Standard Rates, Tolls, Fees and Charges For TELOF Services, Properties and Facilities, as Amended

September 14, 2004

CICT MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 01-04

SUBJECT : Standard Rates, Tolls, Fees and Charges For TELOF Services, Properties and Facilities, as Amended

Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 121 of the Office of the President dated November 2, 1990 and Department Order No. 66-90 dated November 29, 1990 directing all departments, agencies, . . ., to revise their fees and charges at just and reasonable rates sufficient to cover administrative costs, the following rates, tolls, fees and charges and the corresponding rules and regulations therefor are hereby prescribed for services, use of properties and facilities of the Telecommunications Office (TELOF).

I. APPLICABILITY

The rates, tolls, fees and charges prescribed hereunder shall apply to services, use of properties and facilities under the management, supervision and control of TELOF.

II. TELEPHONE SERVICES NEW RATE (in PhP)

 

II.	TELEPHONE SERVICES	NEW RATE (in PhP)
	A.	One Time Charges
		1.	Residential
			•	Installation charge
				Cash		800.00
			•	Installment (Payable in one (1) year)	1,000.00
			•	One month Deposit	250.00
			•	Telephone set (See Item A, Article X)	FREE
			•	Type Approval Fee	150.00
			•	Testing Fee (in case not type approved)	50.00
		2.	Business
			•	Installation charge
				Cash	800.00
				Installment	1,000.00
			•	One month Deposit	420.00
			•	Telephone set (See Item A, Article X)	FREE
			•	Type Approval Fee	150.00
			•	Testing Fee (in case not type approved)	50.00
		3.	Guarantee Deposit
			•	For National Direct Dialing	1,500.00
			•	For International Direct Dialing	3,000.00
	B.	Monthly Charges
		1.	Residential (exclusive of 10% VAT)
			•	Monthly Rental	250.00
			•	First Extension Line	100.00
			•	Additional Extension per set	50.00
		2.	Business (exclusive of 10% VAT)
			•	Monthly Rental	420.00
			•	First Extension Line	150.00
			•	Additional Extension per set	50.00
		3.		Unlisted Number	50.00/mo.
	C.	Other Charges
		1.	Line Transfer
			•	Residential	120.00
			•	Business	150.00
		2.	Reconnection Fee
			•	Residential	125.00
			•	Business	210.00
		3.	Special Services (Call Waiting,	50.00/service
			Call Forwarding, etc.)
		4.	Transfer
			•	Inside Move	120.00
			•	Outside Move	200.00
			•	Re-routing	140.00
		5.	Excess Drop wire
			•	Per meter charge after 3 poles (150 m.)	10.00
		6.	Change Number
			•	Residential	100.00
			•	Business	150.00
			•	Special Number	500.00/mo.
		7.	Service Reclassification
			•	Residence to Business	100.00
			•	Business to Residence	100.00
		8.	Long Distance Charges (exclusive of 10% VAT)
			a.	Domestic
				•	Landline to Landline	4.50/min.
				•	Landline to Cellular	10.00/min.
			b.	International	same as per minute charge
				imposed by the international
				carrier
III.	PUBLIC CALLING OFFICE (PCO)
	A.	Landline to Landline (exclusive of 10% VAT)
		•	Regular call	4.50/min.
		•	Appointment call	4.50/min.
						plus service
						charge of
						P20.00 per
						call
	B.	Landline to Cellular (exclusive of 10% VAT)	10.00/min.
IV.	ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEM AND MONEY TRANSFER
	A.	Kinds of Electronic Messages
		1.	Standard Messages
			•	First 10 words or less	24.00
			•	For each additional word	2.40
		2.	Intra-City Messages
			•	First 20 words or less	20.00
			•	For each additional word	0.50
		3.	Coded or Mixed Language
			•	First 10 words or less	30.00
			•	For each additional word	3.00
	B.	Electronic Money Transfer
			•	Up to P1,000.00	5% of the total
						amount to be sent
			•	Over P1,001.00 to P3,000.00	4% of the total
						amount to be sent
			•	Over P3,001.00 to P10,000.00	3% of the total
						amount to be sent
	C.	Social Messages
		a)	To be delivered within the city or
			municipality where the social message
			is filed:
			•	Using TELOF code	10.00
			•	Using customers' words
				– First 20 words or less	10.00
				– For each additional word	0.25
		b)	To be transmitted and delivered outside
			the city or municipality where the social
			message is filed:
			•	Using TELOF code
				– Flat rate excluding form/no add'l. word	15.00
			•	Using customers' words
				– First 20 words or less	15.00
				– For each additional word	1.00
		2.	Social Form
	D.	FAX Services
		1.	National
			•	First page	26.00
			•	For succeeding page	22.00
		2.	Intra-City
			•	First page	15.00
			•	For succeeding page	11.00
	E.	Code Address		100.00
V.	COMMUNITY e-CENTER SERVICES
	A.	Internet Access
		1.	Dial-up
			a)	Corporate
				•	Consumable up to 30 hours	600.00/mo.
				•	Per minute charge in excess of 30 hrs	0.80
			b)	Personal
				•	Consumable up to 30 hrs	450.00/mo.
				•	Per minute charge in excess of 30 hrs	0.50
		2.	Digital Subscriber line (DSL)
				•	For 128 Kbps	2,500.00/mo.
				•	For 256 Kbps	4,000.00/mo.
				•	For 512 Kbps	8,000.00/mo.
		3.	Use of Workstation (PC) in e-Center
				•	All services, i.e. Internet/Surf/Browse/
		e-mail/Typing/Encoding	0.35/minute
	B.	Printing, Photo Copying and Scanning Services
		1.	Printing
			a)	Black & White Printout
				•	Pure text only	6.00/page
				•	Text with 1/4 page graphics	10.00/page
				•	Text with 1/2 page graphics	17.00/page
				•	Full page graphics	25.00/page
			b)	Color Printout
				Letter Size (8 1/2 x 11) Bond Paper
				•	Pure text only	14.00/page
				•	Text with 1/4 page graphics	20.00/page
				•	Text with 1/2 page graphics	30.00/page
				•	Full page graphics	40.00/page
				A-4 Size Bond Paper
				•	Pure text only	16.00/page
				•	Text with 1/4 page graphics	22.00/page
				•	Text with 1/2 page graphics	32.00/page
				•	Full page graphics	42.00/page
				Legal Size Bond Paper
				•	Pure text only	10.00/page
				•	Text with 1/4 page graphics	25.00/page
				•	Text with 1/2 page graphics	35.00/page
				•	Full page graphics	45.00/page
		2.	Photo Copying
			a)	Normal Copy
				•	Letter Size (Short)	0.50/page
				•	Legal Size (Long)	1.00/page
				•	A-4 Size	0.50/page
				•	A-3 Size	5.00/page
			b)	Enlarge or Reduce Copy
				•	Full Text	10.00/page
				•	Text with Graphics	20.00/page
				•	Full Graphics	30.00/page
		3.	Scanning	25.00/pc.
VI.	LEASE, RENTAL AND COLLOCATION
	A.	Collocation of Equipment
		•	Inside Building
		•	Telephone Exchange Building	2,500.00/sq.m.
		•	Relay Station Building	2,000.00/sq.m.
		•	Utility Charges
		•	ACU	250.00/sq.m.
		•	Building Maintenance Charge	250.00/sq.m.
		•	Outside Building
		•	Equipment Space	250.00/sq.m.
		•	Site Maintenance Charge	250.00/sq.m.
		Note: Collocator shall provide a separate meter for all power requirements.

