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33 No.

3 of 1967.

GUYANA REGULATIONS Made Under THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ORDINANCE, ( Chapter 132).

UNDER SECTION 97 OF nrn POST AND TELEGRAPH ORDINANCE, HA VE BEEN MADE BY THE THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERA L :- 1.

( 1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, Regulations*, ulations 1967, and shall be construed and hereinafter the same.
to as the Principal amending referred read as one with the Telephone and any Reg­ Regulations, (2) These Regulations shall come into force upon the coming into operation of the Guyana Telecommunication Corporation Order, 1967.

2.
2.

Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended - (a)by the insertion immediately after the definition of "additional fees" of the following definition - ' "the Corporation" tion established nance, 1962' and means the Guyana Telecommunication Corpora­ Ordi­ by Order under the Public Corporations (b)by the substirution for the definition of "exchange area", of the follow­ ing definition - ' "exchange of any public area" means that area within exchange;'.
telephone three miles radial distance 3.

Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of the words appearing after the word "Chief".

4.

Regulation 4 of the Princip deletion of the words appearing al Regulations after the word "require''.

is hereby amended by the 5.

Regulations 4A, 19, 30, 31 and 32 of the Principal Regulations are hereby revoked.

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132 (Subsidiary Legislation) 6.


Regulations 11, 12, 14 and 15 of the Principal Regulations are hereby 34 amended by the substitution of the letter "A" for the letter "C" wherever it occurs.

7.

Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations by the deletion installation charges and the".

of the word "The" and the substitution is hereby further amended therefor of the words "The 8.
Regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations is hereby further amended by- (a)the deletion of the figure (1); and (b)the deletion of paragraph (2).

9.

Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulation is hereby amended by the of a full stop for the comma appearing immediately after the word 11 substitution: "final" and the deletion o'f the words appearing thereafter.

10.
10.

Paragraph (1) of regulation - substituted and the following revoked 18 of the Principal Regulations is hereby "(l) Rental will be payable shall be due and payable been received by the renter."

as specified notwithstanding in an agreement that an account and such rental for same has not 11.

Regulation 20 of the Principal Regulations of the word "The", appearing in the fust line, and the substitution is hereby amended by the there­ deletion for of the words "Except in the case of a rented the".
coin box telephone, 12.

Regulation 24 of the Principal Regui1a.tions is hereby amended by the substitution in the first line of the word "their" for the word "his".

13.

Regulation regulation following substituted - therefor and the 28 of the Principal Regulations is hereby revoked "28.

The fees chargeable in connection B to these regulations."

with trunk telephone for telephone calls and for the service calls shall be those set out in schedule provided 14.
Regulation 29 of the Principal Regulations and the is hereby revoked following regulation substituted - therefor "29.

The Corporation call offices and trunk lines as may be considered interest".

may impose conditions governing the use of public in the public advisable 1 5.

The Principal of the term "Corporation" and "Engineer tions" Regulations for the terms ''Director in Chief" wherever they occur.

are hereby amended by the substitution of Posts and Telecommunica­ 16.
Schedules A, Band E to the Principal Regulations are hereby revoked, 3S 17.
Schedule C to the Principal Regulations is hereby amended in the following manner - (a)by being re-designated "Schedule A"; (b)by the deletion - following of paragraph of the 1 and the substitution therefor - charges "l. (1) Installation (i) For a direct exchange line within an exchange area $20.00 (ii)For a direct exchange beyond an exchange line area $20.00 plus $10.00 for each quarter thereof beyond the ex­ change area mile or part (iii)For an internal telephone extension $5.00 ( iv)For an external extension telephone $10.00 for each quarter part thereof.
mile or (2)Annual rentals within area - an exchange (i)GeorgetownAutomatic Exchange - Direct Exchange Line $108.00 48.00 Extension $30.00 20.00 (a)Business (b)Residential rate (c)Rented coin box rate telephone 160.00 (ii)Other Automatic exchanges - Direct Exchange Line $80.00 36.00 Business rate Residential Rented coin box (a) (b) (c) rate telephone 160.00 Extension $30.00 20.00 (iii)Exchanges other than those in items (i) and (ii) of sub-paragraph (2) - Direct Exchange Line $80.00 40.00 Extension $30.00 20.00 (a) Business rate (b) Residential rate (c) Rented coin box telephone 160.00 36 Provided that for a direct exchange line within and maintained an exchange there may be charged annual erected poles have to be specially tional construction, there shall also be charged of a mile or portion rental and that for an external thereof an additional of extension;" of $10.00 for each quarter extension of a mile or portion telephone within annual rental area where an addi­ thereof of new area an exchange of $10.00 for each quarter (c)by the substitution ment" in paragraph 4; and of word "Corporation" for the word "depart­ (d)by the substitution "Director of Posts and of the term "Corporation'' for the term S and 6.
Telecommunications" in paragraphs 18.

Schedule following substituted D to the Principal Regulations is - therefor and the hereby revoked " SCHEDULE B THE TELEPHONE REGULATIONS r.28 1.

(a) A local call is a call made from one number to another number oo the same exchange.

(b)A trunk call is a call made from a number on one exchange to a number on another exchange.

2.

The charges for calls shall be as follows - (a)A local call (b)A trunk call hy an operatOT completed 5 cents.
Based upon a rate of 5 cents per minute for each 20 miles or portion thereof with a betwee,n exchanges minimum charge of 15 cents and a reduction calls made between of 33 ½ per centum for 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. (c)A trunk call dialled from the calling direct number without the assistance of an operator Based upon a rate of 5 cents per minute for each 20 miles or por­ tion thereof betv.-een exchanges and in units of 5 ;mtomatically charged cents for the periods illlg upon the chargeable the call.
of time depend­ distance of 3. for calls originated The charges private plus 5 cents for the use of the call office.

call office) shall be as shown in paragraph 2 of this schedule at a coin box telephone (public or 4 for the use of trunk lines for broadcasts The charges shall be based upon a rate of ten cents per minute for each 20 miles or portion there­ of between exchanges.

5.
The charge for a trunk call to a particular person or the holder of a particular charge of 20 cents: office shall be the normal trunk charge plus an additional 31 Provided that th� timing of a personal call shall only commence from the time the person requested is ready to speak: Provided further that if a personal call is cancelled is found, or if it cannot be completed before the within two person required hours owing to the absence to trace him, only the personal of the person required or to the inability call charge shall be payable.
6.

When the operator is requested to "Advise Duration and Charge" or "A. D. and C." and on completion the time and the cost of the call, the charge of suoh call shall be the normal charge for the call plus an additional of the call the operail:or advises charge of 5 cents.

7.

The charge for a fixed time call (that is a trunk call established request an additional subject time) shall be the normal rate for the call plus of one-third of the three-minute charge of 10 cents."
at a specified charge to a minimum additional rate for the call, on 1967.

Made this 28th day of February, Acting Director of Posts and Telecommunications.

1967. this 28th day of February, Approved W. S. CAMERON KENNETH S. STOBY Acting Governor-General