Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 59.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901–1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, 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 seventh dayof March, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

WILLIAM WEBSTER,

Postmaster-General.

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Amendment of the Telephone Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 349, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, No. 58)

1. Sub-regulation (1) of Regulation 51 is repealed, and the following sub-regulation is inserted in its stead —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 and their use shall be charged for as provided hereunder, the charges being calculated upon the actual length of trunk line used.

Length of Trunk Line 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		11	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	0		1	11

C.2166.—Price3d.

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.

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.

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

2. 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 andSydney, and between Melbourne and Sydney are used for conversations in the nature of press telegrams as defined in the Telegraph Regulations under the head of “Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Press Telegrams,” 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
„ 200...................................................................	1	5
„ 250...................................................................	1	9
„ 300...................................................................	2	l
„ 350...................................................................	2	5
„ 400...................................................................	2	9
„ 450...................................................................	3	1
„ 500...................................................................	3	5
„ 550...................................................................	3	9
„ 600...........................................................................................	4	1

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 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 or as if they were within the limit.

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