1.BT, may, at its discretion and by invitation only, apply the line rental charges at a special discounted rate as set out below provided that the Customer (a) enters into a new contract for PSTN line(s) with a Minimum Period of 24 months, the PSTN line rental charges per line are: i) £51.13 per quarter (inc VAT),or ii) £47.53 per quarter (inc VAT) iii) £64.80per quarter (Inc VAT) iv) £57.60 per quarter (inc VAT) (b) enters into a new contract for PSTN line(s) with a Minimum Period of 24, 36 or 60 months, the line rental charges per line are * (see Note 1): i) £54.00 per quarter (inc VAT) * ii) £47.52per quarter (inc VAT) * iii) £43.92 per quarter (inc VAT) * The following prices are no longer available for new supply from 31 October 2013: iv) £45.00 per quarter (inc VAT) v) £43.20 per quarter (inc VAT) vi) £41.40 per quarter (inc VAT) Customers will be notified at the time of entering into the contract which of the above charges and Minimum Period applies. 2. At the end of the Minimum Period, the charges for the PSTN line(s) will revert to the standard line charges applicable for the BT Business PSTN Line (12 month Minimum Period) (as set out in the table above). 3. BT?s standard published terms and conditions apply including early termination charges if Customers terminate the contract before the end of the Minimum Period. 4. Charges and conditions are subject to change as detailed in BT?s standard published terms and conditions. *Note 1: (a) Where the line is included in the following packages: - i) BT Business Complete or
- ii) BT Business One Plan/inclusive/Traditional/Traditional Inclusive
/One Plan Plus/One Plan Plus Inclusive
Spend on that line will be Eligible and Contributory. (This means that the line will be eligible for any discounts or benefits of the package and the spend on the line will contribute to the committed spend of the package.) (b) Where the line is included in the following packages: - i) BT Customer Commitment
- ii) BT Business Plan
- iii) BT Premier value
- iv) BT Accumulate
Spend on that line will be Non-Eligible and Contributory. (This means that the line will not be eligible for any discounts or benefits of the package but the spend on the line will contribute to the committed spend of the package.)(c) Other than specified in (a) and (b) above, the line may not be included in any other calls and/or lines discounts package benefit and will not count towards any committed spend of such a package. Service Care Levels For details of the Service Care Levels which is available or included in the line, see Section 14. Payment Processing Fee A payment processing fee is payable on each account for customers who do not settle their accounts by Monthly Payment Plan or variable Direct Debit - see Section 15 Part 12 sub part 3. Early Termination Charges If the customer terminates the contract for a BT Business PSTN line (including BT Business Value PSTN and BT Business Critical
PSTN) before the end of the Minimum Period, the following early termination charges will apply: 1. Contracts with a 12 Month Minimum Period If the contract is terminated within 12 months, the customer will pay BT the full rental for the remainder of the 12 month period. 2. Contracts with a 24 Month Minimum Period i) Where the Contract is terminated within the first 12 months of the Minimum Period, the Customer will pay BT the full rental due for the first 12 months of the Minimum Period and 65% of the rental that would otherwise have been payable for the remainder of the Minimum Period at the rental applicable on the date of termination (exclusive of VAT).
ii) Where the Contract is terminated after the first 12 months of the Minimum Period, the Customer will pay BT 65% of the rental that would otherwise have been payable for the remainder of the Minimum Period at the rental applicable on the date of termination (exclusive of VAT).
3. BT Business Line Divert If the contract for the PSTN rental is terminated within the 12 month Minimum Period the customer will pay BT the full PSTN line rental for the remainder of the 12 month period. 4. For Contracts on 12 month and 24 month Minimum Period and BT Business Line Divert: i) VAT will not be applied to these termination charges, unless otherwise stated. ii) Termination charges where a Customer is moving a PSTN Business Line do not apply to existing customers moving to a new location within the same building. Under these circumstances a shift and visit charge would apply unless installation takeover is applicable. Please See Part 12 of this Section. iii) Termination charges will not apply where the customer wishes to upgrade service at a site from PSTN to ISDN2e, ISDN30e, Featureline, Featureline Compact, Featureline Corporate, Featurenet Embark, Featureline to ISDN2e and ISDN30, or a 'converged' proposition involving BT PSTN lines, ISDN lines or Featurelines, under a new contract of at least the equivalent remaining Minimum Period. iv) Termination charges will not apply where a customer wishes to cease an installation and relocate to another site and BT PSTN, ISDN2e, ISDN30e, Featureline, Featureline Compact, Featureline Corporate or Featurenet Embark is taken at that site (with normal connection or takeover charges) under a new contract with at least the minimum term of service on the ceasing line i.e 12 or 24 months). The charge will not be applied irrespective of when during the initial term of service that the relocation takes place. v) Termination charges apply irrespective of whether the business PSTN line was provided as new or was taken over. vi) For BT Business Line Divert only - early termination charges will not apply where the customer moves to an ordinary Business PSTN line, however the PSTN customer will be held to the remainder of the 12 month Minimum Period. If the customer seeks to terminate within the remainder of the 12 month Minimum Period, early termination charges apply.
The following applies to both Business and Residential lines 1) Order Cancellation Charge Charges will be raised where a Customer cancels a Contract or the provision of a line before Service is provided, the charges are as follows: (a). £15.00 charge per cancellation call (this charge is VAT exempt); and (b). BT's reasonable costs incurred in getting ready to provide the Service. This charge will apply to new provisions, takeovers and conversions. 2) CHANGES Minor changes in office records to customer's name or address without change of premises - no charge. The charge applies per exchange line or group of exchange lines (auxiliary working) and the Charges for alterations are cumulative. The charge for change of number is additional to any takeover charge, and is limited to number changes within the local exchange area only. As a general principle when a removing customer asks for his/her old telephone number to be provided at his/her new address, a Change of Number charge is made. The only exception is where the old number is to be provided on a new exchange line at the new address, in which case no Change of Number charge is made. |