Table of Contents
1Generalconsiderations
1.1Introduction
1.2Explanationofsomeofthetermsandexpressions
usedinthisRecommendation
1.3Basicprinciplesofanewsystemforaccounting
ininternationaltelephony
1.4Procedures
1.4.1Remunerationofcountriesofdestination
1.4.2Remunerationoftransitcountries
1.4.3Remunerationofthecountryoforigin
1.5Trafficunit
1.5.1Definitionofthetrafficunit-
Conversationtime
1.5.2Remarks
2RemunerationoftheAdministrationofthecountryof
destination
2.1Flat-ratepriceprocedure
2.2Traffic-unitpriceprocedure
2.3Accountingrevenuedivisionprocedure
2.4Considerationregardingchoiceofaccounting
procedure
2.5Simplificationofaccountsanduseoftraffic
sampling
3RemunerationoftheAdministrationsoftransit
countries
3.1Flat-ratepriceprocedure
3.2Traffic-unitpriceprocedure
3.3Establishmentofaswitched-transitrelation
3.4CalculationoftheremunerationtotheAdministration
ofthecountryofthefirsttransitexchange
onthebasisoftrafficunits
4RemunerationoftheAdministrationofthecountry
oforigin
Notesandexamples
AnnexADifferencesbetweencollectionchargesand
accountingrates
AnnexBExamplesofthevariousproceduresfor
remuneratingAdministrations
B.1General
B.2Case1-Useoftheaccountingrevenue
divisionprocedureforalltraffic
B.3Case2-Useoftraffic-unitand/orflat-
ratepriceprocedureforalltraffic
B.3.1Trafficondirectcircuits
B.3.2Switched-transittraffichandled
bytheexchangeinE
B.4Case3-Useoftheaccountingrevenue
divisionprocedureforthedirecttraffic
betweenAandBandthetraffic-unit
priceprocedureforthetrafficswitched
viacountryE
B.4.2Trafficondirectcircuits
B.4.3Switched-transittraffichandled
bytheexchangeinE
AnnexCTrafficmeasurementconversionsfromseizuresor
erlangsintoconversationtimefortemporary
alternativeroutes
C.1Conversionfromseizuremeasurements
C.2Conversionfromerlangmeasurements Abstract
Details various methods for remuneration destination and transit administrations for international telephone communications. Suggests three new remuneration methods for adaptation to the new market condition, which are settlement rate method, terminal charge method and special arrangements method.
