Common use of Minimum Payment Obligations Clause in Contracts

Minimum Payment Obligations. If the total amount of usage charges incurred by --------------------------- the Carrier for international service in any Month is less than the amount of the then-applicable minimum monthly payment obligation set forth in the Order Information section of this Agreement, then in addition to paying for its actual usage that Month, the Carrier will pay (as an underutilization fee and not as a penalty) a shortfall charge equal to the difference between (i) the actual usage charges incurred for international service that Month, and (ii) the amount of the then-applicable minimum monthly payment obligation. If this Agreement remains in effect after the Initial Term, the minimum monthly payment obligation for each subsequent Month, shall be equal to the amount of the minimum monthly payment obligation for the last Month of the Initial Term.