Basic Billing System
This section describes the breakdown of telephone charges and different kinds of dialing charges.
Billing system
NTT West's Analog/INS Net (telephone service) telephone charges consist of the three categories below.
- Initial fees
- Charges to be paid for a new subscription.
- Basic monthly charges
- Fixed monthly charges to be paid regardless of how much you call.
- Dialing charges
- Charges to be paid according to how much you call.
Breakdown of Analog/INS Net telephone charges
Analog/INS phone charges consist of the following items.
Initial fees
Charges to be paid for a new subscription.
Contract fee | A handling charge required for a new telephone line installation |
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Subscription fee | A charge that covers part of the cost of a new telephone facilities installation |
Installation charge | A charge for wiring inside the building |
Cable installation fee | A charge required for installing new telephone poles in the subscriber's area |
Basic monthly charges
Fixed monthly charges to be paid regardless of how much you call.
Line service charges | Charges required for facility maintenance and upgrade, order processing, dialing call frequency check and review, and billing and collecting |
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Optional service charges | Charges for using Call Waiting and other optional services |
Internal wiring usage charges | Charges required for renting internal wiring from NTT West |
Terminal equipment usage charges | Charges required for renting terminal equipment such as a telephone and a PBX |
- - In addition to the monthly usage fee, a universal service fee for phone services and telephone relay service fee are required for each telephone number (the same applies to additional numbers (optional)).
Please see below for details.
About universal service for phone services .<Japanese version only>
About telephone relay service .<Japanese version only>
Details of basic monthly charges
Dialing charges
Charges to be paid according to how much you call.
Regular time call | Dialing charges for local calls, adjacent area calls, outside-the-area calls such as dialing charges for remote islands |
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Off-peak discount | Evening discount, late night discount, weekend and holiday discounts |
Optional discount | Discounts when using discount options |
Dialing/Communications charges
Other charges
Operator-assisted call charges | Charges required for Time and Charges - 100 calls, 106 collect calls, etc. |
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Telegram charges | Charges required for sending telegrams |
- The dialing rate from a public phone is more expensive than calling from an Analog line. NTT West does not bill basic monthly charges or subscription fees, but only the dialing charges.