ANNEX C

SCHEDULE 210 

BT– 087 NGCS Calls

1.	Definitions

1.1	In this Schedule, a reference to a paragraph or Appendix unless stated otherwise, is to a paragraph or Appendix of this Schedule. Words and expressions have the meaning given in Annex D, except as shown below:

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“BT 087 NGCS Call”	a Call made by a Calling Party dialling a telephone number commencing with digits 0870, 0871 2 through 0871 9, 0872 or 0873 followed by the remainder of a BT Service Provider’s or a BT PRS Service Provider’s number (which sets up the Call to the BT Service Provider or the BT PRS Service Provider);

2.	Description of Service

2.1	BT shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a person applying to be a BT Service Provider or BT PRS Service Provider is adequately vetted prior to being accepted to minimise the risk of PRS Fraud and to ensure compliance with any requirements of PhonepayPlus.

2.2	BT shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that a person applying to be a BT Service Provider or BT PRS Service Provider will offer a PRS Service in good faith.

2.3	The Parties shall take reasonable endeavours to agree adequate safeguards to detect, identify, notify and prevent AIT in accordance with paragraph 14A of the main body of the Agreement and Annex E.

2.4	Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, BT shall convey BT 087 NGCS Calls received from the Operator System to the appropriate terminal apparatus nominated by the BT Service Provider, the BT PRS Service Provider, or by BT where the terminal apparatus is connected to the BT System, or to the Operator System or a Third Party Operator’s system where the terminal equipment is connected to that System or system.
2.5	BT shall have no obligation to convey BT 087 NGCS Calls handed over from the Operator System intended for a BT Service Provider or BT PRS Service Provider if BT has suspended service to that BT Service Provider or BT PRS Service Provider or terminated their contract.

2.6	BT 087 NGCS Calls shall be included in the Traffic Forecast in accordance with Annex A.

2.7	The Parties shall agree in advance all necessary technical requirements, including Call set-up and cleardown sequences, for the conveyance of Calls pursuant to this Schedule. The Parties shall convey such Calls in accordance with the agreed technical requirements, and shall not make any changes thereto unless otherwise agreed by the Parties.

2.8	BT shall convey BT 087 NGCS Calls handed over from the Operator System during those periods of time and at the same standard and quality of service as BT conveys similar Calls.

2.9	Each Party shall correct faults which occur in its System which affect the conveyance of BT 087 NGCS Calls in accordance with such Party’s normal engineering practices. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Party warrants that its System is, or will be, free from faults.

2.10	If there are abnormally high volumes of BT 087 NGCS Calls that the BT System cannot convey, the Operator may apply network management controls in the Operator System or BT may apply network management controls in the BT System.

2.11	International Calls are not conveyed under to this Schedule.

2.12 	For the avoidance of doubt Calls commencing with the codes 0871 0 or 0871 1 are not conveyed under this Schedule.

2.13	The Operator System shall generate and convey full CLI as requested by the BT System.

3.	Routing

3.1	The conveyance of BT 087 NGCS Calls shall be in accordance with the routing principles specified in Annex A.

3.2	BT 087 NGCS Calls handed over to BT by the Operator shall be handed over at a BT Switch Connection located at a BT DMSU which is as near as reasonably practicable to the geographical location from which the Call was initially made or as otherwise may be agreed in writing by the Parties.

4.	Charging

4.1	For the conveyance of each BT 087 NGCS Call by BT, the Operator shall pay BT a charge calculated in accordance with the rate for such a Call specified from time to time in the Carrier Price List.