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Prefix Jurisdiction - This type of Rate Deck only applies to US & Canada locations.

Direct-Inward-Dial (DID) - This type of Rate Deck applies to Origination Customer Trunk Groups for US & Canada destinations.

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Rate Deck Terminology

Tier - There are seven (7) possible tiers. Each tier can have have it’s its own duration, increment, rate, mrc, and effective date. In practice, all tiers typically have the same own duration, increment, rate, mrc, and effective date.

Duration - This refers to the initial call duration measured in seconds. For rating purposes, all calls will be are rated the minimum of on duration. For example, a 3-second call with a duration of 6 seconds will be is billed for 6 seconds. A 42-second call with a duration of 60 seconds will be is billed for a 60-second call.

Increment - This refers to the subsequent call duration increments beyond the initial duration. For example, a 100-second call with a duration and increment of 6 seconds will be is billed for 1 duration and 16 increments. An A 10 min 22-second call with a duration and increment of 60 seconds will be is billed for 1 duration and 10 increments.

rate_minute - The per minute rate

mrc -

interrate - This is the rate for an inter-LATA call (i.e. the calling number and the call number are in different LATAs). Calls between the US and Canada would be interrated calls. This rate only applies to Prefix Jurisdiction Rate Decks.

intrarate - This is the rate for an intra-LATA call (i.e. the calling number and the called number are in the same LATA). This rate only applies to Prefix Jurisdiction Rate Decks.

ijrate - This is the rate for indeterminate jurisdiction (ij) calls. Examples of ij calls include calls from US Territories (Porto Rico, Guam, etc.) to US & Canada locations or calls from Toll-Free numbers to US & Canada locations. This rate only applies to Prefix Jurisdiction Rate Decks.

effective_date - The date that the rate is effective (can be used). In practice, all rate usually rates have the same effective date. I the effective_date is blank then XXX

Example Rate Decks

Prefix Jurisdiction

This is an example of a Prefix Jurisdiction Rate Deck for a Termination Customer Trunk Group for a US & Canada location. The

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This is an example of a DID Rate Deck applied to a an Origination Vendor Trunk Group for US & Canada calls.

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This is an example of a DID Rate Deck applied to a an Origination Customer Trunk Group for US & Canada calls.

Toll-Free - This type of Rate Deck only applies to US & Canada locations where the DNIS (called number) is a Toll-Free number.

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Dialed

This is an example of a Dialed Rate Deck for a Termination Customer for an International Location.

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