Common use of Billing Charges Clause in Contracts

Billing Charges. 1. The charges for Local Interconnection are tobe billed monthly and payment for services provided is due on or before the next bill date. 2. Charges for terminating traffic will be the actual conversation minutes of use (MOUs) measured from receipt of answer supervision to receipt of disconnect supervision, with such time accumulated at the end of thebilling period and rounded up to the next wholeminute as defined in Section III.A.2 of this Agreement. 3. Billing disputes shallbe handled pursuant to the terms of this section. a. Each Party agrees to notify the other Party in writing upon the discovery of a billing dispute. Notification of disputed charges must be provided within one (1) year from the time the charge was billed; previously undisputed charges more than one (1) year old shall not be disputed by either Party. In the event of abilling dispute, the Parties will endeavor to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) calendar days of the notification date. If the Parties are unable within the sixty (60) day period to reach resolution, then the aggrieved Parties may pursue dispute resolution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. b. For purposes of this Section, abilling disputemeans adispute of a specific amount of money actually billedby either Party. The disputemust be clearly explained by the disputing Party and supported by written documentation, which clearly shows the basis for disputing charges. The determination as to whether the billing dispute is clearly explained or clearly shows the basis for disputing charges shall be within AT&T’s sole reasonable discretion. Disputes that are not clearly explained or those that do not provide complete information may be rejected by AT&T. By way of example and not by limitation, abilling dispute willnot include the refusal to pay all orpart of a bill or bills when no written documentation is provided ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ the dispute, nor shall abilling dispute include the refusal to pay other amounts owedby the billed Party until the dispute is resolved. Claims by the billed Party for damages of any kindwill not beconsidereda billing dispute for purposes of this Section. Once the billing dispute is resolved, the disputing Party will make immediate payment of any ofthe disputed amount owed to the billing Party or the billing Party shall have the right to pursue normal treatment procedures. Any credits due to the disputing Party, pursuant tothe billing dispute, will be applied to the disputing Party’s account by the billing Party immediately upon resolution of the dispute. c. If a Party disputes a charge and does not pay such charge by the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received by either Party after the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received in funds which are not immediately available to the other Party, then a late payment charge shall be assessed. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be calculated based on the portion of the payment not received by the payment due date times the late factor. The Parties shall assess interest on previously assessed late payment charges only ina state where it has the authority pursuant to its tariffs. 4. Late payment charges shall be the lower of 1.5% per month or such other percent as specified by an appropriate state regulatory agency orequired by law. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be applied any portion of the payment not received bythe billing Party on or before the payment due date. 5. All charges under this Agreement shall be billed within one (1) year from the time the charge was incurred; previouslyunbilled charges more than one (1) yearold shall not be billed by either Party.

Billing Charges. 1. The charges for Local Interconnection are tobe to be billed monthly and payment for services provided is due on or before the next bill ▇▇▇▇ date. 2. Charges for terminating traffic will be the actual conversation minutes of use (MOUs) measured from receipt of answer supervision to receipt of disconnect supervision, with such time accumulated at the end of thebilling the billing period and rounded up to the next wholeminute whole minute as defined in Section III.A.2 of this Agreement. 3. Billing disputes shallbe shall be handled pursuant to the terms of this section. a. Each Party agrees to notify the other Party in writing upon the discovery of a billing dispute. Notification of disputed charges must be provided within one (1) year from the time the charge was billed; previously undisputed charges more than one (1) year old shall not be disputed by either Party. In the event of abilling a billing dispute, the Parties will endeavor to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) calendar days of the notification date. If the Parties are unable within the sixty (60) 60 day period to reach resolution, then the aggrieved Parties Party may pursue dispute resolution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. b. For purposes of this Section, abilling disputemeans adispute a billing dispute means a dispute of a specific amount of money actually billedby billed by either Party. The disputemust dispute must be clearly explained by the disputing Party and supported by written documentation, which clearly shows the basis for disputing charges. The determination as to whether the billing dispute is clearly explained or clearly shows the basis for disputing charges shall be within AT&T’s sole reasonable discretion. Disputes that are not clearly explained or those that do not provide complete information may be rejected by AT&T. By way of example and not by limitation, abilling a billing dispute willnot will not include the refusal to pay all orpart or part of a bill ▇▇▇▇ or bills when no written documentation is provided ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to support the dispute, nor