*Pages 1--1 from billcode04.xls* Attachment 1 Table of Billing Codes Billing Codes for Facilities- based and Facilities- Resale Services * Switched Services Traditional All Non- Traditional Settlement & Settlement & Proportionate Proportionate Return Return public proprietary public proprietary Service Originates from the U. S. point served Billed by U. S. Carrier Settled with (or settlement- like payment to) carrier in destination point; or exchanged with an affiliate in destination point Private line routing: traffic routed over private lines directly to country of termination n. a. n. a. 11 11 Direct routing, traditional/ alternative settlement: carried over U. S. carrier half circuits to destination point (including circuits that are hard patched through an international point) 1 1 n. a. n. a. Indirect routing: switched transit trough another international point. (U. S. carrier owes settlement to carrier in destination market and transit fee to intermediate carrier.) 1 1 n. a. n. a. Hubbed by a carrier in another international point ** n. a. n. a. 11 11 Billed by Foreign Carrier Collect Call 2 2 12 12 Subscriber toll free (800, 888, etc) 2 2 12 12 Calling Card or other billing arrangement 2 2 12 12 Service Originates from international point And terminates in the U. S. point served Billed by Foreign Carrier 2 2 12 12 Billed by U. S. Carrier Collect Call 1 1 11 11 Subscriber toll free (800, 888, etc) 1 1 11 11 Calling card or other billing arrangement (Country- Beyond or Country- Direct) 1 4 11 14 And transits the U. S. point served Billed by U. S. Carrier: Calling Card or other billing arrangement (Country- Beyond or Country- Direct) 1 4 11 14 Billed by Foreign Carrier Foreign carrier settles with country of termination directly or though cascade arrangement 3 3 n. a. n. a. Reoriginated by U. S. Carrier and treated as U. S. carrier traffic for settlement purposes originating leg (regardless of how terminated) exclude 6 exclude 16 terminating leg - terminated via facilities- based or facilities- resale circuits 1 5 11 15 terminating leg - terminated via pure resale of another carrier's The terminating leg of this traffic is included with the carrier's other switched service pure resale traffic in the public version of the data. Minutes, messages and receipts from the foreign carrier must be reported on a world total basis in the carrier's proprietary filing using billing code 35. Private Line Services Facilities- based Facilities- resale public proprietary public proprietary All circuits from U. S. point to theoretical 1 1 11 11 midpoint of circuit * Facilities- based services are provided using international transmission facilities owned in whole or in part by the carrier providing service. Facilities- resale services are provided by a carrier using non- switched international circuits leased from other reporting carriers. These are distinct from Pure Resale services, which are switched services that are provided by reselling the international switched services of other carriers ** The US carrier does not make a settlement or settlement like payment directly to the carrier in the country of termination. The US carrier reports as settlement payments for the country of termination any amounts owed to the carrier( s) in the intermediate point. This amount should include any amounts paid by affiliates to the terminating carrier associated with this traffic. 1