Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 309.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1916.

I, SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1916, to come into operation forthwith:—

Dated this 27th day of November, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Telephone Regulations, 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349, as amended by Statutory Rules 1915, No. 236 and 1917, No. 59).

1. Regulation 19 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

19. (1) When the revenue from subscribers’ lines and services connected to any Exchange is less than at the rate of £250 per annum, attendance at that Exchange shall be given on ordinary days from 9 a.m. to such hour as may be determined by the Postmaster-General from time to time, and on holidays and Saturdays or any other days on which a local half-holiday is observed, only during the hours the post-office at which the Exchange is situated is usually open for the transaction of public business. When the revenue is at the rate of £250 or over, continuous attendance shall be provided.

(2)In calculating the revenue for the purposes of this Regulation, rentals for all subscribers’ lines and apparatus connected to the Exchange in question, and charges for all local calls, shall be included; but revenue from any trunk line connected with the Exchange shall not be included.

2. Regulation 51 is repealed and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

51. (1) Lines joining two separate towns, or lines joining exchanges other than those specified in the last preceding Regulation, are classed as trunk lines,

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and their use shall be charged for as provided hereunder, the charges being calculated upon the actual length of trunk line used except when Inter-State trunk lines are used:—

Between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.				Between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m.
——								First Three Minutes.		Every additional Three Minutes.		First Three Minutes.			Every additional Three Minutes.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.		d.	s.	d.
Not exceeding 10 miles.......................................								0	2	0	2	0	2		0		2
Exceeding 10 but not exceeding 20 miles.............								0	4	0	4	0	4		0		3
„		20	„	„	30	„	..	0	6	0	6	0	4		0		4
„		30	„	„	50	„	..	0	8	0	6	0	4		0		4
„		50	„	„	75	„	..	1	0	0	9	0	6		0		5
„	75		„	„	100	„	..	1	4	1	0	0	8		0		6
„	100		„	„	150	„	..	1	10	1	4	0	11		0		8
„	150		„	„	200	„	..	2	4	1	9	1	2		0		11
„	200		„	„	250	„	..	2	10	2	1	1	5		1		1
„	250		„	„	300	„	..	3	4	2	6	1	8		1		3
„	300		„	„	350	„	..	3	10	2	10	1	11		1		5
„	350		„	„	400	„	..	4	4	3	3	2	2		1		8
„	400		„	„	600	„	..	5	0	3	9	2	6		1		11
„	600		„	„	800	„	..	5	8	4	3	2	10		2		2
”	800 miles...................................................							6	4	4	9	3	2		2		5

Provided that, in the case of trunk line calls originating at Exchanges at which continuous service is not provided (see Regulation 19), the charges indicated above for trunk line calls between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. shall apply to calls between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

(2) The charges for the use of the telephone trunk line between Sydney and Melbourne shall be—

For conversations between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 5s. per three minutes or part of three minutes.

For conversations after 7 p.m. and before 8 a.m., 2s. 6d. per three minutes or part of three minutes.

For press conversations when the line is not otherwise engaged, 2s. 6d. per three minutes or part of three minutes.

(3) The charges for the use of the telephone trunk line between Melbourne and Adelaide shall be—

For conversations between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., 4s. 8d. for the first three minutes, and 3s. 6d. for every additional three minutes.

For conversations after 7 p.m. and before 8 a.m., 2s. 4d. for the first three minutes, and 1s. 9d. for every additional three minutes.

For press conversations when the line is not otherwise engaged, 2s. 4d. for the first three minutes, and 1s. 9d. for every additional three minutes.

(4) Double the ordinary rates shall be charged for trunk line calls (other than press conversations or official calls made in connexion with Federal Referenda) on Sundays, Christmas Day, and Good Friday.

(5) No conversation shall exceed six minutes if any other person is waiting to converse

 

(6) When a public telephone is used for the purpose of conversing over a trunk line, a fee of One penny per call, in addition to the fee for the use of the trunk line, shall be charged.

(7) Where two towns are connected by telephone trunk lines, and are not more than 1 mile beyond the mileage fixed by this Regulation for the various rates, the additional distance is not to be taken into consideration, and conversations between those places are to be charged for as if they were within the limit.

(8) When trunk lines within a State are used in conjunction with Inter-State trunk lines, the charge shall be that prescribed for conversations between the two capital cities, plus thecharge prescribed in sub-Regulation (1) for the trunk lines used beyond such capital cities.

3. Regulation 54 is repealed, and the following Regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Press Rates.

54. (1) When telephone trunk lines, other than those between Melbourne and Sydney, and between Melbourne and Adelaide are used for conversations in the nature of press telegrams, as defined in the Post and Telegraph Regulation 364, the charge for such use during any hour the trunk line is open for public business shall be as follows:—

Distance.			Rate for Five Minutes Conversation.
s.	d.
Not exceeding 25 miles...........................................			0	4
„	50	„................................................	0	6
„	100	„................................................	0	9
„	150	„................................................	1	1

and Fourpence additional for each 50 miles or portion of 50 miles beyond 150 miles.

Provided that conversations paid for at full rates shall in all cases take precedence over those paid for at press rates; that is, no conversation to be paid for at press rates shall be allowed to commence, or having commenced, shall be allowed to extend beyond the period then current, if any person is waiting to use the lines on payment of full rates.

(2) Where two towns are connected by telephone trunk lines and are not more than one mile beyond the mileage fixed by this Regulation for the various rates, the additional distance is not to be taken into consideration, and conversations between those places are to be charged for as if they were within the limit.

(3) When trunk lines within a State are used in conjunction with Inter-State trunk lines, the charge shall be that prescribed for press conversations between the two capital cities, plus the charge prescribed in sub-Regulation (1) for the trunk lines used beyond such capital cities.

 

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