Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 223.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1910.

(Issued provisionally as Statutory Rules 1913, No. 136.)

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 1901-1910, namely:—

Telephone Regulations.

Part XII a.—Automatic Private Branch Telephones,

to come into operation on the twenty-third day of August, 1913.

Dated this first day of August, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AGAR WYNNE.

 

Telephone Regulations.

The Regulations under this head (Statutory Rules 1912, No. 65) are amended—

(1) by inserting after the words “Part XII.—Telephone Lines not connected with Exchanges,” in Regulation 1, the words “Part XIIa.—Automatic Private Branch Tele-phones”, and

(2) by inserting after Regulation 70, Part XII., the following Regulations:—

“Part XII a.—Automatic Private Branch Telephones.

70a. Upon receipt of applications, stating full requirements from persons who desire to install Automatic Private Branch Exchanges on their promises, connecting with the Department’s system, the Department will quote the terms upon which these requirements will be met by means of automatic apparatus.

70b. The installation of Automatic Private Branch Equipment will be undertaken by the Department on the following basis:—

(1) The subscribers shall pay the cost of ‘wiring’ (labour and material) for connecting the Telephones within the Building to the Private Branch Exchange.

  

C.10498.—Price 3d.

(2) The Department shall bear the cost of providing and installing—

(a) The Exchange wires;

(b) The Switchboard;

(c) The Telephones used throughout the Building.

(3) The Subscribers shall pay: —

(a) For each Telephone connected the sum of 20s. or 25s. per annum as the case may be as required, by Regulation 28, Part I., and in addition the sum of 5s. per annum for the provision and maintenance of the calling device associated therewith.

(b) For the Switchboard an annual rental equal to 15 per cent. of the cost of providing and installing the Switchboard and associated equipment, this percentage being made up as follows:—

Interest, 4 per cent.

Maintenance, 4 per cent.

Depreciation, 7 per cent.

(c) The cost of current for charging the Battery to operate the Private Branch Exchange. The price per current unit to be fixed from time to time by the Department.

(d) For the lines connecting the Private Branch Exchange with the Department’s Switchboard, and for all calls passing outward through the Department’s Exchange, the subscribers shall pay the fees prescribed by Regulation 5, subject to the present allowance of an ordinary instrument without calling device per Exchange line.

(4) The subscribers shall agree to pay these charges for at least three years.

(5) The subscribers shall provide all necessary attendance at the Private Branch Exchange to handle all calls coming to the Private Branch Exchange from other subscribers.

(6) All connections and apparatus shall be approved by the Department.

(7) In special cases where automatic systems not connected with the Department’s systems have already been installed by subscribers, and it is desired that these shall connect with the Department’s system, such shall be allowed on the Department taking over at a valuation such of the instruments as are in the opinion of the Department suitable, and then applying the above terms.”

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