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PAYMENT AND CREDIT REGULATIONS |
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4.1
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Payment of Charges |
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(a) |
Customer shall pay for all charges invoiced for usage of the Company's
service hereunder. All bills are due by the 20th day after bill date and
are payable at the address indicated on the Company's invoice.
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(b) |
Once service is activated, Customer is liable for the payment
of all usage charges for services to be provided by the Company to Customer
including any fraudulent use, misuse, or abuse of the Customer's Service
or Customer- Provided Facilities by third parties, the Customer's employees,
or the public. This includes payment for calls or services that originate
at the Customer's number(s), are accepted at the Customer's number(s) (e.g.
collect calls), are billed to the Customer number(s) via third number billing,
the use of a calling or travel card, or the use of an assigned special
billing number or authorization code to the Customer.
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(c) |
Charges associated with usage shall be billed in arrears.
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(d) |
Any applicable federal, state and local use, excise, sales or privilege
taxes or similar liabilities chargeable to or against the Company as a
result of the provision of the Company's services hereunder to Customer,
shall be charged to and payable by Customer in addition to the rates indicated
in the tariff for International Message Telecommunications Service.
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(e) |
In the event the Company must employ the services of attorneys for
collection of charges due under this tariff and any separate contract for
Special Services, Customer shall be liable for all costs of collection
including a reasonable attorney's fee.
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(f) |
It is the intention of the Company to conform strictly to applicable
laws.
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(g) |
In cases involving toll fraud, the Company may backbill for
one and one-half (1 1/2) years from the point when such fraud was detected
and/or quantified. |