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\fBTRANSFERRED\ ACCOUNT\ SERVICE\fR \v'2P'
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.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.98\fR
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\fBCHARGING\ AND\ ACCOUNTING\ PROVISIONS\ RELATING\ TO\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.98''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.98 %'
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\fBTHE\ TRANSFERRED\ ACCOUNT\ TELEGRAPH\ AND\ TELEMATIC\ SERVICES\fR
.FS
See also Recommendation\ F.41.
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\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
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\fB1\fR \fBDefinition\fR
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.PP
1.1
The \fBinternational transferred account telegraph and telematic service\fR
is a service in which the Administrations concerned agree that the charge
for telegraph and telematic services be paid by a party that has
accepted responsibility for payment, instead of being paid by the sender.
This service is called the \fITA Service\fR .
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.2
TA service, as defined in \(sc\ 1.1 above, provides for the
acceptance and routing of telegraph and telematic services, to any country,
being not limited to the country of the guarantor Administration.
.PP
1.3
The term \fBGuarantor Administration\fR as used herein refers to
the Administration responsible for the collection of TA\ charges and for the
payment of such charges to the Administration of origin of TA\ traffic.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBCharging for the telegraph and telematic services provided on
presentation of a TA card\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
The use of a TA card does not alter the charging rules for the
telegraph and telematic services provided on presentation of the card.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBSurcharges and special charges\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.1
The origin Administration and the Guarantor Administration may
levy a surcharge for each service (see Recommendation\ F.41, \(sc\ 2.1)
provided on presentation of the TA\ card.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.2
The Administration that issues a TA card may also levy a special
charge to cover the cost of preparing the card.
.PP
3.3
These surcharges shall accrue to the Administration that levies
them.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBAccounting\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1
Traffic of the TA service shall not be distinguished from other traffic
in the international accounts exchanged between Administrations. In
particular, the indication TA shall not be mentioned in the monthly traffic
accounts.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB5\fR \fBEstablishment and exchange of\fR
\fBTA accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
5.1
The origin Administration of the telegram/call shall prepare a
monthly transferred account for each person or corporate body responsible
for the payment of charges. Such statements shall include the following
information:
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.RT
.LP
1)
name of the origin Administration;
.LP
2)
month of acceptance of the services provided on presentation of the TA\ card;
.LP
3)
name and address of the Administration responsible for
collecting the charges;
.LP
4)
name of person or corporate body that has undertaken to pay the charges,
together with the address when known;
.LP
5)
country and, if possible, office of acceptance;
.LP
6)
office of destination and, if necessary, the country;
.LP
7)
identification group of the card and name of card holder;
.LP
8)
date of acceptance of the TA traffic;
.LP
9)
name of addressee, or telex number and answer\(hyback code of recipient;
.LP
10)
class of correspondence;
.LP
11)
information required to draw up the accounts for
TA\ traffic;
.LP
12)
total charges, including surcharges in the currency of the origin country;
.LP
13)
total charges in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) or in gold francs (or
other agreed currency), together with the relevant conversion
rate.
.PP
5.2
Any TA accounts omitting these details may be referred back to
the origin Administration and the credit due to it reduced by the total
of the rejected accounts.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.3
A monthly
recapitulatory statement of TA accounts
shall
be prepared by the origin Administration for each Guarantor Administration.
This statement shall recapitulate the individual accounts of the persons or
organizations responsible for the payment of TA traffic charges.
.LP
.PP
5.4
A maximum of three copies of the recapitulatory statement and
also of the individual statements shall be sent to the Guarantor
Administration.
.PP
5.5
The recapitulatory statement and the attached individual accounts
may be sent to the Guarantor Administration either direct or through another
Administration that has accounting relations with the Guarantor
Administration.
.PP
5.6
A period of up to three months following the acceptance of the
traffic may be allowed for the preparation and dispatch of these accounting
documents to the Administration concerned.
.PP
5.7
Any complementary information required for monthly TA statements
shall be requested by the Guarantor Administration from the Administration
that has prepared the accounts within three months of receipt of the TA
accounts. When this period expires, the amount concerned shall be included
for settlement in quarterly accounts for the TA\ service (see\ \(sc\ 6\
below).
.LP
.PP
5.8
Adjustments arising from discrepancies unresolved on expiry of
the three months referred to in\ \(sc\ 5.7 shall be settled in subsequent
accounts, as agreed between the Administrations concerned.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB6\fR \fBSettlement of TA accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
6.1
In the absence of alternative settlement procedures agreed
between the Administration concerned, settlement of quarterly TA balances
shall be effected in accordance with the settlement provisions of the
\fIInternational Telecommunication Convention\fR \ [1] and the \fITelegraph\fR
\fIRegulations\fR \ [2] annexed thereto.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB7\fR \fBLiability for collection of charges\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
7.1
The Administration that has accepted responsibility for the
collection of charges guarantees payment of the TA charges to other
Administrations.
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.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBReferences\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
[1]
\fIInternational Telecommunication Convention\fR , Nairobi, 1982.
.LP
[2]
\fIFinal Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone\fR
\fIConference, Telegraph Regulations, Telephone Regulations\fR , ITU,
Geneva,\ 1973. (See also preliminary note No.\ 3, page XIV.)
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SECTION\ 11
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\fBCHARGING\ AND\ ACCOUNTING\ IN\ THE\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEPHONE\ SERVICE\fR
\v'1P'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.IP
\fB11.1\fR \fBCharging (determination of collection charges) in the
international telephone service\fR \v'6p'
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.100\fR
.FS
The provisions of this Recommendation were contained in the former Recommendations
cited in\ [1] and\ [2].
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.RT
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\fBCHARGING\ FOR\ INTERNATIONAL\ CALLS\ IN\ MANUAL\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.100''
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\fBOR\ SEMI\(hyAUTOMATIC\ OPERATING\fR
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\fI(Geneva, 1972; amended at Melbourne, 1988)\fR
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.PP
\fB1\fR
The
charge unit
for a particular
international service
is
the charge for an ordinary private station call of one minute duration,
set up during the period of heavy traffic. The minimum charge for a call
in manual
or semi\(hyautomatic operating is normally one charge unit. Administrations
may, in accordance with their national policy, levy a higher minimum number
of
charge units. To recover the costs of operator assistance, Administrations
may levy an additional charge per call, the level of which is a national
matter.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The charge unit is always the same, whatever the route (primary
or secondary) used between any two countries.
.PP
\fB2\fR
The charge for a call established over a chain of circuits
should not exceed the sum of the charges for calls over each individual
circuit. However, the Administrations concerned may agree to fix a total
unit charge less than the sum of the charges.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB3\fR
Subject to agreement between Administrations, two different rates may be
applied to traffic exchanged over their mutual routes:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
one rate during the period of heavy traffic;
.LP
\(em
the other rate during the period of light traffic (see
Recommendation\ D.106).
.PP
\fB4\fR
The charge for a personal call is the same as that for a
station call with the same priority and of the same duration, exchanged
during the same charge period, plus a special flat\(hyrate charge for personal
calls, the amount of which is established by the billing Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
However, in certain relations and, in particular, those operated by radio
circuits, the Administrations concerned may agree to apply the same
charges for
station calls
and
personal calls
.
.bp
.PP
\fB5\fR
The facility of collect calls or the use of credit cards may be accepted
for station calls, personal calls (possibly including
personal calls with dispatch of a messenger
), data transmission calls and
conference calls
.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB6\fR
Personal collect or credit card calls
are subject to a special flat\(hyrate charge to be established by the billing
Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB7\fR
Station
credit card
calls may be subject to a special flat\(hyrate charge to be established
by the billing Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB8\fR
Station collect calls may be subject to a special flat\(hyrate charge,
the amount of which is fixed by the billing Administration. The called
subscriber may be informed of the charge he will have to pay.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB9\fR Administrations wishing to levy a special charge for sending a
messenger are advised to adopt a uniform amount for all calls requiring this
facility and to notify it to other Administrations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB10\fR \fBPrinciples for application of charges\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
10.1
When the call requested has been set up, the appropriate charge is payable.
When the call requested has not been set up, no charge is payable.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
10.2
In the case of a request for a station call, the call is
considered set up when the two stations are interconnected.
.PP
10.3
In the case of a request for a personal call, the call is
considered set up when the caller is interconnected with the called party.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBReferences\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
[1]
CCITT Recommendation \fIOperation of international telephone services\fR
\fI(initial system)\fR , White\ Book, Vol.\ II\(hyA, Rec.\ E.142, ITU,
Geneva, 1969.
.LP
[2]
CCITT Recommendation \fIOperation of intercontinental telephone\fR
\fIservices (new system)\fR , White\ Book, Vol.\ II\(hyA, Rec.\ E.143, ITU,
Geneva,\ 1969.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.101\fR
.FS
Approved in 1958 by the Special Assembly of the CCITT. Slightly modified
and brought up to date in 1973 by the CCITT
Secretariat in preparing the \fIGreen Book\fR .
.FE
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fBCHARGING\ IN\ AUTOMATIC\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEPHONE\ SERVICE\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.101''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.101 %'
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\fB1\fR \fBPrinciples for charging\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.1
It has been the general practice to charge for international
telephone calls on the basis of a minimum indivisible period of 3\ minutes,
and then by whole minutes.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.1.1
This system of charging, which is still in existence, was
adopted at a time when automatic international service was not envisaged;
.PP
1.1.2
Many Administrations have adopted methods of charging for use
with their national automatic service, in which the charges are recorded on
subscribers' meters, but based on two different principles:
.LP
a)
some Administrations have for many years used a system
based on trains of meter\(hypulses issued at the start of each
period of 3\ minutes, the number of pulses in the train
depending on distance;
.LP
b)
other Administrations use, or intend to use, a system based
on individual meter\(hypulses issued at short intervals of time,
the length of the interval depending on the distance.
.bp
.PP
1.1.3
Certain Administrations which have adopted the system of charging
by periodic pulses in their national services have made it known that it
will not be possible for them to use a different system of charging for
automatic
international calls.
.PP
1.1.4
The use, on the same international relation:
.LP
a)
at one end, of a
3 minute + 3 minute method of
charging
(national type) or of a 3\ minute\ +\ 1\ minute method of charging
(the type prescribed for international calls in manual
operation);
.LP
b)
at the other end, of a
periodic pulse method of
charging
(national type);
.LP
would lead to a grave dissymmetry in the charges made to users
in the two countries concerned.
.LP
.PP
1.1.5
This serious dissymmetry would be likely to provoke adverse
reactions from the subscribers of one country, who would be less favourably
treated than their correspondents in the other country;
.PP
1.1.6
This serious dissymmetry would be likely to create certain
financial difficulties for one of the countries:
.LP
a)
as a result of changes which may possibly take place in the
balance of traffic;
.LP
b)
as a result of the fact that the country which charged on
the basis set out in \(sc\ 1.1.4\ a) above would receive, in respect
of the use of its system for incoming traffic, substantially
less than it would collect from its own subscribers.
.PP
1.2
In order to avoid too great a dissymmetry in the charges collected,
it was recommended in 1958 that either of the two following methods of
charging might be used in the international automatic service:
.LP
a)
charging minute by minute;
.LP
b)
charging by periodic pulses, of the type used in the
national automatic services.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBReduction of dissymmetry in the charges\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
As the existence, in the same relation, of the two methods\ a)
and\ b) in \(sc\ 1.2 above lead to a dissymmetry in the charges made, and as
moreover the existence, in the same relation, of
metered pulse
charging
methods
with different intervals in the two countries concerned results in a very
small dissymmetry in the charges made, in a given service between two countries\
A
and\ B, the Administrations shall endeavour to see that the revenue obtained
from users and the amounts entering in the international accounts
correspond.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.2
Hence, for a given relation, each Administration fixes the
unit\(hycharge and the unit\(hyinterval according to the characteristics of its
national charging system but endeavours to observe the following
equalities:
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which equalities apply to a group of \fIn\fR \ messages chosen in such
a way as
.LP
to constitute a representative sample of the traffic on the relation in
question.
.PP
In this equality,
.LP
\fId\fR\d\fIr\fR\u =
actual call duration,
.LP
\fId\fR\dA\u =
chargeable duration in the charging system of
country\ A,
.LP
\fId\fR\dB\u =
chargeable duration in the charging system of
country\ B,
.LP
\fIu\fR\d\fIr\fR\u =
unit\(hycharge used in drawing up international
accounts in the automatic international service,
.LP
\fIu\fR\dA\u =
charge per unit\(hyinterval in the charging system of country\ A,
.LP
\fIu\fR\dB\u =
charge per unit\(hyinterval in the charging system of country\ B.
.LP
.PP
\fINote\fR \ \(em\ \fId\fR\d\fIr\fR\uis expressed in minutes, with the
appropriate
decimals.
.LP
\fId\fR\dA\uand \fId\fR\dB\uare expressed by the whole number of unit\(hyintervals
in the charging system of country\ A or country\ B (the interval between two
periodic pulses in periodic\(hypulse systems, or one minute in a 1\ +\
1\ system).
.LP
\fIu\fR\d\fIr\fR\uis a charge per (actual) call duration, is expressed in
gold francs per minute of conversation and is the same for both directions
in the relation in question.
.bp
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.103\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBCHARGING\ IN\ AUTOMATIC\ SERVICE\ FOR\ CALLS\ TERMINATING\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.103''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.103 %'
.ce 0
.ce 1000
\fBON\ SPECIAL\ SERVICES\ FOR\ SUSPENDED,\ CANCELLED\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBOR\ TRANSFERRED\ SUBSCRIBERS\fR
.FS
This
Recommendation is also included in the Series\ E Recomendations under the
number\ E.231.
.FE
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\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
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.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
It is desirable for calls terminating on special services for
suspended, cancelled or transferred subscribers
in the international
automatic service to receive the same treatment in different countries.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The CCITT considers that no charge should be made for these
calls.
.PP
\fINote\fR \ \(em\ As far as all the
signalling systems
involved in a
given connection for any of the possible relations allow the
transmission of the \*Qno\(hycharge\*U information
, the
answer signal
should not be
withheld. Nevertheless such a situation will not exist on a worldwide basis
for a long period to come. Therefore it is appropriate, for the time being,
to
suppress the sending of the answer signal on the international circuits for
calls towards these special services. It should also be noted that according
to Recommendation\ Q.118, such calls will be cleared upon expiry of a certain
fixed time\(hyout.
\v'1P'
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.104\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBCHARGING\ FOR\ CALLS\ TO\ SUBSCRIBER'S\ STATION\ CONNECTED\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.104''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.104 %'
.ce 0
.ce 1000
\fBEITHER\ TO\ THE\ ABSENT\ SUBSCRIBER'S\ SERVICE\ OR\ TO\ A\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBDEVICE\ SUBSTITUTING\ A\ SUBSCRIBER\ IN\ HIS\ ABSENCE\fR
.FS
This
Recommendation is also included in the Series\ E Recommendations under the
number\ E.232.
.FE
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\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
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.ce 0
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.PP
\fB1\fR
When a subscriber's line is connected to the absent
subscriber's service or to a device which answers the telephone in the
subscriber's absence (and may possibly record a message or exchange data) the
absent subscriber's service
or the device is assumed to be equivalent to a person answering for the
subscriber at the latter's express wish. The call shall therefore be set
up and charged in the normal manner.
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.1
\fIStation calls\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
For station calls, charging takes effect on receipt of an
answer:
.RT
.LP
\(em
from the absent subscriber's service, or
.LP
\(em
from a device substituting a subscriber in his
absence.
.sp 1P
.LP
1.2
\fIPersonal calls\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The caller is informed that the line is connected to the absent
subscriber's service or to a device substituting the called party in his
absence. If he accepts the call he is charged on the basis of duration
and the special charge for a personal call is levied. If he does not accept
the call, no charge is levied.
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR
This Recommendation applies to manual, semi\(hyautomatic and
automatic services.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2
.bp
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.105\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBCHARGING\ FOR\ CALLS\ FROM\ OR\ TO\ A\ PUBLIC\ CALL\ OFFICE\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.105''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.105 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
The establishment of a station call from or to a public call
office entails special expenses, but these special expenses are negligible
in comparison with the other costs involved in the establishment of an
international call.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
It is therefore preferable not to collect a supplementary charge for
the
use of a public call office for an international call, but, notwithstanding,
the Administrations which collect a supplementary charge in their national
services may apply such a supplementary charge to international calls,
it being understood that this supplementary charge is not included in the
international accounts.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.106\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBINTRODUCTION\ OF\fR \
\fBREDUCED\ RATES\ DURING\ PERIODS\ OF\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.106''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.106 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBLIGHT\ TRAFFIC\fR \fB\ IN\ THE\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEPHONE\ SERVICE\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Geneva, 1972)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
\fB1\fR
It is desirable for Administrations to have uniform guide
lines for applying reduced rates during
periods of light traffic
in the international telephone service. Observance of the following rules
should lead to some degree of uniformity in this sphere.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR
Subject to the agreement of the Administrations concerned and with due
regard to \(sc\ 5 below, a reduced rate may be charged during light
traffic periods both for fully automatic calls and for semi\(hyautomatic
or manual calls.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB3\fR
According to the reasons for which the reduced rate is
introduced, Administrations may choose a percentage reduction ranging from a
minimum of 10\ per\ cent to a maximum of 50\ per\ cent. In selecting the
percentage, Administrations should take into account the following:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
the necessity of informing the customers, by some means, of the hours
and level of reduction;
.LP
\(em
the need to determine the effects on distribution of traffic
during the various hours and on revenues obtained from the
service. In order to determine such effects, it may be well
to introduce a series of small reductions rather than one
large reduction.
.PP
3.1
The percentage reduction should be fixed by agreement between
the terminal Administrations concerned to avoid dissymmetry between the
charges at the two extremities of a relation.
.PP
3.2
Within regions, Administrations should agree to apply, as far
as possible, the same percentage reduction.
.LP
.PP
3.3
For charging and accounting purposes, calls should be
considered in principle to fall entirely within the charge period in which
they start, regardless of the fact that they may end in another charge
period.
.PP
\fB4\fR
The
reduced rate periods
and the date of introduction must
be fixed by bilateral agreement or possibly by multilateral agreement for a
region in the light of the following considerations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.1
The days and times during which reduced rates are offered may
not be the same in both directions of the same relation, in particular as
regards:
.LP
\(em
public holidays, which vary from country to country;
.LP
\(em
hours, owing to the
difference in local times
,
especially in intercontinental relations. It is recommended, however, that
the duration of the period in which the reduced rates apply
should be the same in both directions.
.PP
4.2
The reduced rate period should begin and end on the hour (and
not at subdivisions of an hour).