shall abilling a billing dispute include the refusal to pay other amounts owedby owed by the billed Party until the dispute is resolved. Claims by the billed Party for damages of any kindwill kind will not beconsidereda be considered a billing dispute for purposes of this Section. Once the billing dispute is resolved, the disputing Party will make immediate payment of any ofthe of the disputed amount owed to the billing Party or the billing Party shall have the right to pursue normal treatment procedures. Any credits due to the disputing Party, pursuant tothe to the billing dispute, will be applied to the disputing Party’s account by the billing Party immediately upon resolution of the dispute. c. If a Party disputes a charge and does not pay such charge by the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received by either Party after the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received in funds which are not immediately available to the other Party, then a late payment charge shall be assessed. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be calculated based on the portion of the payment not received by the payment due date times the late factor. The Parties shall assess interest on previously assessed late payment charges only ina in a state where it has the authority pursuant to its tariffs. 4. Late payment charges shall be the lower of 1.5% per month or such other percent as specified by an appropriate state regulatory agency orequired or required by law. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be applied any portion of the payment not received bythe by the billing Party on or before the payment due date. 5. All charges under this Agreement shall be billed within one (1) year from the time the charge was incurred; previouslyunbilled previously unbilled charges more than one (1) yearold year old shall not be billed by either Party.

Billing Charges. 1. The charges for Local Interconnection are tobe to be billed monthly and payment for services provided is due on or before the next bill date. 2. Charges for terminating traffic will be the actual conversation minutes of use (MOUs) measured from receipt of answer supervision to receipt of disconnect supervision, with such time accumulated at the end of thebilling the billing period and rounded up to the next wholeminute whole minute as defined in Section III.A.2 of this Agreement. 3. Billing disputes shallbe shall be handled pursuant to the terms of this section. a. Each Party agrees to notify the other Party in writing upon the discovery of a billing dispute. Notification of disputed charges must be provided within one (1) year from the time the charge was billed; previously undisputed charges more than one (1) year old shall not be disputed by either Party. In the event of abilling a billing dispute, the Parties will endeavor to resolve the dispute within sixty (60) calendar days of the notification date. If the Parties are unable within the sixty (60) 60 day period to reach resolution, then the aggrieved Parties Party may pursue dispute resolution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. b. For purposes of this Section, abilling disputemeans adispute a billing dispute means a dispute of a specific amount of money actually billedby billed by either Party. The disputemust dispute must be clearly explained by the disputing Party and supported by written documentation, which clearly shows the basis for disputing charges. The determination as to whether the billing dispute is clearly explained or clearly shows the basis for disputing charges shall be within AT&T’s sole reasonable discretion. Disputes that are not clearly explained or those that do not provide complete information may be rejected by AT&T. By way of example and not by limitation, abilling a billing dispute willnot will not include the refusal to pay all orpart or part of a bill or bills when no written documentation is provided ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to support the dispute, nor shall abilling a billing dispute include the refusal to pay other amounts owedby owed by the billed Party until the dispute is resolved. Claims by the billed Party for damages of any kindwill kind will not beconsidereda be considered a billing dispute for purposes of this Section. Once the billing dispute is resolved, the disputing Party will make immediate payment of any ofthe of the disputed amount owed to the billing Party or the billing Party shall have the right to pursue normal treatment procedures. Any credits due to the disputing Party, pursuant tothe to the billing dispute, will be applied to the disputing Party’s account by the billing Party immediately upon resolution of the dispute. c. If a Party disputes a charge and does not pay such charge by the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received by either Party after the payment due date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received in funds which are not immediately available to the other Party, then a late payment charge shall be assessed. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be calculated based on the portion of the payment not received by the payment due date times the late factor. The Parties shall assess interest on previously assessed late payment charges only ina in a state where it has the authority pursuant to its tariffs. 4. Late payment charges shall be the lower of 1.5% per month or such other percent as specified by an appropriate state regulatory agency orequired or required by law. For bills rendered by either Party for payment, the late payment charge for both Parties shall be applied any portion of the payment not received bythe by the billing Party on or before the payment due date. 5. All charges under this Agreement shall be billed within one (1) year from the time the charge was incurred; previouslyunbilled previously unbilled charges more than one (1) yearold year old shall not be billed by either Party.

