Netcomms Service Charge

• Reflecting ICN asset utility by each Business Area
• Two asset utility parameters have been chosen at the Access Layer
• Number of allocated switch ports
• Number of telephone extensions
• These two parameters are arbitrary, but do reflect asset utility of the ICN by a Business Area – ie, the charge does NOT just cover the cost of switches and telephone handsets, it applies to the entire $25M investment in the ICN
• The Charge applies to existing asset base and will cover asset life extension
• The amount charged is not a function of traffic volume or bandwidth used
• The Charge does not pay for additions to asset base

Business Area Additions to ICN Asset Base

For new buildings and major refurbishments requiring additional network and telephony connectivity and services:

• Capital funding for all network and telephony equipment and infrastructure must be part of the capital budget for the project – there is no separate capital funding from the Division of Information
• Funding line required for active network & telephony elements
• switches, phones handsets, IP telephony gateways, wireless access points, etc
• Funding line required for passive network & telephony elements
• optical fibre cable, copper cable, structured Category 6 UTP cabling, cabinets, cable terminations and patching, IDF’s, etc
• Networks & Communications designs the extension to the ICN, specifies the active equipment required and arranged for the delivery, installation and commissioning of the active equipment.
• Networks & Communications maintains a list of approved communications cabling contractors to by used by the building contractor for the installation of the passive networking and telephony infrastructure.

Related pages: Network & Communications Charges – 2007 Internet Usage Charge Telephone Call Charge