.PP
4.3
When there is a time difference between the two ends of the
same relation, the period of application of the reduced tariff shall be
determined on the basis of local time in the country of origin.
.bp
.PP
However, calls paid for in the country of destination may be
charged:
.LP
i)
according to the tariff provisions in force in the country
of destination;
.LP
ii)
taking into account, where appropriate, the charging period
in effect at the start of the call in the country of
origin.
.PP
4.4
Since business hours do not generally extend beyond 1900\ hours
(local time) in the evening and do not start in the morning before 0800\
hours (local time), it is recommended that the intervening period be adopted
for
charging reduced rates on working days (see also \(sc\ 4.6 below) in relations
where the end\(hyto\(hyend time difference is not more than 3\ hours.
.PP
4.5
In relations where the time difference is greater than 3\ hours,
the night reduced rate shall not be applied in the country of origin as
long as the
busy period
has not yet ended in the country of destination.
.LP
.PP
4.6
The reduced rate shall normally be charged on Saturdays in
countries where this is a rest day and on Sundays in countries where this is
not a working day.
.PP
\fB5\fR
It is recommended that the application of reduced rates to
the automatic service (see also \(sc\ 2\ above) be delayed until all or
nearly all subscribers are able to dial their own calls in the relation
concerned or until nearly all traffic can be routed automatically.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB6\fR
If the introduction of reduced rates is made before full dial capability
exists, in the interest of fairness to subscribers who still must
pass their traffic by semi\(hyautomatic or manual means, the reduced rate
should be granted to these subscribers also.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.IP
11.2
\fBCharging and accounting of calls with special services\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
.PS 10
\fBRecommendation\ D.110\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBCHARGING AND ACCOUNTING FOR CONFERENCE CALLS\fR
.FS
The
denomination \*Qconference call\*U without further
clarification or addition has been chosen to designate communications
between several subscribers in different countries, known before the
Vth\ Plenary Assembly of the CCITT\ (1972) as \*Qmultiple calls\*U or as
\*Qconference (multiple) calls\*U.
.FE
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.110''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.110 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Malaga\(hyTorremolinos, 1984)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
Conference calls may be accepted in the international service by agreement
between the Administrations concerned. The conditions for the
operation of the service and the setting up of calls by manual and
semi\(hyautomatic working are defined in Recommendation\ E.151\ [1].
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB1\fR \fBTypes of conference calls\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
Conference calls are normally of two types:
.RT
.LP
\(em
bidirectional calls in which each participant can listen and
speak whenever he wishes to intervene in the conversation;
.LP
\(em
undirectional calls in which only one of the participants can
speak, the other participants being able only to listen.
.PP
However, a conference call may consist of a combination of both
types of call defined above.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBAssessment of the chargeable duration of calls\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
In determining the chargeable duration of an international
conference call, the basic principles outlined in Recommendation\ E.230 | 2]
shall be applied. It should moreover be noted that:
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.1.1
the chargeable duration shall begin when all participants have
been connected to the originator of the call;
.PP
2.1.2
the chargeable duration shall end when the originator gives the
clearing signal;
.bp
.PP
2.1.3
if, by prior agreement, the originator of the call asks for the
withdrawal or introduction of one or more participants during the call, the
original call shall be regarded as terminated. In the case of withdrawal,
the end of the original call coincides with the start of the next call.
In the case of an addition, the start of the next call coincides with the
moment when the new participant(s) is/are connected to the others;
.PP
2.1.4
no charge shall be levied when a call cannot be set up.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBCharging\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The charges applicable to conference calls shall be determined in accordance
with the following principles:
.RT
.PP
3.1
The country of origin of a conference call shall be the country where the
call is billed.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.2
The establishment of the collection charge shall be a national
matter for the country of origin.
.PP
3.3
Every international connection between the first bridging
equipment for conference calls (calling side) and a participant in a conference
call shall be considered as a personal call.
.PP
3.4
If the bridging equipment for conference calls is used in the
country of transit or destination, the charging rules shall be established
by agreement between the Administrations concerned.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBPreparation of international accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1
International accounts shall be prepared by the Administration of origin.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.2
The remuneration of the countries of transit and destination
shall be governed by the arrangements concluded for the preparation of
accounts for personal calls as if there had been a personal call between
the country of origin and each of the participants in the countries of
destination.
.PP
4.3
When the bridging equipment for conference calls is used in the
country of transit or destination, the Administrations concerned shall agree
upon accounting arrangements different from the one prescribed in 4.2 above,
taking into account the actual configuration of international circuits
utilized.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBReferences\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
[1]
CCITT Recommendation \fIConditions of operation and setting up of\fR
\fIconference calls\fR , Rec.\ E.151.
.LP
[2]
CCITT Recommendation \fICharging (Determination of collection charges)\fR
\fIin the international telephone service\fR ,
Rec.\ E.230.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.115\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBTARIFF\ PRINCIPLES\ AND\ ACCOUNTING\ FOR\fR \ \fBTHE\ INTERNATIONAL\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.115''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.115 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBFREEPHONE\ SERVICE\ (IFS)\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBPreamble\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
This Recommendation sets out the general principles for charging
and international accounting to be applied by Administration for the provision
of the international freephone service.
.PP
With regard to tariff and accounting principles, the \fBinternal
freephone service\fR is a service where the subscriber can be allocated a
special (freephone) number and the charges for all calls to this number are
paid by the respective subscriber instead of by the originating caller
.FS
For technical or other reasons, some originating Administrations may apply
a small utilization charge to the calling party.
.FE
.
.bp
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB1\fR \fBTariff structure\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.1
\fITariff components\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.1.1
The tariff for the service should normally consist of two
components:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
a network access component;
.LP
\(em
a network utilization component.
.PP
1.1.2
The network access component, normally intended to cover the cost of making
the service available, represents the cost of the service which is
not dependent on network utilization.
.PP
It corresponds to what is generally known as the \*Q
network
connection charges
\*U.
.PP
1.1.3
The network utilization component normally covers the costs which are dependent
on network utilization.
.sp 2P
.LP
1.2
\fINetwork access component\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.2.1
Access charges should be levied for each subscription and
should normally be independent of network utilization. They may
consist\ of:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
an initial fee (non\(hyrecurring);
.LP
b)
a subscription rental (payable at certain intervals,
e.g.\ monthly or quarterly, until the subscription is terminated).
.PP
1.2.2
The access charges shall not be included in international accounts between
Administrations and their establishment is strictly a national matter.
.sp 2P
.LP
1.3
\fINetwork utilization component\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.3.1
These charges may vary by call duration and country origin and time of day.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.3.2
\fIComposition\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Charges for network utilization may consist either of a
communication charge or a minimum charge/a minimum average charge per
call.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBCollection charges\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
Collection charges are a national matter, but the structure and level should
encourage international cooperation for the development of the
service.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.2
Normally, chargeable time for calls begins and ends on the same
basis as for the automatic international telephone service.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBInternational accounting\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.1
IFS should be accounted for and settled using the same
principles and methodologies used for other international telephone services
and should be bilaterally agreed to by the two Administrations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.2
The terminating Administration, having the charging
responsibility for IFS, is also responsible for the establishment of
international accounts.
.PP
3.3
As an automatic service, IFS should be accounted at the same
rate as the international automatic telephone service. By bilateral agreement,
Administrations may agree to apply a higher rate to take account of the
additional resources provided by the country of origin.
.PP
3.4
International accounts should identify usage associated with IFS separately.
.bp
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.120\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBCOLLECTION\ CHARGES\ APPLIED\ TO\ AUTOMATED\ TELEPHONE\ CREDIT\ CARDS\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.120''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.120 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fIThe CCITT,\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
\fIconsidering\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\(em
that currently used manual credit cards apply collection
charges of the card\(hyissuing Administration;
.PP
\(em
that the current system of applying the card\(hyissuing
Administration's tariffs may be difficult to change in the foreseeable future;
.PP
\(em
that automated credit cards may be used as a replacement for manual credit
cards;
.PP
\(em
the expansion of the use of automatic credit cards will
stimulate the use of telephone services and is desirable as a marketing tool,
.sp 2P
.LP
\fIthe following charging principles are recommended\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
\fB1\fR
For calls from the country of the card\(hyissuing Administration, the tariffs
of that Administration will apply.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR
For calls within a second country, or from a second country to a third
country, the charge raised against the card holder is a national matter
for the card\(hyissuing Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The charge can be based on i) or i) and ii) below:
.LP
i)
application of the appropriate tariff of the Administration
where the call originated,
.LP
ii)
application of a per call charge to cover the administrative
costs for the transaction;
.PP
\fB3\fR For calls from a second country to the card\(hyissuing country,
the charge raised against the card holder is a national matter for the
card\(hyissuing Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The charge can be based on i) or ii), with or without iii)
below:
.LP
i)
application of the appropriate tariff of the card\(hyissuing
Administration,
.LP
ii)
application of the appropriate tariff of the Administration
where the call originated,
.LP
iii)
application of a per call charge to cover the administrative costs for
the transaction.
.LP
.rs
.sp 9P
.ad r
Blanc
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.bp
.IP
11.3
\fBProcedures for remuneration of Administrations for
facilities made available\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
.PS 10
\fBRecommendation\ D.150\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBNEW\ SYSTEM\ FOR\ \fR \fBACCOUNTING\ IN\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEPHONY\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.150''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.150 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Mar del Plata, 1968; amended at Melbourne, 1988)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB1\fR \fBGeneral considerations\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.1
\fIIntroduction\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.1.1
The introduction of automatic and semi\(hyautomatic operation
entails the use of
alternative and overflow routings
which make it
impracticable to follow the path of a telephone call without considerable
technical complications.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
1.1.2
In order to avoid complicating too much the new technical
equipment required and thereby raising its cost, new procedures are required
so as to eliminate the need to know the path of every call as the basis for
accounting in international telephony.
.PP
1.1.3
There is also the situation in certain international relations
whereby Administrations purchase or lease direct transit circuits for the
handling of their traffic.
.PP
1.1.4
The following procedures to meet these new situations and improve the efficiency
of the world telephone network are valid, above all, for
semi\(hyautomatic and automatic operation. They can be applied on relations
operated manually, subject to agreement between the Administrations of
all the countries concerned.
.PP
1.1.5
These procedures introduce the new concept of remunerating the
Administrations of countries of destination and transit for making telephone
network facilities available for use (e.g.\ for the routing of telephone
calls including those with special facilities and calls indistinguishable
from
telephone calls such as facsimile transmission,\ etc.) by Administrations of
countries of origin.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
1.2
\fIExplanation of some of the terms and expressions used in\fR
\fIthis Recommendation\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.2.1
Except for the expression \*Qconversation time\*U which is
defined in \(sc\ 1.2.2 below, an explanation of some of the terms or of some of
the expressions used in this Recommendation is given in Recommendation\ D.000.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
1.2.2
\fBconversation time\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
\fIF:\ dur\*'ee de conversation\fR
.LP
\fIS:\ duraci\*'on de conferencia\fR
.PP
A minute of conversation time is the traffic unit that is
recommended for use in the traffic unit price procedure. Conversation time
is the interval that elapses between:
.RT
.LP
\(em
the moment when the reply condition (answer signal in the
backward direction) is detected at the point where the recording
of the call duration takes place, and
.LP
\(em
the moment when the clear forward condition (clear forward
signal) is detected at the same point.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
1.3
\fIBasic principles of a new system for accounting in\fR
\fIinternational telephony\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.3.1
The remuneration of the Administrations of
\fItransit\fR
\fIcountries\fR (direct transit or switched transit) should not depend
upon the procedure
selected by the terminal Administrations for accounting for their remuneration.
That is, the different procedures affect only the remuneration of terminal
Administrations.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.3.2
As regards the remuneration of the Administrations of the
countries of destination and transit countries, it is preferable to make no
distinction between automatic and semi\(hyautomatic traffic when establishing
international accounts. This is in line with the idea that Administrations
should be remunerated on the basis of the facilities made available. Whilst
expenses of setting up calls in these two cases are different in countries
of origin, they are approximately the same in the countries of destination
and
transit countries.
.LP
.PP
1.3.3
It is preferable, in order to simplify accounting, that one
procedure or the other be used to the greatest possible extent. Certain
regions may find it expedient to select one of the procedures for use within
their
region.
.sp 1P
.LP
1.4
\fIProcedures\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Procedures relating to remuneration of Administrations of
\fIdestination and transit countries\fR are as follows:
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.4.1
\fIRemuneration of countries of destination\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Administrations of countries of destination will be
remunerated,
.RT
.LP
\fIeither by:\fR
.PP
Having due regard, as concerns this element, to the location of the international
exchange and the distribution of the international traffic
within the country of destination.
.FE
1.4.1.1
a procedure whereby the Administration of the country of origin keeps its
revenue and remunerates the Administration of the country of
destination for the facilities made available, including the international
circuit, the international exchange and the national extension
:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
on the basis of a flat\(hyrate price per circuit (called
the \fIflat\(hyrate price procedure\fR ); or
.LP
b)
on the basis of traffic units carried (called the
\fItraffic\(hyunit price procedure\fR );
.LP
in either case, the price will be fixed by the Administration of the
country of destination;
.LP
\fIor by:\fR
.PP
1.4.1.2
the procedure whereby accounting revenue is shared between
terminal Administrations (called the \fIaccounting revenue division\fR
\fIprocedure\fR ).
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
1.4.2
\fIRemuneration of transit countries\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Administrations of transit countries will be remunerated for
facilities made available,
.RT
.LP
\fIeither by:\fR
.PP
1.4.2.1
the
\fIflat\(hyrate price procedure\fR relating in the main to direct transit
operations;
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fIor by:\fR
.PP
1.4.2.2
the
\fItraffic\(hyunit price procedure\fR relating in the main to switched
transit operations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
1.4.3
\fIRemuneration of the country of origin\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
For the remuneration of the country of origin, see \(sc\ 4.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
1.5
\fITraffic unit\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
1.5.1
\fIDefinition of the traffic unit\fR \fI\ \(em\ \fR \fIConversation\fR
\fItime\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
It is recommended that, when the traffic\(hyunit price procedure is
used (see \(sc\(sc\ 1.4.1.1 | ) and\ 1.4.2.2 above), the traffic unit adopted
for the
purpose of remunerating other Administrations should be \fIone minute of\fR
\fIconversation time\fR .
.bp
.RT
.PP
1.5.1.1
With regard to a call, conversation time is the interval that elapses between:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
the moment when the reply condition (answer signal in the
backward direction) is detected at the point where the recording
of the call duration takes place, and
.LP
\(em
the moment when the clear forward condition (clear forward
signal) is detected at the same point.
.LP
.PP
1.5.1.2
The above duration conforms to that in
Recommendations\ E.230\ [1]
and\ E.260\ [2] for the \*Qcall duration\*U of automatic calls; it is now to be
applied to all calls covered by this Recommendation. In practice, the reply
condition is detected by recognition of the answer signal generated upon
answer of the called party or distant operator. The clear forward condition
is
detected by recognition of the signal generated by the calling party or
outgoing operator clearing down the connection. In default of such action,
the connection will be automatically cleared down and a clear forward signal
generated in the outgoing exchange after a delay period following receipt of
the clear back signal generated by the called party replacing the receiver.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.5.1.3
Conversation time has been chosen as the traffic unit because
it is capable of being measured automatically in response to signals generated
by CCITT signalling systems. Furthermore, it allows accounts to be settled
by an Administration of a transit country without waiting for information
from countries \*Qup the line\*U as regards call durations taken from data
on
operators' tickets
.
.LP
.PP
1.5.1.4
The only other unit which meets these criteria,
holding
time
,
is not recommended because of the wide variations between chargeable time
and holding time in different relations and in different call types, which
makes
the use of holding time inappropriate for remunerating Administrations of
countries of destination.
.sp 2P
.LP
1.5.2
\fIRemarks\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.5.2.1
In relation to individual calls, conversation time:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
will be less than circuit\(hyholding time by reason, in
particular, of the extra time circuits are held because there
will be a period between the seizure of the circuit and the
answer signal;
.LP
b)
will be the same as
chargeable time
in the case of
station\(hyto\(hystation calls in the fully automatic service
and will be the same as charged in the same service
when periodic pulse\(hymetering systems are used;
.LP
c)
may be more than chargeable time in the case of personal
calls where time is spent in obtaining the called party, of
calls with special facilities requiring operator intervention
(such as
credit card
,
collect, conference or data
calls
or
phototelegraph transmissions
); or in the
case of station calls requiring operator assistance in the
called country of destination or a transit country.
.PP
1.5.2.2
In relation to overall use of the circuit:
.LP
a)
there will be additional holding time in case of
inability to reach the distant subscriber;
.LP
b)
there will be additional conversation time because of
time on the circuit for
service calls
, directory inquiry or other information exchanges between operators;
.LP
c)
exceptionally, conversation time could be less than charged
time depending on the mixture of traffic on the circuit and
whether the Administration of the country of origin rounds up
the charged time in 3\ +\ 3 or 3\ +\ 1\ minutes charging systems, or
when the final pulse in a periodic pulse\(hymetering system does
not coincide with the end of the conversation time.
.PP
1.5.2.3
It should further be noted that where conversation time is not
known, but other time periods such as circuit\(hyholding time or
charged or
chargeable time
are known, e.g.\ from operators' tickets, it is possible to convert these
other times to approximate conversation times by the use of
factors which allow for the time differences referred to in \(sc\(sc\ 1.5.2.1
and
1.5.2.2\ above. These factors can be established on the basis of periodic
measurement or sampling procedures, and may need to take account of individual
characteristics.
.bp
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBRemuneration of the Administration of the country of\fR
\fBdestination\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.1
\fIFlat\(hyrate price procedure\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.1.1
Under this procedure the Administration of the country of
destination receives payment for the facilities made available by a flat\(hyrate
price fixed by it as a price per circuit. The price per circuit would
cover:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
the international circuit section provided by the country
of destination;
.LP
b)
the use of its international exchange;
.LP
c)
the national extension
.
.PP
2.1.2
In fixing these flat\(hyrate prices, Administrations of countries
within the same region may find it desirable to follow the principles in
CCITT\ Recommendations.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
2.2
\fITraffic\(hyunit price procedure\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.2.1
Under this procedure, the country of destination receives
payment on the basis of the price fixed by it per traffic unit. This price
will be related to the facilities made available and will take account
of:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
the international circuit section provided by the
country of destination;
.LP
b)
the use of its international exchange;
.LP
c)
the national extension
.
.PP
2.2.2
In fixing these traffic\(hyunit prices, Administrations of countries within
a region may find it desirable to follow the principles set forth in
CCITT\ Recommendations.
