Circuits have connection charges raised at both customer sites. Reduced connection charges are offered for `additional circuits' or where `appropriate plant' exists on all MetroStream bandwidths.

Charges for infrastructure over and above standard requirements are given in Section 45 Part 1 These charges include work on internal trunking & traywork; breaking through walls; additional poles, ducts and cables; radio charges and miscellaneous non-standard or specially requested items.

Site Connection Charges

Connections of a MetroStream 2, or the delivery of a 2Mbit/s line system to support a retail private circuit(s), to a new site will be subject to a site connection fee. There are 2 types of site connection available for MetroStream products.

Singleton Site - Normally a copper delivered service, this option is delivered subject to site survey to ensure service can be obtained via this medium. If service is not possible a Multiple Site delivery is required. Where additional capacity is required at a Singleton site to support more KiloStream or KiloStream N circuits the Singleton site fee will apply.

Multiple Site - Normally delivered over fibre, or where appropriate, radio.

Prices for site connections are as follows:

Site cannot be ordered in isolation. It must be associated with a circuit order. Prices shown include the connection of the First MegaStream circuit.

Site connection fees are raised only once at a site. Thereafter, private circuits into the site will be subject to Additional or Appropriate Circuit charges as detailed below. Site connection fees apply to all Prime MetroStream 2Mbit/s variants. Additionally these charges will apply in instances where multiple delivery of MetroStream sub 2Mbit. circuits are required, or where a 2Mbit/s path is required to support a singleton sub 2M MetroSream circuit.

“Additional Circuit" charges apply where:

A MetroStream 2 circuit is provided at a site where either a MegaStream or MetroStream circuit currently terminates, or where an existing circuit or ISDN30 access is delivered on optical fibre, where the MegaStream 2 circuit or ISDN30 access was ordered before December 31st 2001.

or

A 2Mbit/s MetroStream circuit is provided at a site where either a MetroStream or a MegaStream circuit currently terminates, or where an existing circuit or ISDN30 access is delivered on optical fibre, where the Multiple or Genus Site fee has been paid.

or

A Standard MetroStream circuit of 34Mbit/s and above is provided at a site where an existing circuit terminating at the site is a standard or Genus circuit of the same or greater bandwidth.

BT must be able to supply the additional circuit into the same comm's room/rack and not be prevented from using the existing terminating equipment, otherwise new Site Connection fees will apply.

“Appropriate Plant" charges apply where:

A Standard MetroStream or MegaStream circuit of 34Mbit/s and above is provided at a site where there is an existing Standard or Genus MetroStream or MegaStream circuit of a lower bandwidth.

Ancillary charges will apply as appropriate.

* Only applies where 2Mbit/s bearer is required to deliver service, or where bearer delivery is requested by customer.

Charges for internal and external shifts are for the circuit only. Additional charges may apply for removing approved terminal apparatus (see charges outlined in Sections 4 and 5) or where 2Mbit/s line plant is required to provide service. If signalling requires to be moved then Network Timescale rates will apply (see Section 15).

Charges for infrastructure over and above standard requirements are given in Section 45 Part 1 These charges include work on internal trunking & traywork; breaking through walls; additional poles, ducts and cables; radio charges and miscellaneous non-standard or specially requested items.

See Section 12 Part 4 for charges