Charges Per SIM (FT-1024.001)

About this document

Scope

This document provides background information as well as a functional description of the FT-1024.001 Charges Per SIM standard feature. The described feature is supported from the release version 4.0 onward.

Note

Charges Per SIM is a standard feature and does not require a special license.

This feature is part of the functionality Non Usage-based Charging with the number FN-1024.

Feature Availability

Feature overview

Goals

The aim of the Charges Per SIM feature is to allow defining the set of Recurring and Non-Recurring Charges of Price Plans and Add-Ons.

Functionality of the feature

Basic (Recurring and Non-Recurring) Charges

Price Plans and Add-Ons can have a set of Recurring and Non-Recurring Charges.

Recurring Charges

• Recurring Charges are charged on each Billing Cycle, hence the name Monthly Recurring Charge (MRC), and apply only to Postpaid Price Plans.

• Monthly Recurring Charges are calculated based on the Account Rating Type (Retrorated or Prorated), and the Price Plan:

  • Retroactive Rating: The MRC of the active Price Plan at the end of the Billing Cycle is used as the base of the charge for the whole Billing Cycle.

  • Proactive Rating: The MRC is calculated for each period that a Price Plan is active for the SIM (minimum granularity is one day).

• In the Billing Cycle in which the SIM gets activated, the MRC is always prorated for the period from the point that the SIM is activated even if the Account Rating Type is Retroactive.

• If a SIM is retired or moved onto a Prepaid Price Plan, the MRC is prorated in the Billing Cycle that the retirement/change is made.

Non-Recurring/One-Time Charges

• Non-Recurring Charges (NRC)/One-Time Charges (OTC) are charges triggered by an event (e.g. activation).

• OTC are never prorated and are charged the same regardless of the Account Rating Type.

• The charge is determined by the Price Plan that is active at the time of the event, e.g. the SIM activation charge is determined from the Price Plan active at the time of the SIM Activation event.

• Once the OTC has been raised the charge does not change even if the Price Plan changes in the Billing Cycle.

• The charges may repeat each Billing Cycle, however, only if the trigger event occurs in each Billing Cycle. Examples are given in the following table.