.sp 2P
.LP
2.3
\fIAccounting revenue division\fR \fIprocedure\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.3.1
Under this procedure, the
accounting revenue
from the traffic
exchanged in their relationship is divided between the Administrations
of the terminal countries, in principle on a 50/50\ basis. Proportions
other than
50/50\ may be used when the facilities made available by each of the
Administrations of the terminal countries are not approximately equivalent,
or if Administrations reach agreement on a different proportion when, for
example, the costs differ greatly.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
2.3.2
The Administration of each terminal country in principle pays an appropriate
share (normally half) of any
remuneration
due to the
Administrations of transit countries.
.sp 2P
.LP
2.4
\fIConsideration regarding choice of accounting procedure\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
In connection with one\(hyway and both\(hyway circuit operations, actual
circuit operation should not be confused with the possibilities of
operating such circuits that signalling systems may offer. Even though the
circuits between the terminal countries have a signalling system permitting
both\(hyway operation, it is common practice, when the volume of traffic is
large enough, to split the both\(hyway circuit groups into three groups, two
of which are operated on a one\(hyway basis, the third, operated on a both\(hyway
basis, being used for overflow from the first two.
.FE
.PP
2.4.1
The accounting revenue division procedure is particularly
appropriate when there is a significant volume of traffic exchange or when
operation is over both\(hyway circuits
as in the case of certain
intercontinental traffic relations. The establishment of accounts for collect
and credit card calls may be easier under the accounting revenue division
procedure.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.4.2
On the other hand, other accounting procedures are more
appropriate when:
.LP
a)
the volume of traffic exchanged between the Administrations
of terminal countries is light, as is the case when all traffic
is handled only by switched transit;
.LP
b)
there is one\(hyway operation on all the international
circuits concerned
.
.bp
.sp 2P
.LP
2.5
\fISimplification of accounts and use of\fR
\fItraffic sampling\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.5.1
In certain conditions, the Administrations of terminal
countries may agree not to exchange international accounts when, for
example:
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.RT
.LP
a)
the balance of settlement of their accounts is normally
negligible;
.LP
b)
the \fIterminal countries'\fR traffic levels in both directions
are more or less equal;
.LP
c)
there is approximate equivalence as regards their
national extension
.
.LP
.PP
2.5.2
Traffic sampling
may be used for the establishment of
international accounts when the countries involved in a given traffic relation
so agree. This sampling may then avoid the necessity for continuous traffic
measurements. For example, the samples could cover five working days and
could be taken at regular intervals, such as once a year or four times
a year, or
they could be taken on the occasion of any significant change in the number
of circuits in the given relation. Sampling is particularly useful when
traffic in any international relationship is reasonably stable.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBRemuneration of the Administrations of transit countries\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
3.1
\fIFlat\(hyrate price procedure\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.1.1
It is recommended that in the case of direct transit via other countries,
the Administrations of these direct transit countries should be
remunerated for the exclusive use of the facilities made available on the
basis of a flat\(hyrate price per circuit.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.1.2
Under the flat\(hyrate price procedure, the terminal Administrations will
ensure that the best possible use is made of the circuits because:
.LP
a)
if they provide too few circuits, they pay the penalty in
the form of the lower quality of service they offer to their
subscribers;
.LP
b)
if they provide too many circuits, they will have to pay
more in remuneration and will be penalized financially.
.LP
.PP
3.1.3
The flat\(hyrate price is fixed by the Administration of the transit country.
In fixing these flat\(hyrate prices, the Administrations of countries
within a region may find it desirable to follow the principles in
CCITT\ Recommendations regarding the establishment of recommended values for
facilities provided.
.sp 2P
.LP
3.2
\fITraffic\(hyunit price procedure\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.2.1
When transit traffic is not handled on direct circuits (e.g.\ in the case
of traffic passing by switched transit), the remuneration for the
transit routing through one or more countries should be made to the
Administration of the country of the first transit exchange used, which
fixes a price per unit of handled traffic. This price should also include
the
remuneration to the Administrations of other transit countries, if any,
and to the Administration of the country of destination, where appropriate.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.2.2
The procedure of remuneration to the Administration of the country of the
first transit exchange for the entire routing of the traffic to the
country of destination (remuneration of the first transit exchange) is
necessary to meet the situation where traffic may be routed through subsequent
transit exchanges, each of which, under automatic operation, will be unable
to identify the country of origin of the traffic. This procedure makes
the source of the traffic irrelevant for the establishment of accounts.
Depending on the accounting methods in force between Administrations, the
remuneration of the
first transit centre may or may not include payments for use of the facilities
of the country of destination.
.bp
.sp 2P
.LP
3.3
\fIEstablishment of a\fR
\fIswitched\(hytransit relation\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.3.1
Before switching traffic via a transit exchange, the
Administration of the country of origin will request the country in which
the first switching transit exchange is situated for a price quotation
per
transit\(hytraffic unit to the country of destination.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.3.2
The Administration of the country to which the first exchange
belongs advises the price per traffic unit for handling the traffic from the
transit exchange to the country of destination, including remuneration
of the latter country where appropriate. This price may be set up by the
Administration of the country to which the transit exchange belongs, on the
basis either of a special study or of a price already fixed for the transit
routing to the same terminal country of traffic originating in other
countries.
.LP
.PP
3.3.3
The Administration of any country with traffic to be routed in
transit may, of course, find it advisable to consult the Administrations of
several countries to ascertain which transit routing is the most economical.
.PP
3.3.4
The consultations by the Administration of the country of origin regarding
the transit routing (by switching) of its traffic should be in
accordance with the principles of the
International Routing Plan
described in Recommendation\ E.171\ [3].
.sp 2P
.LP
3.4
\fICalculation of the remuneration to the Administration of the\fR
\fIcountry of the first transit exchange on the basis of traffic units\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.4.1
Remuneration to the Administration of the switched transit
country depends on the number of traffic units handled by its transit
exchange.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.4.2\fR For the establishment of international accounts, the
Administration of the country of origin should determine the volume of
traffic in minutes of conversation time routed each month towards each
country of
destination through this transit exchange. If it is not technically possible
to measure units of conversation time, the originating Administration may
use
charged minutes (shown on operators' tickets) or measurements of holding
time and make the necessary conversion to obtain an assessment of conversation
time. The procedure for determining the conversion factor to be used for
each
relation will be decided by agreement between the Administrations of the
originating and transit countries and if necessary, the destination country,
taking the remarks made in \(sc\ 1.5.2 above into account.
.PP
3.4.3
An alternative version of this system can be contemplated when
the traffic to the country of destination routed via a given international
transit centre is sufficiently stable; the Administrations of the country of
origin and of the country where the first transit exchange is situated might
then agree to settlement on the basis of an estimated number of traffic
units determined by means of traffic sampling and subject to periodic revision
(such as once a year or four times a year).
.LP
.PP
3.4.4
For the establishment of international accounts for temporary
alternative routes, the Administration of the country of origin should
determine the volume of traffic in minutes of conversation time routed
via the transit Administration. If it is not possible to measure units
of conversation time, two alternative methods are described in Annex\ C
and may be used by
originating Administrations subject to agreement of the Administrations
concerned.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBRemuneration of the Administration of the country of\fR
\fBorigin\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1
As far as collect calls and credit card calls, placed with the assistance
of an operator in the country of origin, are concerned, subject to agreement
between the Administrations concerned, the Administration of the
country of destination should pay a flat\(hyrate charge per call to the
Administration of the country of origin of the call in addition to the
normal share relating to the call. The purpose of this flat\(hyrate charge,
the level of which is fixed by bilateral agreement, would be to cover the
costs incurred in the country of origin for the establishment of the call.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.2
Given that automated credit card service is still in the early
stages of development, reimbursement and any additional accounting procedures
are for further study but the following principles may be applied.
.PP
4.2.1
For those calls placed between two countries and billed to an
automated credit card customer of the Administration of one of these countries,
subject to bilateral agreement, either:
.LP
i)
the system based on the existing practices for a manual
credit card call should apply, or
.LP
ii)
the card\(hyissuing Administration will pay all charges for
the call as established by the Administration of the origin of the
call to that Administration.
.bp
.PP
4.2.2
For those calls placed within the country of one Administration
and billed to an automated credit card customer of another Administration,
the card\(hyissuing Administration will pay all the charges for the call
as
established by the Administration of the call to that Administration.
.PP
4.2.3
For those calls placed between two countries and billed to an
automated credit card customer of the Administration of another country, the
card\(hyissuing Administration will pay all the charges for the call as
established by the Administration of the origin of the call to that
Administration.
.PP
4.2.4
In all cases, the Administration of the country of origin of the call will
include that call in its traffic account with the call destination
Administration.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB5\fR \fBNotes and examples\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
To assist in an understanding of the new procedures, the following three
annexes are provided:
.RT
.LP
\fIAnnex\ A:\fR \ Differences between collection charges and accounting rates.
.LP
\fIAnnex\ B:\fR \ Examples of the various procedures for remunerating
Administrations.
.LP
\fIAnnex\ C:\fR \ Traffic measurement conversions from seizures or erlangs into
conversation time for temporary alternative routes.
\v'2P'
.ce 1000
ANNEX\ A
.ce 0
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(to Recommendation D.150)
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\fBDifferences between collection charges and accounting rates\fR
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.RT
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.PP
A.1 \fR The
collection charge
is the charge collected by an
Administration from its public for the use of the international telephone
service.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
A.2 \fR The
accounting rate
is the rate per traffic unit agreed between
Administrations for a given relation, which is used for the establishment of
international accounts.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
A.3\fR Whilst, in general, Administrations correlate collection charges
and accounting rates, the two cannot always be the same because, for
example:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
in most countries collection charges and accounting rates
will be expressed in different currencies;
.LP
b)
collection charges and accounting rates may be based on
different traffic units;
.LP
c)
the value of national currencies can fluctuate relative to
the special drawing right (SDR) or the gold franc;
.LP
d)
collection charges may be influenced by government fiscal
policies.
.PP
A.4
As a general principle, in fixing the collection charges,
Administrations should make every effort to avoid too large a dissymmetry
between the charges applicable in each direction of the same relation.
.LP
.rs
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Blanc
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.bp
.ce 1000
ANNEX\ B
.ce 0
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\fBExamples of the various procedures\fR
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\fBfor remunerating Administrations\fR
.ce 0
.LP
B.1
\fIGeneral\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
B.1.1\fR The diagram in Figure B\(hy1/D.150 shows a typical pattern of
circuit interconnections between various countries, with particular reference
to the exchange of traffic between countries\ A and\ B carried partly on
direct circuits through countries\ C and\ D, and partly on switched transit
circuits
through country\ E \(em which in turn may also make use of transit\(hyswitching
facilities in country\ F.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.rs
.sp 15P
.ad r
\fBFIGURE B\(hy1/D.150 p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.PP
B.1.2
Three basic situations are examined in relation to use of
Recommendation\ D.150:
.PP
B.1.2.1 \fR Case\ 1 where countries\ A and\ B account for the total traffic
between them on the basis of the accounting revenue division procedure
and the sharing of the costs of facilities obtained from countries\ C,\
D,\ E and\ F.
.PP
B.1.2.2 \fR Case\ 2 where countries\ A and\ B account for the total traffic
between them on the basis of the traffic unit and/or flat\(hyrate price
procedure, each being responsible for accounting forward for the traffic
it originates.
.PP
B.1.2.3
Case\ 3 where countries\ A and\ B account for some of their traffic on
the basis of the accounting revenue division procedure, and the balance
of their traffic on the basis of the traffic\(hyunit price procedure.
.PP
B.1.3
The selection of methods of remuneration to be used will be
agreed
jointly between the Administrations of countries\ A and\ B taking into
account, among other things, the routes and facilities made available and
the
traffic\(hyunit and flat\(hyrate prices quoted by countries\ C, D, E
and\ F.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
B.2
\fICase\ 1\ \(em\ Use of the\fR
\fIaccounting revenue division\fR
\fIprocedure\fR \fIfor all traffic\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
B.2.1\fR In accordance with the accounting revenue division procedure
the Administrations of countries\ A and\ B jointly share the revenues of the
traffic between their countries, each paying their appropriate shares
(normally\ 50/50) of
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.LP
a)
the remuneration due to direct transit countries\ C and\ D for
the use of the circuit sections traversing those countries; and
.LP
b)
the costs incurred in use of overflow routes via\ E
and\ F.
.PP
No separate or identified payment is made by the Administration
of country\ A or country\ B for the facilities made available in country of
destination\ B or\ A, at least for the portion of traffic using the direct
route.
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
B.2.2
\fIDirect\(hytransit traffic\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Remuneration to the Administrations of the direct\(hytransit
countries\ C and\ D is based on a flat\(hyrate price per circuit and calculated
according to the (crowflight) length of the circuit sections on the territories
of countries\ C and\ D.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
B.2.3
\fISwitched\(hytransit traffic handled by the exchange in E\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
B.2.3.1\fR
The remuneration to the Administration of country\ E for traffic routed
from\ A to\ B by switched transit at the exchange\ E is paid by the
Administration of country\ A. The Administration of country\ E receives
from the Administration of country\ A a payment calculated from the number
of traffic
units passed to country\ B on behalf of the Administration of country\ A.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Since the accounting revenue division procedure implies that each of the
Administrations of the terminal countries\ A and\ B pays a share (normally
half) of the remuneration due to the Administrations of the transit countries,
irrespective of whether these are switched\(hytransit or direct\(hytransit
countries, the appropriate share of the remuneration paid by the Administration
of
country\ A to the Administration of country\ E must be debited in the statement
of revenue divided between the Administrations of countries\ A and\ B.
.LP
.PP
B.2.3.2\fR
The Administration of country\ E fixes the price to be paid by the
Administration of country\ A per unit of traffic between the transit exchange\
E to country\ B; the Administration of country\ E must take into
consideration:
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.LP
\(em
its expenses on its own territory;
.LP
\(em
the expenses incurred for the direct\(hytransit circuits\ E\(hyB
through country\ D;
.LP
\(em
the expenses for switched transit after overflow in\ E through
the transit exchange in country\ F.
.LP
B.2.3.2.1\ \ In determining expenses in its own territory, E\ should include
expenses for the circuits\ A\(hyE from the frontier\ AE to transit exchange\
E as
well as its switching expenses.
.LP
B.2.3.2.2\ \ The Administration of country\ E must also take into account the
expenses relating to:
.LP
\(em
the section of international circuits provided by the
Administration of country\ B;
.LP
\(em
the international exchange and the national extensions in
that country.
.PP
These expenses may be:
.LP
\(em
counted as part of the accounting revenue shared between the
Administrations of country\ A and country\ B; or
.LP
\(em
be included in the price fixed by country\ E, if it is more
convenient or even necessary for that country to fix a price
(normally one\(hyhalf) for facilities made available in\ B. In this
case A\ should, in principle, remunerate\ B with the appropriate
share (normally one\(hyhalf) of the gross revenue from this stream
of traffic, minus:
.LP
i)
\fIthe appropriate share\fR (normally one\(hyhalf) of the amount
due from\ A to\ E for the transit of\ E and\ D or\ F, and minus
.LP
ii)
\fIthe whole\fR of the amount due from\ A to\ E for the
destination country\ B.
.bp
.LP
.PP
In practice, it may be difficult for\ A to obtain the necessary
information to split the total remuneration due to\ E into two parts\ i) and
ii)\ above because\ E will have quoted a combined rate for the two routes
via\ D and\ F and the amounts due to\ B for these two routes may be different;
A\ will
not know the distribution of traffic between the routes via\ D and\ F. In such
cases, the Administrations of\ A and\ B may agree not to take into account the
distribution of the traffic on the routes\ E\(hyD\(hyB and\ E\(hyF\(hyB
and make separate
arrangements to ensure the fair division of costs between\ A and\ B. For
example\ B may agree with\ A on an average share for the extension on its
territory of the routes\ D\(hyB and\ F\(hyB. These shares would be deducted
from the
gross revenue for the part of the traffic transited via routes\ E\(hyD\(hyB
and\ E\(hyF\(hyB. Alternatively, they may agree to dispense with the accounting
revenue division procedure for this stream of traffic and account for it
in accordance with
\(sc\ B.4 below.
.LP
B.3
\fICase\ 2\ \(em\ Use of traffic\(hyunit and/or flat\(hyrate price procedure\fR
\fIfor all traffic\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
B.3.1
\fITraffic on direct circuits\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
B.3.1.1
\fIRemuneration to the Administrations of direct\(hytransit\fR
\fIcountries\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The Administration of the country of origin\ A remunerates each of the
Administrations of countries\ C and\ D for use of the sections of
circuit\ A\(hyB. Remuneration is based on a flat\(hyrate price per circuit
and is
calculated according to the (crowflight) length of the circuit sections
on the territories of countries\ C and\ D.
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
B.3.1.2
\fIRemuneration of the country of destination\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The Administration of the country of origin\ A should remunerate the Administration
of country\ B:
.RT
.LP
\(em
for the circuit section\ A\(hyB provided by the Administration of
country\ B;
.LP
\(em
for the use of the international exchange in\ B;
.LP
\(em
for the national extensions in country\ B.
.PP
Depending on the agreements concluded by the Administrations of
countries\ A and\ B, the remuneration is based:
.LP
a)
either on a flat\(hyrate price per circuit, or
.LP
b)
on the traffic\(hyunit price.
.sp 1P
.LP
B.3.1.3
\fIOne\(hyway operating and both\(hyway operating\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
In the case of one\(hyway circuits the remuneration of an
international circuit by the Administration of a country of origin presents
no difficulty. In the case of both\(hyway circuits, the Administrations
of the
terminal countries\ A and\ B decide how the costs of the international
circuits are to be divided after taking account of the outgoing traffic
of each.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
B.3.2
\fISwitched\(hytransit traffic handled by the exchange in\ E\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
B.3.2.1
\fIRemuneration for circuits in the group\ A\(hyE\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
With respect to the traffic transiting the transit exchange in
country\ E, the Administration of country\ A first of all remunerates the
Administration of country\ E for the use of the section of the circuit\ A\(hyE
provided by the Administration of country\ E.
.PP
This remuneration is normally independent of the traffic in transit to
country\ B, because the circuits\ A\(hyE are used not only for traffic
in transit to country\ B but also for terminal traffic from country\ A
to country\ E. This is
the case when the remuneration paid by the Administrations of countries\
A and\ E for terminal traffic between them is based on the flat\(hyrate
price
procedure.
