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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991

THE TWO NEW SERVICES HKTO WISHES TO ADD то THE SCHEDULE OF CHARGES ARE CABLE DIVERSITY SERVICE AND AUTOMATIC CALLING CARD SERVICE (OUTBOUND).

MRS CHAN SAID THE CABLE DIVERSITY SERVICE WOULD ALLOW HKTC CUSTOMERS TO SPECIFY THAT THEIR TELEPHONE LINES BE ROUTED THROUGH DIFFERENT CABLES AND DUCTS CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING IN WHICH THEY WERE LOCATED.

"THE BENEFIT OF THE SERVICE IS THAT IT PROVIDES CUSTOMERS WITH ADDITIONAL SECURITY OF SUPPLY," SHE SAID.

"THE CHARGE PROPOSED BY THE COMPANY FOR THIS SERVICE, TO BE ADDED TO THE NORMAL MONTHLY LINE RENTAL CHARGE, IS $9 PER MONTH PER LINE REQUIRING DIFFERENT ROUTEING.

"THIS CHARGE WILL ONLY APPLY WHERE ALTERNATIVE DUCTS SERVING THE CUSTOMERS' PREMISES ALREADY EXIST,'

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CABLES AND

FOR CUSTOMERS IN BUILDINGS WHICH DID NOT ALREADY HAVE ALTERNATIVE FACILITIES, MRS CHAN SAID HKTC PROPOSED

LEVY CHARGES ACCORDING TO COSTS INCURRED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THAT THE COSTING FORMULA WOULD BE AGREED WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.

AS FOR THE AUTOMATIC CALLING CARD SERVICE (OUTBOUND) MRS CHAN SAID HKTC WOULD INTRODUCE A PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SYSTEM FOR HOLDERS OF ITS CALLING CARDS WHICH WERE ISSUED FREE TO THE COMPANY'S CUSTOMERS AND THEIR RELATIVES ON REQUEST.

"BY KEYING IN THE ALLOCATED PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON ANY TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO A DIGITAL EXCHANGE, A CALLING CARD HOLDER WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE AN IDD CALL, WHICH WILL THEN BE BILLED TO THE CALLING CARD HOLDER'S OWN ACCOUNT, SHE SAID.

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"MOREOVER, THE TELEPHONE USED DOES NOT NEED TO BE FOR IDD CALLS, SHE ADDED.

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MRS CHAN SAID FOR THIS FACILITY, THE COMPANY PROPOSED A SURCHARGE OF $2 PER IDD CALL MADE USING THE PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TO COVER THE COST OF THE EXTRA EQUIPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT INVOLVED.

SHE SAID THE PROPOSED CHARGES FOR THE TWO NEW SERVICES HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND WERE CONSIDERED BE A REASONABLE REFLECTION OF THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES.

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