network. Not applicable for boxes on brand
new track. Operative
Until 29.08.2007 |
09.07.2003 |
29.08.2007 |
550.00 |
Provision of a new footway box Operative from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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750.00 |
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Operative Date |
Until |
Connection Charge per metre or part thereof |
£ Ex VAT |
Cable
(fibre or copper) including any jointing required |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
11.20 |
30.08.2007 |
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7.50 |
Copper cable supplied for the customer to lay to
agreed entry and termination points. (minimum 20m supply) This charge
includes on site termination and jointing work by Openreach to connect and
terminate the cable. If the order is for less than 40 metres then a visit
charge will apply - Please See Visit Charges for details. |
01.09.2005 |
29.08.2007 |
5.60 |
30.08.2007 |
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4.00 |
Directly buried armour cable (including any
wayleave costs) (in addition to cable
charges) Operative Until
29.08.2007 |
27.07.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
20.00 |
Directly buried cable (including any cable and
wayleave costs) Operative from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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30.00 |
Moleploughing of fibre in subduct (including
jointing boxes and any wayleave costs) Operative Until 29.08.2007 |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
20.00 |
Moleploughing cable or fibre in subduct (includes
any cable and wayleave costs) Operative from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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25.00 |
Blown Fibre |
30.06.2007 |
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4.00 |
Blown Fibre Tubing in Duct |
30.06.2007 |
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3.50 |
Internal cabling (including Internal Blown Fibre
Tubing) |
30.06.2007 |
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8.00 |
New Ductwork - Softsurface (including jointing
boxes and any wayleave costs) Operative Until
29.08.2007 |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
44.00 |
New Ductwork - Softsurface (includes wayleave
costs) Operative
from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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35.00 |
New Ductwork - Footway (including jointing boxes
and any wayleave costs) Operative Until 29.08.2007 |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
78.00 |
New Ductwork - Footway (includes wayleave
costs) Operative
from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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80.00 |
New Ductwork - Carriageway (including jointing
boxes and any wayleave costs) Operative Until
29.08.2007 |
02.01.2001 |
29.08.2007 |
125.00 |
New Ductwork - Carriageway (includes wayleave
costs) Operative from 30.08.2007 |
30.08.2007 |
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140.00 |
Trunking and
traywork within enduser's curtilage |
02.01.2001 |
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40.00 |
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Requests to provide access lines via an alternative
route into the end user premises will be charged at the standard rate for the
line plus any Excess Construction Charges needed to provide the alternative
route with no exemption applied. |
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Miscellaneous or non standard items will be priced on
application. Additional charges will
be raised where applicable for: |
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Internal/external
shifts |
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Out of Hours
(Time Related Charges will apply) |
The above charges will apply to requirements on the
customer or end user's premises, and on third party land and the public
highway or BT exchange (subject to any applicable third party and/or planning
consents required) |
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EXEMPTIONS FROM EXCESS CHARGES |
Excess
construction charges are paid at the same time as the normal product
connection charges. The table below details exemptions from excess
construction charges. |
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Exemptions
apply to individual sites and are not transferable to other sites. |
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Only one exemption is available per site. |
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If the customer requests a method of providing service
which is more costly than the least cost network solution Openreach would
normally provide it will charge the customer the actual charges for this
requested method of providing service less the lower of either: |
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(a) the exemption
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(b) the full
charges for the least cost network solution. |
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General condition - applies to Wholesale Access, Wholesale
Digital Access and Local Loop Unbundling |
Where an order is received for concurrent provision of
service to a number of individual end user sites (including those in
multi-tenanted premises) on the same date, the exemption for each end user
can be added together and the exemptions will be applied collectively.