.bp
.PP
When the remuneration paid by the Administrations of countries\ A and\
E for terminal traffic between them is based on the traffic\(hyunit price
procedure, i.e.\ on the measurement of all traffic routed over the circuits\
A\(hyE, a meter
could be used to measure the whole of the traffic sent from\ A to\ E on the
circuits\ A\(hyE, regardless of the destination (i.e.\ regardless of the
country
codes); these measurements therefore would include traffic from\ A to\ B and\ A
to\ F.
.PP
Alternatively, separate meters could be used in country\ A to measure the
traffic destined for each of the countries\ B, E and\ F; this might
facilitate the accounting for each of these streams of traffic.
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
B.3.2.2
\fIRemuneration for transit routing by the exchange\ E\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The Administration of country\ A remunerates the Administration of country\
E for routing calls to\ B beyond the transit exchange in\ E on the basis
of the number of traffic units from\ A to\ B passing through the international
transit exchange in\ E. This number of traffic units might be measured by a
special meter, reserved for calls to country\ B, which could be placed in
country\ A on the circuits\ A\(hyE. The meter is activated only when the
country
code of country\ B is sent by the outgoing register of the exchange in
country\ A.
.PP
The Administration of country\ E is credited by the Administration of country\
A for the transit traffic sent via its international transit exchange to
country\ B on behalf of country\ A and is entirely responsible for
.PP
remunerating the Administrations of countries\ D, F and\ B. This remuneration
is included in the remuneration it makes for the entire traffic emanating
from\ E and sent to country\ B, since the national traffic originating
in\ E and the
transit traffic originating in other countries is consolidated for accounting
purposes.
.PP
In principle, the remuneration of the Administration of country\ B by the
Administration of country\ E should comprise not only remuneration for
use of the international circuit sections provided by the Administration
of
country\ B and remuneration for use of facilities in the international
transit exchange in country\ B, but also any remuneration for use of national
extensions in country\ B.
.PP
If the remuneration for the circuits in section\ A\(hyE (which carry both
terminal and transit traffic) is made on a flat\(hyrate price basis which
includes remuneration for the international exchange and the national extension,
the
transit traffic proportion of the amounts so included should be taken into
.PP
account in calculating the remuneration to be paid by the Administration of
country\ A to the Administration of country\ E for the traffic which is
switched at\ E and routed to country\ B.
.RT
.sp 2P
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B.4
\fICase\ 3\ \(em\ Use of the accounting revenue division procedure for
the\fR \fIdirect traffic between\ A and\ B and the traffic\(hyunit price
procedure\fR
\fIfor the traffic switched via country\ E\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
B.4.1\fR This case represents the situation where countries\ A and\ B wish
to use the accounting revenue division procedure for the traffic carried
over the direct A\(hyB\ circuits and the traffic\(hyunit price procedure
for remuneration of the destination country for traffic switched through
country\ E.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
B.4.2
\fITraffic on direct circuits\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
By way of meters or statistical assessments the Administration of country\
A will identify that traffic sent on the direct circuits\ A\(hyB, and
account for that traffic on the basis of the accounting revenue division
procedure as in Case\ 1 under \(sc\ B.2.1 above.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
B.4.3
\fISwitched\(hytransit traffic handled by the exchange in\ E\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
B.4.3.1\fR
By way of meters or statistical assessments the Administration of country\
A will identify the traffic sent on the switched\(hytransit route via country\
E, and account for that traffic on the basis of the traffic\(hyunit price
procedure as in Case\ 2 under \(sc\ B.3.2 above.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
B.4.3.2
The traffic\(hyunit price quoted by country\ E in this case will
include an amount for the facilities in country\ B. It should in fact be the
same price as quoted in Case\ 2.
\v'1P'
.bp
.LP
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(to Recommendation D.150)
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.RT
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\fBTraffic measurement conversions from seizures or erlangs\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ce 0
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\fBinto conversation time for temporary alternative routes\fR
.ce 0
.LP
C.1
\fIConversion from seizure measurements\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
For each hour the temporary alternative route is being used, the
originating international Network Management Centre should record the number
of seizures of the circuits which make up
the route and convert this number to conversation time in minutes by the
following formula:
.PP
Conversation\ time\ =\ (Seizures)\ \(mu\ (Answer/seizure\ ratio)\ \(mu
(Average\ call\ duration).
.PP
The average call duration should be based on historical records and
agreed in advance.
.PP
The answer/seizure ratio should be also based on historical records
or, if available, on measurements taken during the period the route was
used.
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
C.2
\fIConversion from erlang measurements\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
For each hour the temporary alternative route is being used,
the
originating international Network Management Centre should record the number
of erlangs
on the route and convert this number to conversation time by the following
formula:
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The efficiency ratio is the ratio of conversation time to occupied
time in minutes. The difference between the two is call set\(hyup time and
occupied time for unsuccessful calls. It should be based on historical
measurements and agreed in advance.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
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\fBReferences\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
[1]
CCITT Recommendation \fIChargeable duration of calls\fR ,
Rec.\ E.230.
.LP
[2]
CCITT Recommendation \fIBasic technical problems concerning the\fR
\fImeasurement and recording of call durations\fR ,
Rec.\ E.260.
.LP
[3]
CCITT Recommendation \fIThe international telephone routing plan\fR ,
Rec.\ E.171.
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\fBRecommendation\ D.151\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fB1\fR \fBIntroduction\fR
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.PP
The new
system for accounting
(Recommendation\ D.150) might
not always
be applied in some relations especially where
radiotelephone circuits
are used
and, in these cases, the following provisions may be adapted appropriately.
.PP
When Recommendation D.150 is not applied, it is recommended that the
accounting rate for intercontinental calls, expressed in units of charged
time, should be divided in accordance with the principles set out
below.
.bp
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
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\fB2\fR \fBCalls over\fR
\fBdirect intercontinental circuits\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The accounting rate for calls over direct circuits should in
principle be divided equally between the terminal Administrations unless
other arrangements are agreed among the Administrations
concerned
.FS
Certain large countries claim landline shares in respect of
calls extended to places at a considerable distance from the intercontinental
circuit terminal, before division of the balance of revenue.
.FE
.
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fB3\fR \fBCalls over a\fR
\fBchain of intercontinental circuits\fR
.sp 1P
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.PP
For calls over a chain of intercontinental circuits, the accounting rate
should not exceed the sum of the
accounting rates
for calls over each
of the individual circuits. However, the Administrations concerned may
agree to fix a total accounting rate less than the sum of the individual
accounting
rates.
.PP
The total accounting rate should in principle be apportioned between the
individual circuits in proportion to the accounting rate for direct calls
over each individual circuit. The amounts accruing to each circuit should
then be
divided equally between the Administrations at each end of each circuit
unless other arrangements are agreed between them.
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fB4\fR \fBCalls extended over continental landlines\fR (that is, using them
as an intermediate section or as an extension of an intercontinental circuit)
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The principles for the determination of the total accounting rate are radiotelephone
circuit may agree to forego any share for the terminal land
section used on their continent to extend calls over intercontinental
circuits.
.PP
Administrations concerned in the provision of the landline section
should not ask for higher payments than those applying in the case of calls
obtained entirely by landline.
.PP
The total accounting rate should in principle be divided as
follows:
.RT
.LP
a)
the part of the accounting rate accruing to the
intercontinental circuit (or circuits) should be divided between the
Administrations at the end of the intercontinental circuit
(or circuits) as indicated in \(sc\(sc\ 2 and\ 3 above;
.LP
b)
the part of the accounting rate accruing to the continental
circuit should be divided in proportion to the amounts required
by each Administration concerned in the provision of the
continental circuit.
.PP
Where the application of the above principles would result in different
accounting rates for calls over different routes in a given relation, the
Administrations concerned with the operation of the most expensive route (or
routes) should agree how the rate should be scaled down to the lower figure.
Unless otherwise decided by agreement between the Administrations concerned,
this should be done by a proportionate reduction in the hypothetical shares
applicable to the most expensive routes.
.PP
\fB5\fR
Similar considerations may apply to continental relations
especially where radiotelephone circuits are used.
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\fBRecommendation\ D.155\fR
.RT
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\fBAPPORTIONMENT\ OF\fR
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\fBIN\
\fBINTERCONTINENTAL\ TELEPHONE\ RELATIONS\fR
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The\ CCITT,
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\fIconsidering\fR
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.PP
a)
that the apportionment of accounting rates in the
intercontinental telephone service is already discussed in CCITT
Recommendations, for example, Recommendations\ D.150 and D.151;
.PP
b)
that, on grounds of fairness, additional guiding
principles should be established to ensure that accounting rates between the
terminal and any transit Administration concerned should be apportioned in
such a way as to take account of the service rendered by each of these
Administrations;
.bp
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.PP
c)
that the telecommunication facilities provided by
Administrations should be used as profitably as possible;
.PP
d)
that in accounting between Administrations the
principle of remunerating the first transit exchange as described in
Recommendation\ D.150 is gradually being superseded by the concept of a
remuneration plan for switched transit,
.sp 1P
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\fBGeneral principles\fR
.PP
In an intercontinental telephone link, bilateral or multilateral
agreements between the Administrations concerned should normally provide
for the application of the same accounting rate in both directions of the
relation, regardless of the route used.
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fB1\fR \fBDirect relations\fR
.sp 1P
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.LP
.PP
1.1
A direct relation is a relation between two terminal
Administrations in which the traffic is routed over
direct circuits
,
i.e.\ over
circuits established for the exclusive use of these terminal Administrations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.2
In the case of traffic routed over direct circuits, the
accounting rate is in principle shared equally between the Administrations
of the terminal countries in respect of each traffic direction. A sharing
basis
of other than 50/50 may be applied if the intercontinental facilities made
available by each Administration in the terminal countries are not
essentially equivalent.
.sp 9p
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.LP
.PP
1.3
If a
direct link
exists and the traffic is unilaterally diverted by the Administration of
the country of origin to the financial
detriment of the country of destination, via a transit route not agreed
between the two parties, it is for the Administration of origin to reach
agreement with the transit Administration with a view to remunerating it by
drawing on the terminal share of the Administration of origin.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
If, however, the route which has not been agreed has been chosen for reasons
such as failure or impairment of quality of the direct route, or
traffic overflow, the Administration of origin will negotiate with the
Administrations concerned on the basis of the provisions set out in \(sc\ 2.2
of this Recommendation.
.sp 2P
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\fB2\fR \fBSwitched transit relations\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
A switched transit relation is a relation between two terminal Administrations
in which the traffic is routed by switching through one or
more international transit exchanges in one or more countries other than the
country of origin and the country of destination.
.sp 9p
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.LP
.PP
2.2
The accounting rate in a switched transit relation should
normally be divided into two
terminal shares
and one or more transit
shares, as applicable.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The balance of the accounting rate after deduction of the transit shares
should be divided equitably, in principle on a 50/50 basis, between the
terminal Administrations concerned. A sharing basis of other than 50/50
may
be applied if the intercontinental facilities made available by each
Administration in the terminal countries are not equivalent.
.sp 2P
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\fB3\fR \fBTemporary alternative routes\fR
.sp 1P
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.PP
3.1
A temporary alternative route is an alternative route used for a short
period of time to meet high congestion occurring in the international network
at either foreseeable or, in the case of unexpected events,
unforeseeable periods.
.sp 9p
.RT
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3.2
Transit countries should be remunerated on the basis of
facilities provided. The
accounting rate
should be allocated in two
terminal shares
and one or more
transit shares
. The accounting rate, transit shares and
divisions of revenue
should be those
applicable normally for transit routing of switched telephone traffic.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.3
Where conditions warrant it and all concerned Administrations agree, special
accounting arrangements may be implemented. These may include, but are
not limited to, waiver of accounting, or a transit charge lower than
the normal rate.
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\fBRecommendation\ D.160\fR
.FS
This Recommendation was formerly
Recommendation\ D.152 of the Red Book.
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\fB1\fR \fBIntroduction\fR
.sp 1P
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\fB\fR 1.1
The general procedures for remuneration of Administrations for
facilities made available are given in Recommendations\ D.67 and\ D.150.
In \(sc\ 3 of Recommendation\ D.67 and in \(sc\ 3 of Recommendation\ D.150
the principles for
remuneration of transit countries
by a flat\(hyrate price procedure are
given.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.2
Practical methods for implementation in the case of facilities made available
by transit countries are given for the following points:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
procedures for ordering facilities;
.LP
\(em
provision of facilities;
.LP
\(em
determining the period of remuneration;
.LP
\(em
accounting;
.LP
\(em
refunds for outages.
.PP
Throughout this Recommendation the term \*Qfacilities\*U embraces
individual circuits and groups of circuits, e.g.\ groups (12\ circuits),
supergroups (60\ circuits), etc.
.LP
.sp 2P
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\fB2\fR \fBProcedures for ordering facilities\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1
After a preliminary enquiry on availability of facilities, price, etc.,
the terminal Administrations concerned should place an order with the
transit Administration(s) for the facilities required. Such orders may
be sent preferably by telex, or otherwise by telegram, or mail.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The following information should be given:
.LP
1)
name of the Administration(s) to which the facilities are made available;
.LP
2)
type of service to be provided (telephone, telegraph, telex, data transmission,
etc.);
.LP
3)
facilities to be made available (supergroup, group, telephone or telegraph
circuit) and the number of such facilities;
.bp
.LP
4)
type of transmission system used (submarine cable, satellite, etc.);
.LP
5)
section of circuit or group (for multilink circuits);
.LP
6)
expected in\(hyservice date;
.LP
7)
preliminary technical information, if available, e.g. date and time for
testing (to be settled by the technical services);
.LP
8)
the duration required for temporary provision of
facilities.
.PP
The order for the facilities should be sent well in advance so that the
transit Administration(s) will have sufficient time for
preparation.
.PP
2.2
In case of a change or cancellation of the order, the terminal
Administrations should notify the transit Administration(s) of it as promptly
as possible by telex, quoting a specific reference to the original order.
.sp 9p
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\fB3\fR \fBProvision of facilities\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
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3.1
\fIConfirmation of order\fR
.sp 9p
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The transit Administration(s), when they have received an order,
should give confirmation to the terminal Administrations of the availability
of the requested facilities, the price per month or per year, and any other
terms and conditions.
.RT
.LP
.sp 1P
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3.2
\fINotification of completion of order\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
When a telecommunication facility is being made available, the
technical services of the Administrations concerned will naturally be in
communication with each other as the work progresses. Nevertheless as soon
as the facilities ordered are available a formal notification of the date
of
completion must be sent by the transit Administration(s) to all Administrations
concerned.
.RT
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBDetermining the period of remuneration\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
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.LP
4.1
\fIBeginning of the period\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1.1
In accordance with the spirit of Recommendations\ D.67 and\ D.150 payment
is due when the facilities are made available by the transit
Administrations, irrespective of the date on which the terminal Administrations
bring the facilities into service.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
In cases where the facilities are made available in advance of the ordered
date, payment is based on the order date.
.PP
4.1.2
For \fIintercontinental\fR | facilities, payment would be due from the
day following that on which the facilities are made available to the terminal
Administrations.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
Thus for example, a request for the lease of an intercontinental
facility for 1\ July, would be handled as follows:
.PP
\fIDate\ of\ availability:\fR \ 24\ June
\fICharging:\fR \ from\ \ 2 July
.PP
\fIDate\ of\ availability:\fR \ 10\ July
\fICharging:\fR \ from\ 11 July
.PP
4.1.3
For \fIcontinental\fR facilities, a simplified method should be
utilized for remuneration.
.sp 9p
.RT
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For the month during which the circuit(s) or the group(s) is(are)
made available, terminal Administrations should remunerate the transit
Administrations which made their facilities available as indicated
below:
.LP
\(em
for the whole month, if the facilities are made available
between the 1st and the 15th;
.LP
\(em
from the 1st of the following month if the facilities are made available
between the 16th and the end of the calendar month.
.PP
However, within continents bilateral agreements may be made to apply the
intercontinental method.
.bp
.PP
4.1.4
Nevertheless, in special circumstances the Administrations
concerned may, by special agreement and in keeping with the basic principles,
decide in the best interests of each party concerned on the procedure to
be
followed in selecting the date on which charging should start. Examples of
cases where this could apply are:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
i)
\fIWhen there are several transit sections\fR
.LP
If, for example, two transit Administrations\ C and\ D do not complete
their arrangements for making available the facilities requested by terminal
Administrations\ A and\ B on the same date, it would be reasonable to select
the date on which the entire transit section becomes operational.
.LP
ii)
\fIWhere the circuit orders relate to major projects, e.g.\fR
\fIthe opening of a new international exchange\fR
.LP
It is recognized that technical services will have a large circuit provision
programme to meet which may extend over a considerable period before the
new facility comes into service. The Administrations concerned may agree
to the period for remuneration commencing at some later date after the
facilities have been furnished.
.sp 1P
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4.2
\fIDetermination of the\fR
\fIduration of the period of\fR
\fIremuneration\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
The period during which facilities are made available should be
determined as follows:
.RT
.sp 1P
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4.2.1
\fIFacilities made available on a permanent basis\ \(em\ \fR
\fIintercontinental\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
In calculating the period during which facilities are made available, one
month shall mean one calendar month. Moreover, the day on which the
facility is made available shall not be reckoned, whereas the day on which
the facility is withdrawn shall be reckoned as a full day. Thus, a period
of
availability covering one month or more is calculated as follows:
.RT
.LP
a)
count the number of days beginning on the day following the
day on which the facility was made available until the end of
the month;
.LP
b)
thereafter count the number of full calendar months, if any; and
.LP
c)
count the number of service days in the last month, including the day
on which the facility was withdrawn.
.PP
As regards charging:
.LP
\(em
full calendar months are subject to the monthly rental;
.LP
\(em
fractions of a month shall be subject to a daily charge equal to 1/30th
of the monthly rental.
.PP
Examples are given in Table\ 1/D.160.
.sp 1P
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4.2.2
\fIFacilities made available on a permanent basis\ \(em\ continental\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
In calculating the period during which facilities are made available, one
month shall mean one calendar month. When the facilities are made
available between the 1st and 15th of the month, remuneration shall be
for the whole month. When the facilities are made available between the
16th and the
end of the calendar month, remuneration shall commence from the 1st of the
following month.
.PP
When the facilities are withdrawn between the\ 1st and\ 15th of the month,
remuneration shall be made to the end of the previous month. When withdrawn
between the 16th and the end of the calendar month, remuneration shall
be made for the whole month.
.RT
.sp 1P
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4.2.3
\fIFacilities made available on a temporary basis\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
By agreement between the Administrations concerned, it is possible to make
facilities available for a period of less than one month.
