A customer can connect the following equipment on Kingston Centrex extensions:

• Any approved MF (tone-dialling) telephone, featurephone, fax machine, answering machine, etc, with timed-break recall
• Approved modems for data calls
• The Centrex attendant console

The connection of same site PBXs or other switching devices to Kingston Centrex extensions is not permitted.

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• Call Transfer
• Call Divert – on no reply /on busy
• Call Waiting
• Three Party Conference
• Call Pick Up (Group)
• Ring Back
• Reminder / Alarm Call
• Last Number Redial

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Optional Features - on request, these can be provided free of charge

• Centrex Hotline (non-dialled connection)
• Centrex Warm Line (delayed Hotline)
• Centrex Hunt Groups, with optional bypass numbers

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Calling Line Identity Withhold, Kingston Centrex Take-overs, Socket Conversion, Alternatively Routed Kingston Centrex lines, Restriction of service at customer’s request, Kingston Discount Schemes, Ceased Number Interception are all available at standard Kingston Communications published prices in association with Kingston Centrex.

Customer training is available for Kingston Centrex. Please contact the Sales office for details.

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PABX and Centrex Integration

Customers PBXs can be integrated into a Centrex solution managed by KC, via a DPNSS (Private Circuit). The circuit will carry DPNSS signaling, and the customer switch must therefore support this signaling. The customer will be responsible for the cost of procurement, installation, and maintenance of a 30 channel DPNSS interface card on his switch.

Kingston Communications will provide the digital circuit in accordance with the appropriate tariff set out in the Private Circuit section.

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Charging Structure

Tariffs for Kingston Centrex include a one-off connection charge per extension, plus a monthly rental per extension.

Exchange lines for Kingston Centrex extensions are provided on a 1:1 ratio. The connection and rental charges for these lines are included in the Kingston Centrex connection and rental charges.

Additional charges apply for features and equipment not included in the connection and rental charges.

Bands (No. Lines) 03/04/07	Connection Per Line		Monthly Rental Per Line
			1 Year		3 Year		5 Year		7 Year
	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT
2 - 9	£46.00	£54.05	£17.50	£20.56	£16.50	£19.39	£15.50	£18.21	N/A
10 - 29	£36.00	£42.30	£15.00	£17.63	£11.92	£14.00	£11.50	£13.51	N/A
30 - 99	£25.50	£29.96	£13.75	£16.16	£11.00	£12.93	£10.50	£12.34	N/A
100 - 199	£15.50	£18.21	£12.50	£14.69	£9.75	£11.46	£9.25	£10.87	N/A
200 - 499	£13.00	£15.28	£11.50	£13.51	£8.75	£10.28	£8.25	£9.69	N/A
500 - 999	£13.00	£15.28	£9.75	£11.46	£7.25	£8.52	£6.75	£7.93	N/A
1000 - 2499	£13.00	£15.28	£8.50	£9.99	£6.50	£7.64	£6.00	£7.05	£5.25	£6.17
2500+	£13.00	£15.28	N/A		N/A		£5.25	£6.17	£4.75	£5.58
4000+	£13.00	£15.28	N/A		N/A		N/A		£4.25	£4.99

 

31/08/07	Rental per Month
	exc. VAT	inc. VAT
Centrex Analogue Circuit	5.25	6.17

There is no connection charge associated with this product.

Notes:

a) Prices do not include telephone apparatus and CPE wiring.        

	Charge
Initial CPE Wiring	POA - Subject to Survey

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Definitions:

Exchange line: For the purposes of Kingston Centrex exchange lines and extensions are considered to be one and the same, and will only be provided on a 1:1 ratio.

Extension: A port, presented at the network termination point (NTP) from which the customer can wire to a line jack unit (LJU) serving a telephone handset or similar device.

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Conversion from Centrex to ISDN

The following charges are incurred when converting from Centrex to ISDN:

Change of Tariff fee + Conversion of Analogue to ISDN fee. Any additional work or moves will be charged at the full appropriate installation cost for ISDN. Appropriate rental charges apply. Retention of Centrex numbers will incur the relevant 'number break out' charges.

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Conversion from Centrex to Analogue

The following charge is incurred when converting from Centrex to analogue:

Change of Tariff Fee. Any additional work or moves will be charged at the full appropriate installation cost for Analogue. Appropriate rental charges apply. Retention of Centrex numbers will incur the relevant 'number break out' charges.

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Contractual Initial Period

Contracts for Kingston Centrex are available with Initial Periods of one, three, and five years.

Cancellation - one-year contracts

Customers who cancel within the first year will be charged for all outstanding rentals to the end of the Initial Period.

Cancellation - three and five-year contracts

Customers with three and five year contracts who cancel within one year will be charged for all outstanding rentals to the end of the first year, plus 50% of the contract value from the end of the first year to the end of the Initial Period.

Customers with three and five year contracts who cancel after the first year will be charged for all outstanding rentals to the end of the that year, plus 50% of the contract value from the end of that year to the end of the Initial Period.

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Internal Moves

Internal Moves relate to physical moves rather than programming changes and this usually requires a visit from a Kingston Communications engineer. If a new extension was needed or if a socket had to be moved it would be classed as a move rather than a change.

Kingston Communications will charge the standard rate up to 15m and above 15m subject to survey.

Internal Move 15/04/03	Charge
	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT
Price per move (up to 15m):	£48.00	£56.40

Note: Includes the visit charge and any work to takeover and/or convert an ordinary business line to a Kingston Centrex line.

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Reconfiguration

Changes refer to programming changes that a customer may need, for example, hunt groups, bypass numbers, multiple pick-up groups, re-numberings, remote diversions, abbreviated dialling numbers or outgoing call barring adding to a line.

The charge given below is applied on a per event basis for any programming changes to a customer’s Kingston Centrex service.

The customer is allotted an Initial Period of one month after Ready For Service date free of charge for changes, after which, all events become chargeable at the tariff below.

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Price (per Event):

No. of Events 15/04/03	Charge
	Exc. VAT	Inc. VAT
1 - 2	£16.50	£19.39
3 - 10	£11.00	£12.93
11 - 20	£5.50	£6.46
21 +	£2.25	£2.64