Long Distance Charges. Any long distance rates listed in your Agreement are the rates as of the effective date of that Agreement and may not reflect the actual rates applicable at any given time during the term of the Agreement. All long distance charges are exclusive of applicable taxes, and Astound may add or adjust rates and charges in order to recover amounts it is required or permitted by governmental or quasi- governmental authorities to collect from or pay to others in support of statutory or regulatory programs (“Governmental Charges”), plus amounts to recover reasonable administrative costs associated with such Governmental Charges.
Long Distance Charges. The Customer’s long-distance service is by default routed by Oricom based on Oricom’s previously described rates. The long-distance service is billed by the minute, and airtime is rounded up to the nearest minute at the end of a call. A minimum charge of one (1) minute applies to each call. ORICOM relies on an automated answer supervision system to determine if and when a call has been answered. Answer supervision is the signal sent by the Carrier that connects the call to indicate the start of the call. Answer supervision is generally received when the call is answered; however, answer supervision may also be triggered by messaging systems, private branch exchanges and switching equipment. When an answer is not detected, billing will only begin thirty (30) seconds after the number has been dialled if the user has not hung up. The Customer understands that some long-distance service providers may not route long-distance calls from Oricom’s network and therefore releases Oricom from any liability in this regard.