.PP
In calculating the period during which facilities are made available on
a temporary basis, one day shall mean a period of 24\ consecutive
hours.
.PP
The period during which a facility is made available should be
calculated in multiples of 24\ hours, the period starting from the time
at which the facility is made available until the time at which it is withdrawn.
If the number of days thus obtained contains a fraction of 24\ hours, it
should be
rounded up to the next whole number.
.bp
.PP
\fIExamples:\fR
.PP
Circuit made available on 1\ June, at 09.00\ hours, cleared on 5\ June
at 09.00\ hours:
.RT
.LP
4\ \(mu\ 24\ hours, i.e. 4\
chargeable days
.
.PP
Circuits made available on 1\ June, at 09.00\ hours, cleared on
5\ June at 11.00\ hours:
.LP
(4\ days\ +\ 2/24\ day) i.e. 5\ chargeable days.
.PP
The remuneration shall be equal to 1/30th of the monthly rental for each
day of the period of availability
.FS
In order to simplify accounting
methods and to stimulate mutual assistance among Administrations, the
administrative and technical costs of establishing temporary circuits are
not included. By special agreements between Administrations, these costs
may,
however, be recovered through a surcharge or installation charge equivalent
to 2/30ths of the monthly rental.
.FE
.
.LP
.rs
.sp 19P
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\fBTable 1, [T1.60] p.\fR
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.RT
.ad b
.RT
.sp 1P
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4.3
\fIEnd of period of availability\fR
.sp 9p
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.PP
The period during which facilities are made available on a
\fIpermanent basis\fR | will be terminated by the advice of the terminal
Administrations. The notice of cancellation should normally be given to the
transit Administration(s) one month in advance of the effective date of
termination.
.PP
However, the period of availability for facilities provided on a
\fItemporary\fR basis will end on the date and time agreed upon in advance.
.RT
.sp 2P
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\fB5\fR \fBAccounting\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
5.1
In the absence of a specific agreement and notwithstanding the
procedure described in Recommendation\ D.170, accounts are drawn up separately
where remuneration is made on a
flat\(hyrate basis
. A quarterly statement showing the overall balance for the period to which
the statement applies is
drawn up by the creditor Administration and two copies are sent to the
debtor Administration which, after verification, returns one copy with
its notice of acceptance.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
5.2
However, an agreement may be made between the Administrations
concerned for the terminal Administrations to credit the transit
Administration(s) with the sums due to them, through the ordinary monthly
accounts. In special cases, only one of the terminal Administrations may
credit the transit Administration(s) with the total remuneration due by
means of
regular monthly accounts and debit the other terminal Administration.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.3
There may also be specific cases, e.g. facilities made available on a temporary
basis, provision of mutual aid facilities, where the
Administrations concerned may agree that the country providing the facility
should debit the country of origin.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB6\fR \fBRefunds for outages\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
6.1
\fINeed for\fR
\fIrapid restoration of service\fR
.sp 9p
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.PP
When an outage occurs, the Administrations providing facilities
should make every effort to restore interrupted facilities, or to make
available at no extra charge the same facilities on an alternative routing,
either through their own territory or through third countries.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
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6.2
\fIIntercontinental outages\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
6.2.1
Automatic refunds will not be made. However, when an outage in a transit
country exceeds 24\ hours and the Administration of that country has not
restored the facilities, the terminal Administration is entitled to claim
a
refund, particularly if it had to provide substitute facilities \fIat its
own\fR \fIexpense\fR .
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
This refund is calculated on the basis of 1/30th of the monthly
rental per day or part of a day for the facilities which were temporarily
interrupted.
.PP
6.2.2
When a transit Administration provides one or more intercontinental sections
and an outage occurs in one of them, it shall refund for all the
facilities it provides (including any continental section) and not solely
for the section on which the failure occurred.
.sp 9p
.RT
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6.2.3
When several countries are involved in making transit
facilities available, only the Administration of the transit country in
which the outage occurred shall be liable to pay a refund in the conditions
set out above. If an outage occurs simultaneously in more than one country,
the
Administrations of those countries will be liable if a refund is claimed.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
6.3
\fIContinental outages\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
There will be no refunds for outages.
.PP
However, within continents, bilateral agreements may be made to apply
the intercontinental method.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
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\fBRecommendation\ D.170\fR
.RT
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\fB1\fR \fBGeneral\fR
.sp 1P
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1.1
The following arrangements are recommended for the drawing up,
exchange and acceptance of monthly telephone and telex accounts
between Administrations.
.sp 9p
.RT
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1.2
Each Administration of origin (and of transit where
\fR
appropriate, e.g. in the case of \(sc\ 3.1.4 below) shall prepare and forward
monthly accounts. These should be drawn up separately on forms of the types
shown below as specimens for:
.LP
a)
telephone traffic proper\ \(em\ Forms\ 1 or\ 2 (see Annex A);
.LP
b)
sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme and phototelegraph
transmissions\ \(em\ Forms\ 1 or\ 2 (see Annex\ A) suitably
adapted;
.LP
c)
telex traffic\ \(em\ Forms 1 or 2 (see Annex\ B).
.PP
1.3
The choice of form to be used for the accounts should be decided by the
Administration which prepares the accounts, after consultation with the
other Administration concerned. It may be convenient to use separate forms
for originated and transit traffic.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.4
The traffic details which must be included in the account are only those
which are necessary for the purpose of international accounting. However,
by agreement between the Administrations concerned, traffic information
which is not essential for the accounts (e.g. the number of calls where
this does not affect the accounting) may be included on the account forms.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.5
In accordance with the \fITelegraph and Telephone Regulations\fR \ [1],
monthly accounts should be sent as promptly as possible but in any case
before the end of the third month following that to which they relate.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBAccounts in international relations where Recommendations\ D.67
and\ D.150 apply\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The preparation of the monthly telephone accounts shall be as
follows, using as an example the diagram in Figure\ 1/D.170 which is a
reproduction from Annex\ B to Recommendation\ D.150. This diagram relates
to the traffic from terminals\ A to\ B.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
2.1
\fIWhen the\fR
\fIaccounting revenue division procedure\fR \fIis\fR
\fIapplied for accounting between A and B\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.1.1
\fIFor traffic on the\fR
\fIdirect route\fR \fI, A to B\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
A shall prepare and forward to B a monthly account crediting B with one\(hyhalf
of the net revenue (accounting revenue), after deduction of the
amounts due from A to C and D. A shall also account with C and D, either by
including their remuneration in the monthly accounts for traffic from A
which terminates in each of these countries, or by sending them a copy
of the monthly account prepared for\ B, showing in it the amounts due to
C and D.
.RT
.LP
.rs
.sp 15P
.ad r
\fBFigure 1/D.170 p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.1.2
\fIFor traffic on the route, A to B via E\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
There are two possibilities:
\v'3p'
.RT
.LP
1)
\fIWhen the rate quoted by E includes an amount due to B\fR
.LP
A shall prepare and forward to E a monthly account crediting
E for A's traffic to B via\ E at the rate quoted by E to cover
the transit of E and of D or F and also for the destination
country\ B.
.LP
In principle A should include in its monthly account to\ B an
amount crediting\ B with the appropriate share (normally
one\(hyhalf) of the gross revenue from this stream of traffic
minus:
.LP
a)
the appropriate share, (normally one\(hyhalf) of the
amount due from\ A to E for the transit of E (and of D or
F) and
.LP
b)
the whole of the amount due from A to E for the
destination country\ B.
.LP
(For a better understanding of these procedures, see
Recommendation\ D.150 and Annex\ B thereto, in
particular.)
\v'3p'
.LP
2)
\fIWhen the rate quoted by\ E does not include an\fR
\fIamount due to\ B\fR
.LP
A shall prepare and forward to E a monthly account crediting
E for A's\ traffic to B via E at the rate quoted by\ E to cover
the transit of E and of D or F.
.LP
A shall also include in its monthly account to B an amount
crediting\ B with the appropriate share (normally one\(hyhalf) of
the net revenue after deduction of the amounts due (normally
one\(hyhalf) from A to E (the amount covering the transit by E and
D or F regardless of the method of repayment: flat\(hyrate or
traffic\(hyunit price procedure).
.bp
.sp 2P
.LP
2.2
\fIWhen the accounting revenue division procedure is not applied\fR
\fIfor the accounting between\ A and\ B\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.2.1
\fIFor traffic on the direct route A to B\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
A shall prepare and forward to B, C and D respectively a monthly
account crediting the amounts due from A to each of them under whatever
accounting procedure has been agreed with each of them (i.e. either the
traffic\(hyunit price or the flat\(hyrate price procedure).
.PP
If the country of destination is remunerated under the traffic\(hyunit
price procedure, the flat\(hyrate amounts for direct\(hytransit countries
should be divided in appropriate shares (normally equal) between the two
terminal
countries and the traffic\(hyunit per minute price for passage through those
transit countries should be divided in the same proportion between the two
terminal countries. The application of this rule is necessary if the traffic
accounting between the two terminal countries is to be fair, as this
traffic\(hyunit per minute price should be used by each terminal Administration
as a factor to be multiplied by the volume of outgoing traffic, which may
not be the same in the two directions. Thus A will credit to B the traffic\(hyunit
price of B plus (normally one\(hyhalf) of the traffic\(hyunit price attributable
to the
transit of C and\ D.
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.2.2
\fIFor traffic on the route A to B via E\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
A shall prepare and forward to E a monthly account crediting E for all
A's\ traffic to B via E, at the rate quoted by E to cover both:
.RT
.LP
a)
the transit of E and of D or F respectively,
.LP
b)
the remuneration due to B.
.PP
A shall not include this traffic in its monthly account with B.
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
2.3
\fIAccounting to be done by E in the cases described in \(sc\(sc 2.1.2\fR
\fIand\ 2.2.2\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
E shall prepare and forward to D, F and B respectively a monthly
account crediting to each of them the amounts due to them in respect of
traffic originating in E, and shall include in these accounts the amounts
due to them for traffic from A (and any other countries transited by E).
However, if the
method of remuneration from E to either D, F or B is flat\(hyrate price
procedure, then E shall in principle retain the amount received from A
(or any other
countries upstream from E) relating to the section through the country being
remunerated by the flat\(hyrate price procedure.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBPreparation of accounts for relations to which
Recommendations\ D.67 and\ D.150 do not apply\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.1
The following provisions apply to certain international
relations to which Recommendations\ D.67 and\ D.150 do not apply.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.1.1
In direct relations the Administration of origin shall prepare
and send a monthly account to the Administration of destination.
.LP
.PP
3.1.2
Where
transit relations
within the continent of origin are concerned, the Administration of origin
shall prepare and send the monthly
account to the Administration controlling the intercontinental circuit
in the outgoing direction. At the same time a copy of the account shall
be sent to
each of the Administrations of transit countries concerned. The account
shall show the share accruing to each of the Administrations of transit
countries and in addition, in one amount, the share due to the Administration
controlling the intercontinental circuit in the outgoing direction and
the Administrations
beyond its territory.
.PP
3.1.3\fR The Administration controlling the intercontinental circuit in
the outgoing direction shall prepare and forward a monthly account, both for
traffic which originates in its own country, and for that which passes in
transit through its own territory, showing in one amount the share due
to the Administration operating the other end of the intercontinental circuit,
and,
where applicable, the shares accruing to the Administrations beyond its
territory.
.LP
.PP
3.1.4\fR The Administration operating the other end of the
intercontinental circuit shall, where applicable, prepare a new account for
each Administration concerned beyond its territory showing the share due to
each.
.PP
3.2 \fR In continental relations, except those covered by \(sc 2.1 above,
the Administration of origin shall prepare and send a monthly account to
the
Administration of destination and, where appropriate, a copy to each of the
transit Administrations concerned showing the amount due to each of these
Administrations.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBGeneral remarks on the preparation of accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
In the preparation of monthly accounts, the following should be taken into
account:
.RT
.PP
4.1
\fR
Separate entries should be made in respect of traffic sent over
secondary routes
.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.2
\fR
The monthly account should include all special charges for
telephone calls and, except when the traffic\(hyunit price procedure as in
Recommendation\ D.150 is applied or where there is agreement to the contrary,
these special charges should be shared between the Administrations concerned
in the same proportion as the charges for calls.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.3
The
collection charge
for a collect telephone call is the one applicable in the country of destination
of the call.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.3.1
The Administration of the country of destination should, unless
specially agreed otherwise, regard the collect telephone call as an outgoing
call for the purpose of international accounting.
.PP
4.3.2
Collect telephone calls should be included in the monthly account by the
billing Administration. The total number of messages, of minutes and the
total settlement amounts for calls should be listed separately on the
settlement statement. Settlement arrangements are as shown in
Recommendation\ D.178.
.PP
4.3.3
The procedure described above could be applied to credit card
calls subject to bilateral agreement between the Administrations concerned.
.PP
4.4 \fR The rules for the preparation and submission of accounts for
phototelegraph transmissions shall be the same as for telephone traffic
proper.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.5\fR
The rules for the preparation and submission of accounts for
sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme transmissions
shall be the same as for telephone traffic proper, except that the accounts
shall be prepared by the
Administration responsible for collecting the charge. Unless otherwise
agreed these accounts should be accompanied by supplementary documents
in which each sound\(hy or television\(hyprogramme transmission shall be
separately identifiable.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.6\fR
In relations in which a relatively large volume of transit
traffic is routed through one (or more) transit country(ies), and in particular
in relations in which direct circuits exist between two terminal
Administrations, the terminal Administration of arrival may, on occasion,
request the terminal Administration of origin to send it directly, for
information, a copy of the monthly account (or an extract from this account)
relating to the transit traffic routes through a transit Administration, in
order to know without delay the volume of the monthly traffic thus routed in
transit.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.7
Traffic representing test or service telex calls, expressed in
minutes, should be deducted from the international accounts. If this deduction
cannot be made directly (and this is especially the case with the method
described under \(sc\ 2.3.1.2 in Recommendation\ D.61), the Administrations
concerned should decide between themselves, after taking sample metering if
necessary, on the percentage of such traffic to be deducted from the traffic
measured.
.PP
When free calls are allowed (for example during international
telecommunication conferences), deductions may be made in the international
accounts by the Administration of the country on whose territory a conference
is held.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB5\fR \fBSupply of directories\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
5.1
Accounting arrangements concerning the paid supply of directories shall
be established in the following manner.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.2
At least once a year, and preferably at the end of the current
period of the directories concerned, each Administration that has supplied
to another Administration directories, in respect of which payment is due,
shall draw up a special account for the amounts due to it for such directory
supplies, including postage and/or freight, and send it to the latter
Administration for settlement. These amounts may be included in the monthly
accounts.
.LP
.PP
5.3
Except where the Administrations have agreed otherwise, no accounts
shall be established for the paid supply of directories unless the total
number delivered to an Administration for service requirements and for
sale
exceeds\ 50. When the number is\ 50 or less, all directories shall be delivered
free of charge.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB6\fR \fBQueries relating to monthly accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
In the absence of a specific agreement, it is recommended that
queries relating to monthly accounts should not be made unless the differences
involved exceed those shown in Table\ 1/D.170.
.bp
.RT
.LP
.rs
.sp 15P
.ad r
\fBTable 1 [T1.170], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.PP
These limits shall apply separately to each of Forms 1 and 2 and separately
also to:
.LP
a)
telephone traffic proper,
.LP
b)
sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme and phototelegraph
transmissions,
.LP
c)
telex traffic.
.LP
.PP
Queries shall not be further pursued once the difference involved no longer
exceeds these limits.
.PP
A query may be justified, however, where a difference that does not
qualify for query in an individual month appears to recur in subsequent
months. In the case of a difference of opinion regarding the chargeable
duration of a call or calls, the opinion of the Administration of origin
shall prevail.
Nevertheless, each Administration shall have the right to advise the
Administration of origin of obvious errors in the monthly account.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB7\fR \fBAdjustments and refunds\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
For the accounting procedure in the case of adjustments and refunds see
Recommendation\ D.171 (telephone) and Recommendation\ D.177 (telex).
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB8\fR \fBChecks of accounting data\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
Data relating to Forms 1 or 2 in Annexes\ A and\ B can be subject to sampling
checks if the Administration of destination considers it
desirable.
.PP
These traffic samples will be taken as follows:
.PP
On a given day the Administration of destination has observations made
of a number of conversations chosen at random. For each of these, a
determination is made of the route concerned, the time, the called subscriber's
number, and on occasion the identity of the caller. (The first three factors
can be obtained in semiautomatic service as well as in manual service.)
Before noon on the following day the Administration of destination asks
the
Administration of origin to indicate the chargeable duration shown on the
tickets for each of these calls.
.PP
An accounting check may also be made. In particular cases, where
justified by the volume of traffic and by special agreement between
Administrations, an official of the Administration receiving the account can
visit the Administration which draws up the account, to see how the accounts
are drawn up and to verify that the details of these calculations are as
accurate as possible.
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB9\fR \fBKeeping of vouchers\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The vouchers which have served for the establishment of accounts
should be preserved until those accounts have been settled, or in any case
for at least six months.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB10\fR \fBSettlements of accounts\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
10.1
Accounts will be settled in accordance with Articles 8 and 11
respectively and Appendix\ 1 of the
\fITelegraph and Telephone Regulations\fR \ [1].
\v'1P'
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 1000
ANNEX\ A
.ce 0
.ce 1000
(to Recommendation D.170)
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.LP
.rs
.sp 37P
.ad r
\fBTableau [T2.170], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.sp 6
.bp
.LP
.rs
.sp 44P
.ad r
\fBTableau [T3.170], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.sp 8
.bp
.ce 1000
ANNEX\ B
.ce 0
.ce 1000
(to Recommendation D.170)
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.LP
.rs
.sp 33P
.ad r
\fBTableau [T4.170], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.sp 13
.bp
.LP
.rs
.sp 29P
.ad r
\fBTableau [T5.170], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBReferences\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
[1]
\fIFinal Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone\fR
\fIConference, Telegraph Regulations, Telephone Regulations\fR ,
ITU, Geneva,\ 1973. (See also the Preliminary Note No.\ 3, page\ XIV.)