However, this only applies to the concurrent provision work on the same date
and the application of the exemption cannot be deferred to a later date. |
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EXEMPTIONS |
THIS TABLE IS
OPERATIVE UNTIL 29 AUGUST 2007 |
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Product |
Exemption limit |
Description |
Variation from standard
conditions |
(Ex
VAT) |
General Exemptions |
£0 |
No exemption will apply to: |
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- Non-Served Premises |
- Short Duration Lines |
For Wholesale Digital Access at
Non Served Premises there is a £250 exemption. |
- Time Related Charges for out
of hours working |
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No exemption is available if an
exemption has been given already at the site on an earlier occasion |
Wholesale
Access |
£3,400 |
First Line |
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The
first £3400.00 of charges will not be raised against the first narrowband
voice service provided at a site. |
£1,000 |
Second and subsequent lines |
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Additionally the first £1000 of
charges will not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for
second or subsequent lines at a site. |
Local Loop Unbundling |
£3,400 |
First Narrowband Line |
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The
first £3400 of charges will not be raised against the first narrowband voice
service provided at a site. |
£1,000 |
Second and subsequent lines or Non Voice
Narrowband line |
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Additionally the first £1000 of
charges will not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for
second or subsequent lines at a site or lines carrying non – voice narrowband
services. |
Wholesale
Digital Access (ISDN2 products) |
£1,000 |
The first £1000 of charges will not be raised
at the first line provided at the site. |
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also applicable if service is provided by conversion of exchange lines. |
Additionally the first £1000 of charges will
not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for second or
subsequent lines at a site. |
At a Non Served Premises the first £250 will not be raised. |
Wholesale
ISDN30 |
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Where customers request non standard access
routing for business continuity purposes (eg assured separation and
diversity), full excess construction charges apply for the fibre, cable and
duct on the second route, and no exemptions apply. |
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For ISDN30, only Openreach may
agree to provide fibre, cable or duct at customer's request when this is not
least cost method of providing service. In this case full charges will be
raised for the fibre, cable and duct, and no exemptions apply. |
£5,000 |
The first £5000 of charges will not be raised
at the first provision provided at the site. |
This applies for ductwork for serving a site.
No charges for copper or fibre will be raised for standard routing. |
Multi-tenanted premises and enduser’s with distinct sites which are
closely located are eligible to one exemption per site, provided that orders
are received for concurrent provision of service. |
Excess Charges do not apply for Wholesale
ISDN30 products where existing capacity needs to be increased |
£300 |
The
first £300 of charges will not be raised at the first line provided at the
site. |
This applies for the combined charges for
Trunking and traywork and breaking through walls for serving a site. |
Private
Circuits, WES/BES circuits and Broadband conversions of analogue lines) |
£0 |
No exemptions
to the existing or a previous customer |
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Excess Charges do not apply for WES/BES
products where existing capacity needs to be increased |
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EXEMPTIONS |
THIS TABLE IS
OPERATIVE FROM 30 AUGUST 2007 |
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Product |
Exemption
limit |
Description |
(Ex
VAT) |
General Exemptions |
£0 |
No exemption will apply to: |
- Non-Served Premises |
- Short Duration Lines |
- Time Related Charges for out
of hours working |
- Alternatively Routed Lines |
No exemption is available if an
exemption has been given already at the site on an earlier occasion |
Wholesale
Access |
£3,400 |
First Line |
The
first £3400.00 of charges will not be raised against the first narrowband
voice service provided at a site. |
£1,000 |
Second and subsequent lines |
Additionally the first £1000 of
charges will not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for
second or subsequent lines at a site. |
Local Loop Unbundling |
£3,400 |
First Narrowband Line |
The
first £3400 of charges will not be raised against the first narrowband voice
service provided at a site. |
£1,000 |
Second and subsequent lines or Non Voice
Narrowband line |
Additionally the first £1000 of
charges will not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for
second or subsequent lines at a site or lines carrying non – voice narrowband
services. |
Wholesale Digital Access (ISDN2 products) |
£1,000 |
The first £1000 of charges will not be raised
at the first line provided at the site. |
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also applicable if service is provided by conversion of exchange lines. |
Additionally the first £1000 of charges will
not be raised where network capacity needs to be increased for second or
subsequent lines at a site. |
Wholesale ISDN30 |
£0 |
No exemptions
to the existing or a previous customer |
Excess Charges do not apply for
Wholesale ISDN30 products where existing capacity needs to be increased |
Private
Circuits, WES/BES circuits and Broadband conversions of analogue lines) |
£0 |
No exemptions
to the existing or a previous customer |
Excess Charges do not apply for
WES/BES products where existing capacity needs to be increased |
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British Telecommunications plc |
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Registered office: |
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81 Newgate Street |
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London EC1A 7AJ |
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Registered in England and Wales No. 1800000 |
Date: 31 May 2007 |
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www.openreach.co.uk |
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