	B.	Collocation of Antenna (Minimum Rate)
	@ ground level to 50% of tower ht. (mid section)	7,500.00/m./antenna
			dia. or area/antenna/mo./
			or as per highest bid
	@ 50% (mid) to 75% of tower ht.	11,250.00/m/antenna dia.
			or area/antenna/mo./or as
			per highest bid
	@ 75% to 90% of tower ht.	13,500.00/m./antenna dia.
			or area/antenna/mo./or as
			per highest bid
	@ 90% to top level of tower ht.	15,000.00/m/antenna dia./
			or area/antenna/mo./or as
			per highest bid
	C.	Lot Rental	10% of the fair market value
	D.	Joint Pole Use	Prevailing market rate

 

VII.	LINE ACCESS AND EXTENSION
	A.	Mobile Trunk Radio System
		1)	Non-recurring Charges
			a)	Programming per talk group
				•	Portable	1,500.00/unit
				•	Mobile	2,000.00/unit
				•	Base	2,000.00/unit
			b)	Access per talk group
				•	Portable	1,500.00/unit
				•	Mobile	2,000.00/unit
				•	Base	2,000.00/unit
		2)	Recurring Charges
			a)	Installation (Labor only)
				•	Portable	Not applicable
				•	Mobile	500.00/unit
				•	Base	800.00/unit
			b)	Access per talk group
				•	Portable	300.00/mo.
				•	Mobile	400.00/mo.
				•	Base	400.00/mo.
VIII.	ADVERTISING
		A.	Telephone Directory
			•	1/4 page	7,500.00/year
			•	1/2 page	15,000.00/year
			•	1 whole page	30,000.00/year
		B.	Billboards	40.00 per ft 2/mo. of
						the display area/or
						as per highest bid *
		*	Structure and advertising material to be provided by the Client.
IX.	FOOD SERVICE
			•	Central Office	120.00/sq. meter/mo.
						or as per highest bid
			•	Regional Office	50.00/sq. meter/month
						or as per highest bid

X. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

A. 1 & 2. The telephone set is free of charge provided the subscriber commits to avail of telephone services for a minimum period of two (2) years as indicated in the service agreement. In case the subscriber opts to pre-terminate the agreement, a pre-termination charge of P5,000.00 shall be imposed. HEScID

B. Lease, rental, collocation and billboard advertising shall be for a minimum period of one (1) year. In case of pre-termination, the balance for the one (1) year lease, rental, collocation and billboard advertising shall be paid in full.

C. To compensate for rapid market changes, the Assistant Secretary is hereby authorized to adjust the rates and charges listed herein subject to the following conditions:

• The adjustments shall be no more than 20% of the rates herein approved;

• The rates approved herein including the differential adjustments and promos are all subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations;

• A copy of the rates adjustment shall be forwarded to the Office of the Chairman, CICT for confirmation;

• If no modifications are made within one month after submission, the same shall be implemented as planned.

D. Issuances pertaining to the similar rates, fees, tolls and charges which are inconsistent with this Circular are hereby superseded, amended or modified accordingly. ICASEH

E. This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation to be published once a week for two consecutive weeks.

 

(SGD.) DELIA R. HOY-GANADENAssistant Secretary

Approved:

 

(SGD.) VIRGILIO L. PENAChairman

Published in The Manila Times on October 1 & 7, 2004.