\v'1P'
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.171\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBADJUSTMENTS\ AND\ REFUNDS\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.171''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.171 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBIN\ THE\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEPHONE\ SERVICE\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
The CCITT recommends that the following procedure for adjustments and refunds
should be used in the international telephone service.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
\fB1\fR Any complaint made after the completion of an international
telephone call which cannot be dealt with by operators shall be investigated
by the international exchange of origin. According to circumstances, the
other
international exchange or exchanges concerned shall communicate direct
to the international exchange of origin the information which may be necessary
for the inquiry.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR When a refund is granted, the international exchange responsible
for charging is entitled to modify the entries in the documents used for the
establishment of international accounts, if necessary after agreement with
the other international exchanges concerned.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB3\fR Any refunds granted to a subscriber which it has not been possible
to deduct from the international accounts before they were sent out shall,
in
principle, be borne by the Administration which levied the charge for the
call in question. However, international accounts may be adjusted on condition
that an agreement is reached between the Administrations concerned.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB4\fR
When an Administration is able to show that a collect call has been connected,
by a distant operator, to a payphone station equipped with payphone recognition
tone, and as a result is not able to raise a charge for that call, that
Administration can, on the basis of bilateral agreements, exclude that
call from the international accounts. Details of all such calls should be
forwarded to the Administration responsible for the call being set up.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.172\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBACCOUNTING\ FOR\ CALLS\ CIRCULATED\ OVER\ INTERNATIONAL\ ROUTES\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.172''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.172 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBFOR\ WHICH\ ACCOUNTING\ RATES\ HAVE\ NOT\ BEEN\ ESTABLISHED\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Geneva, 1972)\fR \v'6p'
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
Normally, when calls are circulated over international routes
for which accounting rates have not been established,
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
\(em
these calls shall be treated in the international accounts as if they
had been sent via the primary route, or
.LP
\(em
if no relation has been opened between two terminal countries, they shall
not be included in the international accounts, provided
that the chargeable duration of such calls does not exceed:
.LP
\(em
25\ minutes of call per month in an intercontinental
relation,
.LP
\(em
100\ minutes of call per month in a continental relation.
.PP
The Administration of origin shall be responsible for keeping check of
the total duration of such calls and for arranging to remunerate the
Administration concerned if the duration exceeds the above\(hymentioned limits.
.PP
However, if the amount of such traffic becomes significant or if, for
any other reasons, any one of the Administrations involved wishes to have a
proper accounting rate established, all the Administrations concerned should
consult together and establish the accounting rate and divisions thereof
to be used for such traffic.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.173\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBDEFAULTING\ SUBSCRIBERS\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.173''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.173 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
\fB1\fR It is in the interest of Administrations to know of telephone
subscribers coming from a country where they have not settled their telephone
accounts, and also to render each other assistance in the recovery of amounts
due from such debtors.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR
In view of the differences in the law in different countries, it would
be very difficult to regulate this assistance.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
\fB3\fR It is therefore recommended that when a telephone subscriber has
left the country in which he was a subscriber without settling his telephone
account, and has taken up residence in another country which is known, the
Administration of the country of origin should advise the Administration
in the other country and ask this latter, on a reciprocal basis, to take
such steps or make such arrangements as it thinks fit to obtain payment
of the accounts
outstanding.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB4\fR
The minimum amount of unpaid telephone bills, for the recovery of
which the assistance of another Administration is requested, should be
100\ gold francs or 32.67\ SDR. Any such request for assistance should
be made within two years from the date on which the unpaid telephone bill
was submitted.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
One Administration may appeal to another in special cases even when the
amount owed is less than 100\ gold francs or 32.67\ SDR; for example, if
a
punishable offence is involved and it is considered necessary for reasons of
principle to recover the debt.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.174\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBCONVENTIONAL\ TRANSMISSION\ OF\ INFORMATION\ NECESSARY | fR \fBFOR\fR \
\fBBILLING\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.174''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.174 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBAND\ ACCOUNTING\ REGARDING\ COLLECT\ AND\ CREDIT\ CARD\ CALLS\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Geneva, 1972)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
\fB1\fR Information regarding collect and credit card calls, where the
chargeable duration is determined in the outgoing country, should be
transmitted promptly to the Administration which will be collecting the
charges ideally within 10\ days, but in any event within one month after
the call took place, unless otherwise bilaterally arranged.
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
\fB2\fR
The method of transmitting this information (telecommunication or
postal media) should be agreed between the Administrations concerned.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB3\fR
Where Administrations have not agreed on the exchange of tickets
(or photocopies) and lists are used in order to facilitate prompt billing
and establishment of accounts, the following minimum information should
be
transmitted:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
date of establishment of the call;
.LP
b)
calling party national number;
.LP
c)
called party national number;
.LP
d)
type (collect, credit card or third number paying);
.LP
e)
credit card number or billed number;
.LP
f
)
basis of charging (full, reduced, personal or station);
.LP
g)
chargeable duration (minutes);
.LP
h)
connect hour.
.PP
\fB4\fR By bilateral agreement between Administrations, certain items in
\(sc\ 3 above may be omitted or additional items included.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB5\fR For uniformity it would be advantageous that the items be
transmitted in the order listed in \(sc\ 3 above.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.176\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBTRANSMISSION\ IN\ ENCODED\ FORM\ OF\fR \
\fBTELEPHONE\ REVERSED\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.176''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.176 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBCHARGE\fR
.FS
The term \*QReversed Charge\*U is used to mean collect, credit card and
third number paying calls.
.FE
\ \fBBILLING\fR \fBAND\ ACCOUNTING\fR \ \fBINFORMATION\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Geneva, 1976)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB1\fR \fBIntroduction\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
1.1 \fR Under the provisions of Recommendation\ D.174 where the
chargeable duration of a reversed charge telephone call is determined in the
outgoing country, the details of the call should be transmitted promptly
to the distant Administration to enable it to perform customer billing
and in certain circumstances (Recommendation\ D.170, \(sc\ 4.3) initiate
international
accounting.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.2
A growing number of Administrations are processing telephone
call data using computer based accounting systems. Information is drawn from
traffic history tapes or from manually encoded data such as telephone tickets.
It is usual, at present, to convert computer output from this processing
to
conventional printed accounts for dispatch to other Administrations. Where
the receiving Administration also uses computer facilities, however, this
information has to be re\(hyencoded for further processing.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1.3\fR
Transmission of data in encoded form
avoids the
decoding/re\(hyencoding step. It also offers a faster transfer of information
than by printed forms through the mail. The latter remains true even if
the
forwarding Administration has prepared the data by manual/mechanical means.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBAim\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.1 \fR The aim of this Recommendation is:
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.1.1
to enable Administrations using computer based accounting systems to transfer
information to each other in encoded form, without the need for
decoding into conventional printed form and subsequent encoding into
machine\(hyreadable form;
.PP
2.1.2
to enable other Administrations, if they so desire, to benefit
from the greater efficiency of speedier transfer of information to them
and to prepare themselves for the introduction of computer working by introducing
transmission of data in encoded form in advance of installation of a computer;
.PP
2.1.3\fR to facilitate provision of printed output from computer based
systems in a format suitable for manual/mechanical processing where it
is to be forwarded to Administrations not using computer facilities;
.PP
2.1.4
to facilitate provision of printed output from manual/mechanical accounting
systems in a format suitable for data encoding where it is to be
forwarded to Administrations employing computer processing.
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBMethod\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
3.1
\fIData record\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.1.1
The aim of this Recommendation can be met by use of a standard data record
format for the various elements of information to be transferred. The information
elements and their sequence must be compatible with the
provisions of Recommendation\ D.174, so that decoding to and encoding from
printed output for exchange of information with Administrations using
manual/mechanical systems will be as simple as possible.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.1.2\fR Between Administrations operating computer based accounting
systems, adherence to the standard data record format for data transmission
purposes will ensure that only one interface programme will be needed to
enable any one computer installation to generate suitable input for, and
accept output from, other computer installations.
.sp 2P
.LP
3.2
\fIData transfer\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.2.1
Procedures already exist for transfer of data in conventional (printed)
form through the mails. Data in encoded form could be transferred by mailing
of magnetic or paper tapes, paper tape transmission by telex or data
transmission over circuits utilized for this purpose.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.2.2\fR While mailing of tapes avoids the encoding task for the receiving
Administration there can be delays and loss in transit. In addition, there
can be difficulties caused by the fragility of paper tape and incompatibility
of
various forms of magnetic tape recording.
.PP
3.2.3
Transfer of data via the telex service using paper tape
transmission and reception can be advantageous for Administrations whether
they have computer based accounting systems or manual/mechanical systems.
As both
page copy and punched paper tape can be generated at the receiving point
users of either type of accounting system can benefit. Page copy can be
used for
checking paper tape with the latter becoming input to a computer. Page
copy can also be used as the source of information for preparation of customer
billing in a manual mechanical system.
.PP
3.2.4\fR Where large volumes of data are to be exchanged transmission over
higher speed circuits offers significant benefits. Where suitable data
links
are in use for service transmission, these could be utilized. Data terminals
and modems capable of transmission speeds in the range\ 600 to\ 2400\ bits per
second should be sufficient but higher speeds could be used. For
.LP
manual/mechanical systems, data received on data terminals can be reproduced
as page copy for the production of customer billing. For computer based
accounting systems, data transmission offers the possibility of complete
automation of the process by computer\(hyto\(hycomputer transfer.
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBSpecific recommendations\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1
It is recommended that:
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.1.1
where possible, data transferred in printed form should be placed in the
order shown in \(sc\ A.2 of Annex\ A;
.PP
4.1.2
for transfer of data in encoded form the standard data record
format detailed in the Annex should be followed;
.PP
4.1.3
transmission of data in encoded form be by the following
means:
.LP
a)
use of the telex system;
.LP
b)
use of data transmission over telephone circuits, dedicated
telegraph circuits or special data links;
.PP
4.1.4
transmission speeds, operating practices and technical standards should
be agreed between the Administrations concerned and should conform with
the appropriate CCITT Recommendations.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB5\fR \fBCode maintenance\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The Secretariat of the CCITT is responsible for maintenance of the record
of codes used for Items\ 1, 2, 6 and\ 7 of the Detail Record shown in
Annex\ A.
.PP
New codes can be allocated by the authority of the Director of the
CCITT. Applications should be made through the CCITT Secretariat who will
arrange for the notification of new codes in the \fIOperational Bulletin\fR .
.RT
.LP
.rs
.sp 10P
.LP
.bp
.ce 1000
ANNEX\ A
.ce 0
.ce 1000
(to Recommendation D.176)
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.ce 1000
\fBTelephone reversed charge billing information\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ce 0
.ce 1000
\fBFixed record formats\fR
.ce 0
.LP
A.1
\fIBatch header\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ce
\fBH.T. [T1.176]\fR
.ps 9
.vs 11
.nr VS 11
.nr PS 9
.TS
center box;
cw(24p) | cw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(78p) .
Item Number Contents Field size Justification Fill Comments
_
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
1 {
Record type identification number
} 3 \(em \(em Always HDR
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
2 Batch sequence number 3 Right Zero {
For a specific combination of two Administrations.
Reset to 1 after 999
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
3 Service type 2 Right Zero {
Always 01 for telephone reversed charge data
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
4 Administration sending data 6 Left Space {
Code as agreed bilaterally between the sending and receiving
Administrations
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
5 Creation date 6 \(em \(em {
Year, month and day on which data tape was created
YYMMDD (January 01)
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
6 Administration receiving data 6 Left Space As for item 4
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
7 Filler 38 \(em \(em {
Space fill to give fixed size records
}
_
.TE
.nr PS 9
.RT
.ad r
\fBTableau Annexe A.1 [T1.176], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
A.2
\fIDetail record\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce
\fBH.T. [1T2.176]\fR
.ps 9
.vs 11
.nr VS 11
.nr PS 9
.TS
center box;
cw(24p) | cw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(78p) .
Item Number Contents Field size Justification Fill Comments
_
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
1 Record sequence 5 Right Zero {
Number all messages in numerical sequence 0001 through
9999
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
2 Reserved charge type code 1 \(em \(em {
1.\ Collect
2.\ Credit card
3.\ Third party paying
4.\ Collect pay phone
5.\ International Freephone service
6.\ Automated credit card service | ua\d\u)\d
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
3 Service date 4 \(em \(em {
Month and day of service in place of
origin \(em MMDD (January 01)
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
4 Calling party number 11 Left Space National (significant) number
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
5 Called party number 11 Left Space National (significant) number
_
.TE
.nr PS 9
.RT
.ad r
\fBTableau Annexe A.2 [1T2.176], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.bp
.sp 1P
.LP
A.2
\fIDetail record\fR (end)
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce
\fBH.T. [2T2.176]\fR
.ps 9
.vs 11
.nr VS 11
.nr PS 9
.TS
center box;
cw(24p) | cw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(78p) .
Item Number Contents Field size Justification Fill Comments
_
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
6 Rate level 1 1 \(em \(em {
1.\ Personal rate
2.\ Station rate
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
7 Rate level 2 1 \(em \(em {
1.\ Full rate
2.\ Reduced rate A | ub\d\u)\d
3.\ Reduced rate B | ub\d\u)\d
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
8 Charged duration
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
8 | ) Charged duration \(em minutes 3 Right Zero Time to be paid for
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
8 | ) Charged duration \(em seconds 2 Right Zero {
Time for determining charges and/or establishing settlement
accounts
Individual calls of over 999 minutes to be handled manually
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
9 Connect time 4 \(em \(em {
Time call connected in the place of origin 0000 through 2359
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
10 Charged number/credit card 15 Left Space {
National (significant) number of credit card number use when
charges are not to called number (item 4)
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
11 Called country 3 Left Space {
Indicates the country code of the called country | uc\d\u)\d
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
12 Charged amount 7 Left Space {
Specifies charged amount. Can include decimal
point | ud\d\u)\d | ue\d\u)\d | uf\d\u)\d | ug\d\u)\d
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
13 Additional charges 1 \(em \(em {
Additional charges to be collected:
ADC (advice of duration of
call)
Space to fill to indicate no additional charge
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
14 Route 6 Left Space {
To indicate primary route has been used, record no data against this
item (space fill still required).
To indicate a route other than the primary, use the appropriate
country code:
\(em include the 3rd digit for country code 21.
\(em include NPA code (and NPX code, if necessary) for World Numbering
Zone I
}
_
.TE
.nr PS 9
.RT
.ad r
\fBTableau Annexe A.2 [2T2.176], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.ce
\fBH.T. [3T2.176]\fR
.LP
\ua\d\u)\d
See Recommendation D.120 on collection charges applied to
automated telephone credit cards.
.LP
\ub\d\u)\d
For telephone only.
.LP
\uc\d\u)\d
For the countries within World Zone 1, no entry is necessary,
as the terminating location can be determined by the digits
contained within the called number.
.LP
\ud\d\u)\d
To allow the originating Administration to determine the
charges for calls where it, rather than the receiving Administration,
determines the charges.
.LP
\ue\d\u)\d
The currency of the charged amount will be expressed in SDR's or
in gold francs. The billing Administration will also convert the charged
amount into local currency for customer billing purposes.
.LP
\uf\d\u)\d
Includes all amounts the originating administration expects to
receive, including but not limited to service charges, surcharges,
taxes, etc.
.LP
\ug\d\u)\d
Consistent with its national policies, the billing Administration
may levy additional charges and/or taxes that may apply, if
any, for this type of service.
.ce
\fBH.T. [T3.176]\fR
.ps 9
.vs 11
.nr VS 11
.nr PS 9
.TS
center box;
cw(24p) | cw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(78p) .
Item Number Contents Field size Justification Fill Comments
_
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
1 Record type identification 3 \(em \(em Always TRL
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
2 \(hy 6 (As for Batch header) 23 \(em \(em
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
7 {
Number of details records in batch
} 6 Right Zero
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
8 Control total 7 Right Zero {
Total of all items 7 in \fIdetail record\fR
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
9 Filler 25 \(em \(em {
Space fill to give fixed size records
}
.TE
.LP
\fINote 1\fR
\ \(em\ New codes can be obtained from the Director of the CCITT.
(Refer to \(sc\ 5 of this Recommendation.)
.LP
\fINote 2\fR
\ \(em\ Items not used should be space or zero filled as appropriate.
.LP
\fINote 3\fR
\ \(em\ In telex transmissions, records may be followed by \*Qnew line\*U
function characters. Records may also be terminated at the end of
significant data by \*Qnew line\*U function characters and the remainder of the
record will then be interpreted by the Administration receiving the data
as space or zero fill as appropriate.
.nr PS 9
.RT
.ad r
\fBTableau Annexe A.2 [3T2.176], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.bp
.sp 1P
.LP
A.3
\fIBatch trailer\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce
\fBH.T. [T3.176]\fR
.ps 9
.vs 11
.nr VS 11
.nr PS 9
.TS
center box;
cw(24p) | cw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(78p) .
Item Number Contents Field size Justification Fill Comments
_
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
1 Record type identification 3 \(em \(em Always TRL
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
2 \(hy 6 (As for Batch header) 23 \(em \(em
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
7 {
Number of details records in batch
} 6 Right Zero
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
8 Control total 7 Right Zero {
Total of all items 7 in \fIdetail record\fR
}
.T&
cw(24p) | lw(54p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | cw(24p) | lw(78p) .
9 Filler 25 \(em \(em {
Space fill to give fixed size records
}
.TE
.LP
\fINote 1\fR
\ \(em\ New codes can be obtained from the Director of the CCITT.
(Refer to \(sc\ 5 of this Recommendation.)
.LP
\fINote 2\fR
\ \(em\ Items not used should be space or zero filled as appropriate.
.LP
\fINote 3\fR
\ \(em\ In telex transmissions, records may be followed by \*Qnew line\*U
function characters. Records may also be terminated at the end of
significant data by \*Qnew line\*U function characters and the remainder of the
record will then be interpreted by the Administration receiving the data
as space or zero fill as appropriate.
.nr PS 9
.RT
.ad r
\fBTableau Annexe A.3 + Remarques [T3.176], p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.177\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBADJUSTMENT\ OF\ CHARGES\ AND\ REFUNDS\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.177''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.177 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBIN\ THE\ INTERNATIONAL\ TELEX\ SERVICE\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Melbourne, 1988)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
\fB1\fR
If a subscriber claims a reduction in charges as a result of
difficulties or irregularities during the call, he may be requested by his
Administration to supply copies of the message in question as transmitted
and received. If the faults are clearly attributable to either of the subscribers,
no reduction of the charge shall be made. If the difficulty was due to
the
telex service, the chargeable duration of the call shall be reduced to the
total period during which telex conditions were satisfactory.
