Circuits have connection charges raised at both customer sites. Reduced connection charges are offered for `additional circuits' or where `appropriate plant' exists on all MegaStream 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 MegaStream 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 3 types of site connection available.

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.

Genus Site - Delivered over fibre or where appropriate, radio. Two separate paths are provided to 2 serving exchanges. This site connection is only available to support the delivery of Genus products.

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. These charges will apply in instances where multiple delivery of KiloStream or KiloStream N circuits is required, or where a 2Mbit/s path is required to support a singleton KiloStream or KiloStream N circuit.

“Additional Circuit" charges apply where:

A MegaStream 2 circuit is provided at a site where either a MegaStream 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 MegaStream 2 circuit is provided at a site where either 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 MegaStream 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.

or

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

or

A MegaStream Genus circuit is provided at a site where there is an existing Standard MegaStream of the same or greater bandwidth or an existing MegaStream Genus circuit of a lower bandwidth.

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). If signalling requires to be moved then Network Timescale rates will apply (see Section 15).

Distribution of the service beyond the BT Prime Service Point is the responsibility of the customer.

For changes to the 2 Mbit/s delivery interface presentation (ITU-T-G 703/4) from BNC to RJ45, or vice versa, please refer to Section 12 Part 4`Upgrades' for charges.

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.