Common use of USAGE BILLING Clause in Contracts

USAGE BILLING. a. Per-Call and Measured-Call Charges. Calling plans billed on a flat monthly fee basis may not include certain call types. These call types will instead be charged on a per-call (e.g., operator services) or a measured basis (e.g., international calls). For billing purposes, a measured call begins when the carrier of the receiving party returns signaling to our network that the call has been answered and it ends when one of the parties disconnects the call. Measured calls are recorded in whole minutes, with partial minutes rounded up to the next whole minute. If the computed charge for a measured call includes a fraction of a cent, the fraction is rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Please contact us for information on per-call charges. If you believe the Service is being used for fraudulent purposes, contrary to the law, in violation of this Agreement, or for any other reason consistent with the terms of the law or this Agreement you may ask the Company to block all toll (long-distance) calls from the network. In the event of fraudulent or other unauthorized use of the Services from the Service Location, you remain responsible for all charges incurred prior to the time you ask the Company to block toll calls.