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
.PP
\fB2\fR Any complaint made after the completion of the call shall be
investigated by the international exchange of origin. According to
circumstances, the international exchange or exchanges concerned shall
communicate directly to the international exchange of origin the information
that may be necessary for the inquiry.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB3\fR When a refund must be granted, the international exchange
responsible for charging is entitled to modify the entries in the documents
used for the establishment of international accounts, if necessary after
agreement with the international exchanges affected.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB4\fR In the case of refusal by the calling station or in the absence
of a reply from the latter when it is called, the cost of one minute of
ordinary private call exchanged between the two stations concerned during
the charge
period in which the refusal or non\(hyreply took place shall be payable. This
charge shall not be posted in the international accounts. However,
Administrations and recognized private operating agencies concerned may, by
special agreement, collect total charges different from those mentioned
above.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB5\fR A call booked to a wrong number and established with the station
having that number shall be charged as for a call with a correct number.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB6\fR However, if the international telex position is advised by the
calling subscriber immediately after the establishment of the call, the
charge payable for the call to the wrong number may be an amount not exceeding
the cost of one minute's telex call for the charge period during which
the
request for the call to the wrong number was made.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fB7\fR
The amount of this charge shall not be entered in the
international accounts.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.178\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBMONTHLY ACCOUNTS FOR SEMI\(hyAUTOMATIC TELEPHONE CALLS\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.178''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.178 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fB(ORDINARY AND URGENT CALLS, WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL FACILITIES)\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fI(Malaga\(hyTorremolinos, 1984)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
The\ CCITT,
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
\fIconsidering\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
a)\fR that a trend has been observed in various countries over the past
few years whereby it is becoming less and less common, in
international telephone operation, for the operator of the country of
destination and in some cases of transit to be requested to set up telephone
calls;
.PP
b) \fR that the operator of the country of origin therefore
plays a predominant role in establishing the connection between the calling
and called subscribers;
.PP
c)
that this trend makes it necessary to modify the former accounting rules
based on the principle of \*Q
accounting revenue
division
\*U;
.PP
d)
that those countries whose operators effectively
participate in setting up the call need to be remunerated on a more equitable
basis;
.PP
e)
that international telephone accounting should be
simplified;
.sp 1P
.LP
\fIrecommends\fR | that in international semi\(hyautomatic operation:
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
1)
for calls, with the exception of
collect and/or
credit card calls
, the only item to be entered in international accounts
should be the effective conversation time determined according to the 3\
+\ 1 or 1\ +\ 1 charging systems. Special charges (such as the surcharge
for
station\(hyto\(hystation and personal calls) would remain with the Administration
of the country of origin;
.LP
.PP
2)
as far as collect calls are concerned, subject to
agreement between the Administrations concerned, the Administration of the
country of destination should pay, in addition to the normal share relating
to the call (regarded as an outgoing call), a flat\(hyrate charge per call
to be
fixed by bilateral agreement. The purpose of this flat\(hyrate charge would
be to cover the costs incurred for the establishment of the call in the
country of
origin
.FS
The accounting methods described above could be applied to credit
card calls, subject to bilateral agreement between the Administrations
concerned.
.FE
.
.LP
.sp 6
.bp
.LP
\fBMONTAGE:\ \fR PAGE PAIRE = PAGE BLANCHE
.sp 1P
.RT
.LP
.bp
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\v'3P'
SECTION\ 13
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBINTERNATIONAL\ SOUND\(hy\ AND\ TELEVISION\(hyPROGRAMME\ TRANSMISSIONS\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fBRecommendation\ D.180\fR
.RT
.sp 2P
.ce 1000
\fBOCCASIONAL\ PROVISION\ OF\ CIRCUITS\ \fR \fBFOR\ \fR \fBINTERNATIONAL\fR
.EF '% Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.180''
.OF '''Fascicle\ II.1\ \(em\ Rec.\ D.180 %'
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\fBSOUND\(hy\ AND\ TELEVISION\(hyPROGRAMME\ TRANSMISSIONS\fR
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB1\fR \fBGeneral\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
In most cases, circuits used for sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme
transmissions are owned by Administrations although in some countries national
broadcasting organizations own all or part of the circuits within national
boundaries.
.PP
The provision of circuits for transmissions between two or more
countries requires the closest cooperation between:
.RT
.LP
\(em
the
broadcasting organizations
.FS
Any reference to
broadcasting organizations in this Recommendation applies equally to other
users.
.FE
concerned in a sound\(hy or television\(hyprogramme transmission, either
as users or owners of
sound\(hyprogramme and television circuits
or both, and
.LP
\(em
the Administrations concerned.
.LP
.PP
It is therefore recommended that the following principles for
ordering and charging should be observed for the occasional provision of
sound or television circuits.
.PP
This Recommendation is intended to cover the provision of circuits for
sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme transmissions only and not other
types of
transmissions.
.PP
This Recommendation does not include provisions for the leasing for
periods of one day or more of sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme circuits,
which are subject to the provisions of Recommendation\ D.4 and
Recommendation\ D.310\ R.
.PP
Provisions governing the technical aspects and maintenance of sound
and television programmes and associated circuits are contained in the J, M
and\ N Series Recommendations.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB2\fR \fBDefinitions\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The terms used in connection with sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme
transmissions, as defined below, apply to all cases of the occasional provision
of sound or television circuits.
.bp
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.1
\fBprogramme booking centre (PBC)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fIF:\ service centralisateur\fR
.LP
\fIS:\ centro de reserva de programas (CRP)\fR
.PP
The office of an Administration (or broadcasting organization
where
circuits are provided for international service by such an organization)
which receives orders for international sound and/or television circuits
from
broadcasting organizations in its own country or from a broadcasting
organization in another country or from the PBC of another Administration
and is charged with the task of making appropriate arrangements for providing
the ordered circuits.
.RT
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
2.2
\fBinternational sound programme centre (ISPC)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fIF:\ centre radiophonique international (CRI)\fR
.LP
\fIS:\ centro radiof\*'onico internacional (CRI)\fR
.PP
A centre at which at least one international sound\(hyprogramme
circuit terminates and in which international sound\(hyprogramme connections
can be made by the interconnection of international and/or national sound\(hyprogramme
circuits.
.PP
The ISPC is responsible for setting up, lining up and maintaining
international sound\(hyprogramme connections and for the supervision of the
transmissions made on them.
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.3
\fBinternational television programme centre (ITPC)\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fIF:\ centre t\*'el\*'evisuel international (CTI)\fR
.LP
\fIS:\ centro internacional de televisi\*'on (CIT)\fR
.PP
A centre at which at least one international television circuit
terminates and in which international television connections can be made
by the interconnection of international and/or national television circuits.
.PP
The ITPC is responsible for setting up, lining up and maintaining
international television connections and for the supervision of the
transmissions made on them.
.PP
The centre at the end of an international satellite television circuit
is sometimes referred to as the satellite international television\(hyprogramme
centre (SITPC).
.RT
.sp 1P
.LP
2.4
\fBbroadcasting organization\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fIF:\ organisme de radiodiffusion\fR
.LP
\fIS:\ organismo de radiodifusi\*'on\fR
.PP
A broadcasting organization is an organization which is concerned with
sound and/or television broadcasting.
.PP
Most of the customers ordering facilities for sound\(hy and
television\(hyprogramme transmissions are broadcasting organizations, and for
convenience, the term \*Qbroadcasting organization\*U is used in this
Recommendation to denote activity of any user or customer, and where so
used, is equally applicable to any other customer requiring sound\(hy or
television\(hyprogramme circuits.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
2.5
\fICategories of transmissions\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.5.1\fR \fBregular transmissions\fR are those which take place at
regular intervals, at fixed times between the same points. Some regular
transmissions may be subject to special contractual arrangements.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.5.2
\fBoccasional transmissions\fR are all those which do not fall within the
definition of regular transmissions.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Some occasional transmissions may be subject to special
contractual arrangements.
.PP
2.5.3
\fBsimple transmissions\fR are one\(hyway transmissions from a
point of origin in one country to a receiving point in another.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.5.4\fR \fBmultiple\(hydestination transmissions\fR are those transmissions
which
originate in one or more countries, from one or more points of origin,
and are transmitted simultaneously to two or more countries.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
2.6
\fICategories of circuit\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.6.1
\fBsound\(hyprogramme circuit\fR is a unidirectional circuit for
the transmission of a sound programme or a sound component of a television
programme
.FS
More than one such sound\(hyprogramme circuit may be required for
association with a single television circuit.
.FE
.
The various types of audio circuits are described in \(sc\ 3.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
2.6.2
\fBtelevision circuit\fR is a unidirectional circuit for the
transmission of the video component of a television programme.
.PP
2.6.3
\fBcontrol circuit\fR is a telephone\(hytype circuit which may be
used
by a broadcasting organization for the supervision and/or coordination of a
sound\(hy or television\(hyprogramme transmission.
.FS
More than one such control
circuit may be required for association with a single television
circuit.
.FE
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
2.7
\fBConstitution of\fR \fBsound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme connections\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
2.7.1\fR An international sound\(hy or television\(hyprogramme connection
consists of one or more unidirectional circuits between broadcasting
organizations and comprises:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
the point to be regarded as that of the origin of the
transmission (Point A of Figures 1/D.180 and 2/D.180);
.LP
b)
the outgoing national circuit which connects Point A to
the first ISPC or ITPC (Point\ B);
.LP
c)
an international circuit comprised of any combination of
international or national terrestrial, submarine cable, radio
or satellite circuits or circuit sections. (A satellite circuit
consists of a satellite section, including the earth stations,
extended by terrestrial means to the ISPCs or ITPCs at the ends
of the satellite circuit);
.LP
d)
the incoming national circuit which connects the last ISPC
or ITPC (Point C) to Point D;
.LP
e)
the point of destination of the transmission
(Point D).
.PP
The various parts of international connections are illustrated in Figures\
1/D.180 and 2/D.180.
.LP
.rs
.sp 25P
.ad r
\fBFigure 1/D.180 p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.LP
.bp
.LP
.rs
.sp 37P
.ad r
\fBFigure 2/D.180 p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.PP
2.7.2\fR The complete chain between A and D, including the international
circuit\ B\(hyC and the national circuits (A\(hyB and C\(hyD) is the \fIinternational\fR
\fIsound\(hy or television\(hyprogramme connection\fR .
.PP
2.7.3
Points A and D are, as a general rule, under the control of the
transmitting and receiving broadcasting organizations.
.PP
Points B and C are, in principle, under the control of the
Administrations of the corresponding countries.
.PP
The circuit B\(hyC is generally under the control of the Administrations
but certain of its component parts (which may be national or international
circuits) and some ISPCs and ITPCs may be owned or operated by broadcasting
organizations.
.PP
The national circuits A\(hyB and C\(hyD may be under the control of either
an Administration or a broadcasting organization, or both jointly, according
to the actual arrangements in the countries concerned.
.bp
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB3\fR \fBTypes of sound\(hyprogramme circuits\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
3.1
The types of sound\(hyprogramme circuits that may be provided for sound\(hyprogramme
transmissions or the sound component of a television\(hyprogramme transmission
are referred to as follows for ordering and charging purposes:
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
\s8\fIApproximate bandwidth\fR \v'3p'
\s9Narrow\(hyband
\ 3\ kHz
.sp 9p
.RT
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
Medium\(hyband
\ 5\ kHz
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
Wide\(hyband
10\ kHz
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
Very wide\(hyband
15\ kHz
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.ce 1000
Stereophonic pair
2 at 15 kHz each
.ce 0
.sp 1P
.PP
Detailed technical parameters of some types are given in the J\ and N\
Series Recommendations.
.PP
A
stereophonic pair
consists normally of two very wide\(hyband
circuits,
which must be carefully matched. Each circuit of a stereophonic pair may
also be used separately for
monophonic transmissions
.
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.2\fR
Narrow\(hyband sound\(hyprogramme circuits
may be
telephone\(hytype
circuits. They are provided in varying forms, but are routed through the
ISPC for setting\(hyup and maintenance. When provided on a 4\(hywire basis,
the return
path may be used as an
unidirectional control circuit
.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
3.3
The five types of circuit in \(sc 3.1 above provide for the
continued
use of existing facilities (e.g.\ circuits with a top nominal transmitted
frequency of 6.4\ kHz, both \*Qold\*U and \*Qnew\*U types, would be
medium\(hyband
circuits
as well as those with a top nominal frequency of 5\ kHz) as well as future
requirements, and apply equally:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
for both sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme transmissions, and
.LP
\(em
for terrestrial, submarine cable, radio and satellite
circuits.
.PP
3.4\fR
Administrations may decide to provide
of the five types of sound circuits, only those for which sufficient customer
demand is indicated.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
3.5
When an Administration cannot provide the type of circuit that is ordered,
if time permits, it will inform the broadcasting organization of
the type of circuit that can be made available. When time does not permit
consultation with the broadcasting organization, the Administration should
provide a circuit of the nearest suitable type available.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\fB4\fR \fBOrdering of circuits\fR \fBand conditions of acceptance\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
4.1
\fIOrders\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.1.1
Orders for the use of circuits for sound\(hy and
television\(hyprogramme transmissions should normally be addressed by a
broadcasting organization to the Administration of its country. The
broadcasting organizations concerned should coordinate their arrangements
before placing orders for circuits. Orders for all the circuits to be
established and, wherever possible in practice, for any automatic telephone
set required, should usually be placed
by the broadcasting organization which is to receive the transmission.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.1.2\fR With prior agreement of the broadcasting organizations
concerned, and particularly for some multiple\(hydestination transmissions,
orders may be placed with the Administration of the country in which the
transmission will originate or of any intermediate transit country.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.1.3
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
.FS
For operational
purposes, Coordinated Universal
Time can be considered equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
.FE
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
should be used for
bookings.
.PP
4.1.4\fR When agreement has been reached on the orders to be placed, the
transmitting broadcasting organization should provide its Administration
with a list, for information purposes, of all the circuits to be established.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
Provision of this list does not constitute an order for circuits. In addition,
if the broadcasting organizations concerned have appointed a
coordinating centre for a transmission, it should send a list of all circuits
to be established to the Administration concerned (see
Recommendation\ N.52\ [1]).
.LP
.PP
4.1.5
Each order, which should be clearly identified as such, carries with it
an undertaking to pay all the charges relating to the use of the
facilities ordered, including any cancellation fee or special expenses which
may be incurred in connection with the order.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
If time permits after an order has been placed, an estimate of any special
expenses which are likely to be a major part of the total should be
given to the broadcasting organization.
.PP
4.1.6\fR Orders for the use of circuits
will be met subject to availability of facilities. The Programme Booking
Centre (PBC) receiving
orders should confirm acceptance and availability of circuit as soon as
possible unless special arrangements have been made nationally between the
Administration and the broadcasting organization which has placed the order.
When time permits, orders and confirmations should normally be in written
form (e.g.\ telex).
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.1.7\fR It is in the interest of both broadcasting organizations and
Administrations that orders should be placed as soon as possible, preferably
at least 24\ hours before the provision of circuits is scheduled to take
place.
Administrations should always do their best to provide circuits at shorter
notice. Broadcasting organizations should always do their best to place
orders as early as possible, particularly in those cases where special
construction of facilities will be required.
.sp 9p
.RT
.sp 2P
.LP
4.2
\fIHandling of orders received by Administrations\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.2.1 \fR The Administration receiving an order is responsible for
passing the order to all other Administrations concerned and for obtaining
from them confirmation of the availability of the circuits and facilities
required.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.2.2
Facilities for sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme transmissions
should be allocated in the sequence in which orders are received.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
4.2.3 \fR For the provision of
television circuits via
satellite
:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
the Administration receiving the order is responsible for
arranging the circuits between the broadcasting organization and
the appropriate ITPC at the end of the satellite circuit
(SITPC);
.LP
b)
the Administration operating this ITPC is responsible for
confirming the availability of the satellite circuit and for
ordering its portion of that circuit; and
.LP
c)
the Administration operating the ITPC at the other end of
the satellite circuit is responsible for ordering its portion of
the satellite circuit and for arranging the circuits between its
ITPC and the other broadcasting organization.
.LP
.PP
This procedure normally applies also to sound\(hyprogramme and
control circuits provided by means of satellite channels specially assigned
for use in association with television transmissions but not necessarily
to other sound\(hyprogramme circuits provided via the satellite or to sound\(hyprogramme
circuits provided by any other means, e.g.\ submarine cable.
.sp 2P
.LP
4.3
\fICancellations\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
4.3.1 \fR A
cancellation fee
may be charged by Administrations
if, for reasons not within their control, the order is cancelled:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
less than 24 hours, but more than 2 hours, before the time
scheduled for the beginning of the provision of circuits (see
\(sc\ 4.3.2 below); or
.LP
b)
2 hours or less before the time scheduled for the
beginning of the provision of circuits (see \(sc\ 4.3.3
below).
.PP
The time to be considered in determining these limits is the time at which
the broadcasting organization submits its cancellation request to the PBC
which received the original order.
.bp
.LP
.PP
4.3.2
The fee with regard to a) above should be such as to cover the administrative
expenses already incurred by Administrations following receipt of the order.
This should provide some incentive to broadcasting organizations to cancel
orders in sufficient time for the circuits concerned to be made
available to another customer. This fee should not be charged unless the
order has been accepted and confirmed by the Administration concerned.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.3.3
The fee with regard to b) above should be such as to cover, in addition
to the expenses referred to in 4.3.2, any additional preparation for the
provision of circuits, and to compensate in part for loss of revenue which
might have been obtained by making the circuit available to another customer.
This fee may be charged whether or not the order has been confirmed by
the
Administration concerned.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
4.3.4
In all cases, Administrations may require reimbursement of any documented
special expenses incurred, e.g.\ in the provision of specially
engineered circuits, even when the transmission is cancelled with more
than 24 hours notice.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 1P
.LP
4.4
\fIAlterations in orders\fR
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
An alteration to an order for which the Administrations are not
responsible should be considered as a new order which cancels the original
one. The original order is therefore subject to the cancellation fee referred
to in \(sc\ 4.3 above when the alteration request is made within the specified
time
limit, except that no fee is payable in respect of:
.RT
.LP
a)
a change of less than a total of 2 hours in the time
scheduled for the beginning of the use of the circuit,
regardless of the number of individual alterations;
.LP
b)
a change in the scheduled time such that the new
period of use overlaps the original period;
.LP
c)
a change in the overall duration of the use of circuits;
.LP
d)
a change in the routing of circuits beyond the extremities
of the international circuit provided that no alteration
whatsoever is requested in the international circuit.
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
\fB5\fR \fBCharging principles\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
The total charge for the provision of circuits for an international sound\(hy
or television\(hyprogramme transmission is the sum of the charges for the
various circuit sections (see \(sc\ 2.7 above and Figures\ 1/D.180 and\
2/D.180).
.PP
The international charges should normally have two basic
elements:
.RT
.LP
1)
a fixed charge designed to cover preparation and operation,
and
.LP
2)
a charge based on duration of the provision of the
circuit.
