1 Once a contract has been signed then cancellation or cessation of linesany andof /the services orderedor sites may incur charges. 2 If provisionthe Contract or any part of servicethe Service is cancelled between contract signature date and BIS (Bring Into Service) date,at thenany timethe customerbefore willBT beprovides liable to pay the fullService Set-upthen Feesthe plusCustomer [Price] will ofbe liablethe Quarterlyto Rentalpay Charges due under the minimumfull term.1 ThereYear willMinimum bePeriod Set-upa fiveFees dayplus period1 followingQuarter' receipt of the signeds contractRental byCharges the Featurenetat Technicalthe Centre,1 duringYear whichMinimum cancellationPeriod mayrates. Therebe madewill withoutbe incurring early termination charges. Sites placed on hold during the provision cycle can only be held for a maximumfive dayof 3period months.following Afterreceipt thisof time the sitesigned willContract beby deemed to be cancelled and the appropriateBT chargesFeaturenet asTechnical detailedCentre, aboveduring willwhich cancellationbe raisedmay be made without incurring charges. When provision of a Service is placed on hold by the Customer during the provision cycle it can only be held for a maximum of 3 months. After this time the Service will be deemed to be cancelled and any appropriate charges as detailed above will be raised. 3 Once BT has provided the serviceService is live (Post BIS Date), then service is subject to the appropriateService minimumis termsubject andto fullthe QuarterlyMinimum RentalTerm Chargesapplicable willto beeach chargedService forelement thatprovided period.and full Rental Charges will be charged for that period. 4 If the Contract or any part of the Service, which has a long-termMinimum contractPeriod of 3 years or greater, is terminated after the Service has been provided, then the charges quoted in paragraph 3 above will apply and in addition early termination charges will applya contractto renewalthe achievingfollowing discountsproducts has been signed and is subsequently cancelled (Post BIS date), the charges quoted in paragraph above will apply and in addition, [Price] of the remaining quarterly Rental Charges between cancellation date or minimum term (whichever is later) and contract term will be charged.: CustomersACD signingManagement newDatastream long term contracts on or after 1st October 2003 will benefit from a reduced early termination charge of [Price] (previously [Price] ) of outstanding rentals during the 3rd year of a 3 or 5 year contract, [Price] (previously [Price] ) for the 4th year of a 5 year contract, and [Price] (previously [Price] ) for the 5th year of a 5 year contract.Line Featurenet5 For1000/5000 eachAccess site, provided that during any 12 month rolling period a customer does not cease more than Lines [Price] of their Featurenet Access Lines in service at that site, then paragraph will not apply to those lines. However, such lines will still be subject to the minimum term of service described in paragraph . 6Featurenet TheSite charges/ specifiedNetwork in paragraph will not apply to:Charges a.Relocation of a Featurenet siteAttendant (whereConsole there/ are no changes to size or configuration).Lines b.ConversionBusiness of a Featurenet 1000 site to a Featurenet 5000 site.Continuity Thec.Replacement ofearly Featurenettermination Attendantcharges Consolewhich bywill upgradedbe product.payable are based on a percentage of the outstanding rental charges due for each year until the end of the Minimum Period, and are calculated from when the cessation / termination occurs based on the table below.
d.ConversionFor ofexample Analogue :to Digital Featurenet 1000 Access Lines. ProvidedIf that:a customer signs a five year Minimum Period and ceases service during year 2 of the Minimum Period they would be charged the following : 25% of the outstanding rental due in year 2 of the Minimum Periodi.A rental equivalent to PLUSthe minimum term has been paid and one months written notice is given to BT. ii.Any15% outstandingof Set-upthe Feesrentals aredue paid in full.year 3 of the Minimum Period PLUS iii.New10% Set-upof Feesthe arerentals paiddue onin relocation,year conversion4 orof upgrade.the Minimum Period PLUS iv.A0% newof contract is signed at the prevailingrentals tariffdue forin yeara period,5 at least equal to the unexpired portion of the oldMinimum contract and not less than one year.Period 5 For each site, provided that during any 12 month rolling period a customer does not cease more than 10% of their Featurenet Access Lines in service at that site, then paragraph 4 will not apply to those lines. However, such lines will still be subject to the Minimum Term of service described in paragraph 3 . 6 The charges specified in paragraph 4 will not apply to: a.Relocation of a Featurenet site (where there are no changes to size or configuration). b.Conversion of a Featurenet 1000 site to a Featurenet 5000 site. c.Replacement of Featurenet Attendant Console by upgraded product. d.Conversion of Analogue to Digital Featurenet 1000 Access Lines. Provided that: i.A rental equivalent to the Minimum Term has been paid and 28 days written notice is given to BT. ii.Any outstanding Set-up Fees are paid in full. iii.New Set-up Fees are paid on relocation, conversion or upgrade. iv.A new Minimum Period is signed for a period, at least equal to the unexpired portion of the old Minimum Period and not less than one year. |