Billing Charges. 1. The charges for chargesfor Local Interconnection are tobe billed monthly and payment for Interconnectionare to bebilledmonthlyand paymentfor services provided is due on or before the next bill nextbill date. 2. Charges for terminating traffic Chargesfor terminatingtraffic will be the actual conversation minutes of actualconversationminutesof use (MOUs) measured from receipt of answer supervision measuredfrom receiptof answersupervision to receipt of disconnect supervisionreceiptof disconnectsupervision, with such time accumulated at suchtime accumulatedat the end of thebilling period and the billingperiodand rounded up to upto the next wholeminute as whole minuteas defined in Section III.A.2 of III.A.2of this Agreement. 3. Billing disputes shallbe disputesshall be handled pursuant to pursuantto the terms of this section. a. Each Party agrees Partyagrees to notify the other Party in writing upon notifythe otherPartyin writingupon the discovery of a billing dispute. Notification of Notificationof disputed charges must chargesmust be provided within one providedwithinone (1) year from yearfrom the time the timethe charge was billed; previously undisputed charges more than undisputedcharges morethan one (1) year old yearold shall not be disputed by either Party. In the event of abilling dispute, a billingdispute,the Parties will endeavor to endeavorto resolve the dispute within disputewithin sixty (60) calendar days of the notification datenotificationdate. If the Parties are unable within the Partiesare unablewithinthe sixty (60) day period to periodto reach resolution, ,then the aggrieved Parties may pursue maypursue dispute resolution in accordance with the resolutioninaccordance withthe terms of this Agreement. b. For purposes of purposesof this Section, abilling ,a billing disputemeans adispute of a disputeof a specific amount of money actually billedby actuallybilled by either Party. The disputemust be clearly beclearly explained by the disputing Party and supported by Partyand supportedby written documentation, ,which clearly shows the showsthe basis for disputing chargesdisputingcharges. The determination as determinationas to whether the whetherthe billing dispute is disputeis clearly explained or clearly shows clearlyshows the basis for disputing charges shall basisfor disputingchargesshall be within AT&T’s 's sole reasonable discretion. Disputes that Disputesthat are not clearly explained or those that explainedor thosethat do not provide complete information may informationmay be rejected by rejectedby AT&T. By way of example and exampleand not by limitation, abilling dispute willnot include the refusal to a billing disputewill not includethe refusalto pay all orpart or part of a bill or bills when no written documentation is nowritten documentationis provided ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ the to supportthe dispute, ,nor shall abilling dispute include the a billingdispute includethe refusal to pay other amounts owedby owed by the billed Party until Partyuntil the dispute is disputeis resolved. Claims by the billed Party for Partyfor damages of any kindwill kind will not beconsidereda billing dispute for purposes of billingdisputefor purposesof this Section. .Once the billing dispute is billingdisputeis resolved, ,the disputing Party will Partywill make immediate payment immediatepayment of any ofthe disputed amount owed of the disputedamountowed to the billing Party or the orthe billing Party shall have the right to pursue normal treatment proceduresnormaltreatmentprocedures. Any credits due to the disputing Party, pursuant tothe billing dispute, pursuantto the billingdispute,will be applied to appliedto the disputing Party’s 's account by the billing Party immediately upon resolution of Partyimmediatelyuponresolutionof the dispute.. ONEWAYPAGINGINTERCONNECTIOANGREEMENT/AT&T-gSTATE PAGE7 OF20 c. If a Party disputes a charge and does not pay such charge by the payment due Part] disputesa chargeanddoesnotpay suchchargebythe paymentdue date, or if a payment or any portion of a payment is received by either Party after the payment due ifa paymentor anyportionofa paymentis receivedby eitherParty afterthe paymentdue date, or if orif a payment or paymentor any portion of portionof a payment is received in funds paymentis receivedinfunds which are not immediately available to the notimmediatelyavailabletothe other PartyPart7, then a thena late payment charge shall be paymentchargeshallbe assessed. 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