.PP
The fixed charge may include a minimum duration of the provision of the
circuit.
.PP
In view of the great disparity in the cost of the various components of,
on the one hand, terrestrial circuits of the type used mainly within
continents and, on the other hand, satellite and long\(hydistance submarine
cable circuits used mainly for intercontinental relations, it is not possible
to
recommend one single method for developing the charges for each individual
section.
.PP
Administrations which of necessity operate using more than one method of
charging should define the interconnection points for the application of
the different methods. This should normally be an ISPC or an ITPC.
.PP
Whenever possible the same method of charging should be used within
the same region.
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
5.1
\fICharging for the provision of circuits\fR \fIfor\fR
\fIinternational sound\(hy\fR \fIand television\(hyprogramme transmissions
except those via satellite, radio or\fR \fIintercontinental submarine cable
circuits\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
5.1.1\fR The charge normally should be made up of the following
elements:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
a fixed charge for the preparation and operation per
provision of circuits and per country having an interconnection point
(whatever the number of interconnecting points within the
terminal and transit countries);
.bp
.LP
b)
a charge per minute of provision of circuits per terminal
country, which may be expressed differently for:
.LP
\(em
a sending terminal,
.LP
\(em
a receiving terminal,
.LP
\(em
a branching terminal in a multiple\(hydestination
transmission;
.LP
c)
a charge per minute of provision of circuits and per
interconnection point in a transit country;
.LP
d)
a charge per minute of provision of circuits based on the
length of line;
.LP
e)
any special expenses incurred in the setting up of special circuits to
connect with existing circuits and, wherever possible in practice, for
the installation of any automatic telephone set required, any
special charges for use of national facilities not covered by the
charges of\ a) and\ d) above.
.PP
5.1.2
The provision of a sound\(hyprogramme circuit established on a
subcarrier of a channel used for television transmission is charged as for a
sound circuit provided for an independent sound\(hyprogramme transmission.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
When a Sound\(hyIn\(hySync (SIS) facility is used, no additional
amount is added to the accounting rates. Any remuneration for extra expenses
incurred by an Administration is a national matter between that Administration
and its broadcasting organization.
.LP
.PP
5.1.3
In principle, use of different types of sound\(hyprogramme
circuits to make up an international sound\(hyprogramme connection should be
avoided. However, if it is necessary to use different types of circuits
for any section of the connection, the charge applicable to all sections
would be that for the lowest quality type used. The sharing of charges
between
Administrations should be on the basis of the lowest charges applied.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
If a broadcasting organization orders a higher quality
sound\(hyprogramme circuit for a particular section of the connection,
the charges for that higher quality type would apply to that section.
.PP
5.1.4
If a telephone\(hytype circuit is provided for use as a
sound\(hyprogramme circuit, items b), c) and d) in \(sc\ 5.1.1 above may
be combined in a charge related to the charge for an appropriate telephone
call in the
relation concerned.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
\fINote\fR \ \(em\ This does not obviate the need to pay the charges of
a) and e) as appropriate.
.PP
When a narrow\(hyband circuit provided on a 4\(hywire basis is used as a
sound\(hyprogramme circuit in one direction and as a control circuit in
the other direction (see \(sc\ 3.2 above) an additional charge may be made.
.RT
.PP
5.1.5
International circuits which are part of a network providing
multiple\(hydestination transmissions, where the programme is received
simultaneously in several countries, are considered, from the charging
point of view, as separate circuits:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
from the point of origin to the first receiving terminal;
.LP
\(em
from the first receiving terminal to the next receiving
terminal, and so on;
.LP
\(em
from a branching point to the next receiving terminal.
.PP
5.1.6
Broadcasting organizations should arrange among themselves
which will pay charges for the common use of circuits in multiple\(hydestination
transmissions. The diagram in Figure\ 3/D.180 illustrates how such
arrangements and the principles in \(sc\ 5.1.5 above should be applied.
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.PP
In Figure 3/D.180, it is assumed that the broadcasting
organization in\ B, which broadcasts the transmission coming from\ A, pays the
charge for the circuit\ A\(hyB, that the broadcasting organization in\
F pays the
charge for the circuit\ B\(hyF, while the broadcasting organizations in\
G, H and J pay for the circuits\ F\(hyG, F\(hyH and F\(hyJ respectively.
.PP
As C is not broadcasting the transmission, the broadcasting
organizations in\ D and E should arrange in advance which of them will
pay the charge for the circuit\ B\(hyC. If, for example, the broadcasting
organization in\ D agrees to pay the charge for the circuit B\(hyC, the
charges to be collected in\ D and in\ E should be based, respectively,
on the use of circuits\ B\(hyC\(hyD and\ C\(hyE.
.PP
If, during the use of a circuit an additional broadcasting
organization is connected to any part of the international circuit, that
broadcasting organization will be responsible for all additional charges
concerned in that connection.
.bp
.RT
.LP
.rs
.sp 20P
.ad r
\fBFigure 3/D.180 p.\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.ad b
.RT
.PP
5.1.7
When several different routes exist in any given relation the total charge
for each of the routes is the sum of the shares due to each
country for the actual route followed. The choice of route is normally
left to the discretion of Administrations. However, a broadcasting organization
may
request a specific route, which should be provided by the Administration
concerned if possible.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
In the case of direct transit of a country where the transmission is not
used and when there is more than one route through that country,
its Administration should normally fix a uniform transit charge for transit
of its country in a given relation.
.LP
.PP
5.1.8
There is a minimum chargeable duration of three minutes for
the provision of circuits used for sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme
transmissions.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.1.9
The same charge should apply in principle to circuits used for both colour
and monochrome television transmissions and normally at all times of the
day and night.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.1.10
Where a telephone\(hytype circuit is provided for use as a control circuit,
the appropriate telephone charge between the two terminal countries
should be applied. Where additional facilities are provided in connection
with such a circuit, Administrations may make appropriate charges for such
facilities.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.1.11
When the
vertical blanking interval
is used to transmit special
signals specified by the CCIR (such as VITS, VIRS, DIS and captions for the
deaf) no additional charge should be levied provided that the information is
directly related to the switching, quality control or content of the TV
signal.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.1.12
The clauses applied in certain regions of the world are given in the corresponding
regional Recommendations found in the D.xxxR Series
Recommendations. In regions for which no Recommendation has been adopted,
the appropriate clauses of the D.xxxR Series Recommendations could possibly
be applied.
.bp
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
.sp 2P
.LP
5.2
\fICharging for sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme circuits\fR
\fIfurnished\fR \fIby means of satellite, radio or intercontinental submarine
cable and used\fR
\fIfor international sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme transmissions\fR
.sp 1P
.RT
.PP
5.2.1
For the provision of television circuit, a minimum charge
should be made covering an initial period of 10\ minutes hereinafter referred
to as the \fIinitial period charge\fR , plus a per\(hyminute charge for
each minute
or part minute thereafter.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.2.2
The charge for a satellite television circuit is made up of an \fIup part\fR
and a \fIdown part\fR charge, each including its terrestrial extension
to the ITPC.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
Each Administration should establish a charge for the part which it controls.
.PP
5.2.3
For the provision of circuits for sound\(hyprogramme
transmissions, the charge should normally have two basic elements:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
1)
a fixed charge designed to cover preparation and operation, and
.LP
2)
a charge based on the duration of the connection which may be related
to, but not necessarily the same as, the
station\(hyto\(hystation telephone call rate.
.LP
.PP
5.2.4
For the consecutive use of the same satellite television
circuit by different broadcasting organizations, only one initial period
charge may be made, as though the circuit was being used by one broadcasting
organization only. The duration of each of the consecutive transmissions
should then be considered, for purposes of calculating the charges, at
least as long as an initial chargeable period.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.2.5
For the use of satellite circuits for multiple\(hydestination
transmissions via satellite involving:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
\(em
one part between the point of origin and the satellite
(up\(hylink);
.LP
\(em
several parts between the satellite and the receiving earth station (down\(hylink)
of each country receiving the
transmission,
.LP
the charge for the up\(hylink normally should be divided amongst the receiving
earth station countries based on the time of usage of each down\(hylink.
When this charge varies according to the point of destination, the highest
charge should be applied.
.LP
.PP
The Administration providing the up\(hylink may levy a surcharge
for the common use of a satellite circuit to cover the additional costs of
preparation. This surcharge should be shared by the receiving countries
in proportion to their time of usage.
.PP
The same procedure may apply to any charges for circuits upstream
to the connection.
.RT
.PP
5.2.6
For the provision of circuits whose direction of transmission alternates
between two points in a given period, the individual durations may be summed
to determine the chargeable duration in each direction.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.2.7
When the vertical blanking interval is used to transmit special signals
specified by the CCIR (such as VITS, VIRS, DIS and captions for the
deaf) no additional charge should be levied provided that the information is
directly related to the switching, quality control or content of the TV
signal.
.sp 9p
.RT
.PP
5.2.8
Administrations may offer services under special contractual
arrangements to meet individual customer requirements such as:
.sp 9p
.RT
.LP
a)
periodic provision of circuits at fixed times and with
fixed points of origination and termination;
.LP
b)
provision of circuits without requirements for fixed times or fixed points
of origination and termination;
.LP
c)
provision of circuits during off\(hypeak hours.
.PP
5.2.9
Administrations may apply a charge for a television\(hyassociated sound\(hyprogramme
circuit established by Administrations on a subcarrier of a
channel used for television connection.
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5.3
\fIDetermination of the chargeable duration\fR
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5.3.1
The ISPCs and ITPCs concerned in providing circuits should come to an agreement
between themselves and broadcasting organizations at the end of each period
of use of circuits as to the chargeable duration:
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a)
the time at which the ordered connection was placed at the disposal of
the broadcasting organization (beginning of the
chargeable duration) \(em\ this is also the beginning of the
preparatory period (see Recommendations N.4\ [2] and N.54\ [3]);
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b)
the time at which the ordered connection was released by the broadcasting
organization (end of chargeable duration) \(em\ sometimes
referred to as the \*Qgoodnight time\*U.
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c)
when necessary, the time and duration of any interruption
which may have occurred.
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The time at the beginning and end of the chargeable duration, as well as
the time of any occurrence and duration of any interruptions are
entered on a report. This report should be sent, preferably on the same
day, to the office responsible for coordinating all the details necessary
for the
establishment of international accounts. In addition, details relative to
interruptions are noted on the report sent periodically to the technical
services concerned.
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5.3.2
In case of disagreement, the opinion of the Administration in the receiving
country on the duration of use of circuits and the duration of
interruptions shall prevail, except with regard to orders which are placed
and paid for at the transmitting end when the opinion of the Administration
at that end shall prevail as regards the start and end times (though not
as regards the duration of interruptions).
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5.3.3
The start time for the use of a circuit is the time scheduled when the
order is placed, unless the circuit is handed over to the customer
earlier at his request. It may be later than the scheduled time only if the
Administrations have failed to provide the circuit in good working order on
time.
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5.3.4
There should be no obligation upon Administrations to monitor transmissions
continuously. Consequently broadcasting organizations should be requested
always to report at once if they are not satisfied with the quality of
a circuit or if there is any interruption; Administrations, however, are
not responsible for notifying broadcasting organizations of interruptions.
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5.4
\fIInterruptions \(em allowances\fR
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5.4.1
If during the period of use of circuits, an interruption,
even of short duration, occurs:
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\(em
whether on the connection, or
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in a section of that connection, or
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in one or more of the sound circuits associated with a
television\(hyprogramme transmission, or
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in the video circuit only of a television\(hyprogramme
transmission,
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a credit allowance corresponding to the duration of the interruption shall
be given to the broadcasting organizations affected by the interruption.
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Where multiple\(hydestination transmissions are involved,
interruptions of one or more video or sound circuits receiving the television
transmission shall not be considered as an interruption of the associated
video or sound transmitting circuit if such video or sound transmitting
circuit is
continued in use for reception at another point.
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5.4.2
The general test of whether an allowance is in order should be: Was the
circuit used?
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This implies that broadcasting organizations must decide whether to use
or refuse an ordered connection.
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In general, if a broadcasting organization continues to broadcast
or record the programme transmission, the charges in respect of any circuits
it uses remain payable in full. If, however, as a result of a fault or
interruption on the circuit, no signals or faulty signals are received
by one or more participating broadcasting organizations, an allowance in
respect of
the circuits serving each of these broadcasting organizations may be given.
Each circuit used by any broadcasting organization which continues to broadcast
or record the transmission remains payable in full.
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Similarly, if in such circumstances broadcasting or recording of
either the video or sound components of the programme (but not both) is
discontinued by any broadcasting organization, an allowance in respect
of the television or sound circuit concerned (but not both) may be given
at that
broadcasting organization's request (see also \(sc\ 5.4.6 below).
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5.4.3
Any interruption should be reported by the broadcasting
organization; however, in cases of facility failures known to the
Administration, such reports may not be required. While broadcasting
organizations are normally required specifically to request
allowances for interruptions
, such requirement may be waived at the discretion of and
according to the national practices of Administrations.
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5.4.4
It will be for the Administration of the country of the
receiving broadcasting organization to assess the validity of any claim for
allowances and to assess the allowance to be made, where necessary in
consultation with the other Administrations concerned. In the event of
disagreement, the opinion of the Administration of the country of the receiving
broadcasting organization shall prevail over that of the other Administrations
concerned.
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5.4.5
Credit for interruptions should be allowed on any transmission, regardless
of the interval between the receipt of the order and the start of
the use of circuits.
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5.4.6
It is accepted that an interruption of either the video or the sound component
of a programme may render the whole transmission valueless to the customer.
However, the charges for any connection which continues to be
used by the customer for broadcasting or recording remain payable in
accordance with \(sc\ 5.4.2 above.
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5.4.7
All Administrations concerned in the provision of circuits
should
make the
allowances for interruptions
, regardless of where they took
place.
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5.4.8
No allowance will be given when the interruption is due to the negligence
of the broadcasting organization or the failure of facilities
provided by the broadcasting organization.
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5.4.9
When a circuit failure makes it impossible to provide a
connection on the planned route, or causes an interruption in a circuit,
an alternative routing should be established whenever possible, provided
that the broadcasting organization undertakes to pay additional charges
that may
apply. However, for those sound\(hyprogramme circuits which can be readily
rerouted, the broadcasting organization should pay the same total charge
that would have applied if no failure had occurred.
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5.5
\fIMeasurement of distances for terrestrial circuits\fR
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5.5.1
When part or all of the charge for the provision of circuits is based on
the length of circuit, the distance is normally taken as:
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in the case of the terminal country, the
crowflight
distance
between the ISPC or ITPC and the point where the circuit crosses the frontier;
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in the case of the transit country, the crowflight distance between the
points of crossing the frontier by the circuit;
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in both cases, in order to take better account of the cost
actually incurred with a radio\(hyrelay link, the point midway
between the two stations on either side of the frontier may
be used instead of the actual point of crossing of the section
of the link straddling the frontier.
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5.5.2
However, the relatively high cost of television circuits and
the
wide disparity in many relations between crowflight and actual distances
could make it desirable to base distance measurement for television circuits
on the actual distance.
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Similarly, it might be appropriate to round up the actual
distance in small rather than large steps (in some regions, actual distances
are rounded up to the next 10\ km).
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It is recommended that regions should decide whether to use actual
distance within their region or whether to retain the system of measurement
described in \(sc\ 5.5.1 above for terrestrial television circuits.
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\fB6\fR \fBAccounting\fR
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6.1
\fICollection of charges\fR
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In principle, the Administration with which the order was placed is responsible
for collecting the charge for the provision of circuits from the
broadcasting organization which placed the order.
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6.2
\fIRemuneration of Administrations\fR
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The Administration with which the order for the provision of
circuits is placed is responsible for ensuring that the remuneration to
other Administrations is entered into the international accounts in accordance
with the provisions of Recommendation\ D.170. Unless otherwise agreed,
the
consolidated monthly accounts should be accompanied by supporting documents
which will allow each provision of circuits to be separately identified.
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6.3
For the provision of circuits for sound\(hyprogramme transmissions as stated
in \(sc\ 5.2 above, the
accounting rate shall be established by agreement between the Administrations
concerned. The accounting rate based on the duration, which normally
corresponds to the station\(hyto\(hystation telephone call accounting rate,
should be shared between terminal Administrations and, where appropriate,
with transit
Administrations in the same manner as the accounting rates for
telephone calls. In addition, each Administration shall be remunerated
by the predetermined amount corresponding to its part of the fixed charge
as described in \(sc\ 5.2.3.
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\fB7\fR \fBDirectory for handling orders for international sound\(hy and\fR
\fBtelevision\(hyprogramme circuits\fR
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To ensure speedy and reliable arrangements for the provision of
international sound\(hy and television\(hyprogramme circuits, it is essential
that
detailed information regarding the PBCs all over the world which handle
orders for such circuits should be readily available to those concerned.
This also
applies to appropriate technical services and to the broadcasting organizations
themselves.
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A directory of this information has been established and kept up
to date by the General Secretariat of the ITU, to which a request can be
sent to obtain the necessary copies. In order that this directory be kept
up\(hyto\(hydate and complete, each Administration should draw up an information
sheet for every programme booking centre (PBC), international sound\(hyprogramme
centre (ISPC) and international television\(hyprogramme centre (ITPC) under
its control. It is recommended that broadcasting organizations which handle
orders for
international circuits should also draw up information sheets.
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To this end, up\(hyto\(hydate information sheets should be sent to the
General Secretariat of the ITU.
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The information sheets should include, where applicable, the
following basic particulars:
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name of country;
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name of office for which information is given (PBC, ISPC,
broadcasting organization, etc.);
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name of Administration or broadcasting organization;
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postal address;
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telephone number(s);
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telex number and answerback;
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telegraphic address;
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office hours (UTC);
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languages spoken;
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\(em
senior staff and deputies;
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contact outside office hours and on holidays;
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office handling orders for leased circuits (if not PBC);
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earth station;
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local time reference UTC;
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\(em
name(s) of customer(s) for which orders are normally
handled.
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\fBReferences\fR
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[1]
CCITT Recommendation \fIMultiple television transmissions and\fR
\fIcoordinating centres\fR , Vol.\ IV, Rec.\ N.52.
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[2]
CCITT Recommendation \fIDefinition and duration of the line\(hyup\fR
\fIperiod and the preparatory period\fR , Vol.\ IV, Rec.\ N.4.
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[3]
CCITT Recommendation \fIDefinition and duration of the line\(hyup\fR
\fIperiod and the preparatory period\fR , Vol.\ IV, Rec.\ N.54.
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