1 Introduction
2
Scope
3 Collection charges
3.1 General principles
3.2 Publication of collection charges by the ITU
3.3 Changes to collection charges
3.4 Special charging arrangements
3.5 Service specific charging principles
4
Maritime billing
4.1 Billing responsibilities
4.2 Billing processes and associated timescales
4.3 Billing procedures
4.4 Preparation and despatch of bills
4.5
Acceptance/queries/rejection
4.6 Payment of bills
4.7 Archives
4.8 Refunds
5
International accounting and settlement
5.4 Manual or Single-Operator (LSO) Service (see Case 3 and Case 4
– VHF/HF/MF)
5.5 Automatic and semi-automatic service (see Case 4 – satellite)
5.7 Settlement of international accounts
Annex A – Accounting authorities
Annex C – Specimen statement of maritime communication bill – “Communication
Information” Statement
Annex D – Time scales associated with the dispatch and payment of maritime
bills
Annex E – Case studies