1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T D.170TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU Supplement 4(01/2012) SERIES D: GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES General tariff principles Drawing up and exchange of international telephone and telex accounts Monthly telephone and telex accounts ITU-T D.170
2、 Supplement on guidelines for net settlement generic templates Recommendation ITU-T D.170 Supplement 4 ITU-T D-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES TERMS AND DEFINITIONS D.0 GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES Private leased telecommunication facilities D.1D.9 Tariff principles applying to data co
3、mmunication services over dedicated public data networks D.10D.39 Charging and accounting in the international public telegram service D.40D.44 Charging and accounting in the international telemessage service D.45D.49 Principles applicable to GII-Internet D.50D.59 Charging and accounting in the inte
4、rnational telex service D.60D.69 Charging and accounting in the international facsimile service D.70D.75 Charging and accounting in the international videotex service D.76D.79 Charging and accounting in the international phototelegraph service D.80D.89 Charging and accounting in the mobile services
5、D.90D.99 Charging and accounting in the international telephone service D.100D.159 Drawing up and exchange of international telephone and telex accounts D.160D.179International sound- and television-programme transmissions D.180D.184 Charging and accounting for international satellite services D.185
6、D.189 Transmission of monthly international accounting information D.190D.191 Service and privilege telecommunications D.192D.195 Settlement of international telecommunication balances of accounts D.196D.209 Charging and accounting principles for international telecommunication services provided ove
7、r the ISDN D.210D.269 Charging and accounting principles for next generation networks (NGN) D.270D.279 Charging and accounting principles for universal personal telecommunication D.280D.284 Charging and accounting principles for intelligent network supported services D.285D.299 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR R
8、EGIONAL APPLICATION Recommendations applicable in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin D.300D.399 Recommendations applicable in Latin America D.400D.499 Recommendations applicable in Asia and Oceania D.500D.599 Recommendations applicable to the African Region D.600D.699 For further details, please ref
9、er to the list of ITU-T Recommendations. Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) i Recommendation ITU-T D.170 Monthly telephone and telex accounts Supplement 4 ITU-T D.170 Supplement on guidelines for net settlement generic templates Summary Supplement 4 to Recommendation ITU-T D.170 is intended to set g
10、uidelines to ensure the effective and efficient management of settlement statements. History Edition Recommendation Approval Study Group 1.0 ITU-T E.270 1972-12-15 2.0 ITU-T E.270 1976-10-08 3.0 ITU-T D.170/E.270 1980-11-21 4.0 ITU-T D.170/E.270 1984-10-19 5.0 ITU-T D.170/E.270 1988-11-25 6.0 ITU-T
11、D.170 1993-03-12 III 7.0 ITU-T D.170 1995-03-20 3 8.0 ITU-T D.170 1998-06-12 3 9.0 ITU-T D.170 2006-06-27 3 10.0 ITU-T D.170 2010-05-21 3 10.1 ITU-T D.170 Suppl. 1 2010-05-21 3 10.2 ITU-T D.170 Suppl. 2 2010-05-21 3 10.3 ITU-T D.170 Suppl. 3 2012-01-20 3 10.4 ITU-T D.170 Suppl. 4 2012-01-20 3 ii Rec
12、. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) FOREWORD The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of IT
13、U. ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), which meets every four years, establishes the topics f
14、or study by the ITU-T study groups which, in turn, produce Recommendations on these topics. The approval of ITU-T Recommendations is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSA Resolution 1. In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-Ts purview, the necessary standards are prepared
15、 on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC. NOTE In this publication, the expression “Administration“ is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency. Compliance with this publication is voluntary. However, the publication may contain cer
16、tain mandatory provisions (to ensure, e.g., interoperability or applicability) and compliance with the publication is achieved when all of these mandatory provisions are met. The words “shall“ or some other obligatory language such as “must“ and the negative equivalents are used to express requireme
17、nts. The use of such words does not suggest that compliance with the publication is required of any party. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this publication may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. ITU tak
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19、rotected by patents, which may be required to implement this publication. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database at http:/www.itu.int/ITU-T/ipr/. ITU 2012 All rights reserved. No part
20、of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU. Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) iii Table of Contents Page 1 Scope 1 2 References. 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Abbreviations and acronyms 1 5 Conventions 1 6 Items included in a settlement stateme
21、nt 1 7 Settlement statement detail . 4 8 Format considerations . 4 9 Reconciliation summary . 5 Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) 1 Recommendation ITU-T D.170 Monthly telephone and telex accounts Supplement 4 ITU-T D.170 Supplement on guidelines for net settlement generic templates 1 Scope The scop
22、e of this supplement is to set guidelines to ensure the effective and efficient management of settlement statements. It describes information that may be included when settlement statements are exchanged between carriers. 2 References ITU-T D.170 Recommendation ITU-T D.170 (2010), Monthly telephone
23、and telex accounts. 3 Definitions None. 4 Abbreviations and acronyms This supplement uses the following abbreviations and acronyms: GFC Gold Franc Currency 5 Conventions None. 6 Items included in a settlement statement The following topics of a settlement statement are covered in this supplement: Le
24、gal and contractual information Settlement statement detail Format considerations Reconciliation summary The focus of this supplement is illustrated in Figure 1, i.e., input into the process is accepted as outbound and inbound declarations/invoices. The output is a settlement statement that is excha
25、nged between telecommunication operators. It is recognized that the capabilities and limitations of the systems and processes of each operator ultimately determine the template to be used. However, this supplement is intended to assist telecommunication operators in identifying information that may
26、be included in the exchange of settlement statements between carriers. 2 Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) Exchange Settlement Statement(s)Settlement Statement AcceptedHigh-level presentation of settlement statement scopeInbound declarations / invoices Outbound declaration / invoice The settlement
27、statement scope is focussed on the settlement statement itself and not on the payments or remittance process Create / update settlement statement Accept inbound declaration / invoice Validate and verifysettlement statement Remittance / payment process kick-off Input: Create/compile settlement statem
28、ent Output: Validation and acceptance Remittance Process Figure 1 Application of the guidelines for the net settlement template The greatest frustration experienced by carriers with regard to settlement statements is the lack of sufficient and relevant information, which results in costly delays. Th
29、is supplement attempts to set guidelines to ensure the effective and efficient management of settlement statements, including: precise information on services and accounting periods included in settlement statements to facilitate the matching of declarations/invoices exchanged between carriers preci
30、se information to expedite disputes precise and sufficient information to match payments that have been received and/or made. Legal and contractual information Legal and contractual information defines the netting parties concerned, terms and conditions, settlement currency, banking details, settlem
31、ent period, etc. The general consensus is that a settlement statement could include some or all of the following legal and contractual information: legal names of carriers involved contact addresses of carriers involved contact details of sending carrier period of the settlement statement issue date
32、 unique reference number for tracking and dispute purposes settlement currency Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) 3 bank details (account number and physical address of bank) payment due date credit term penalty term sign-off (prepared by, approved by) notes and comment fields. It is suggested that
33、a cover or summary page might include the above information, in addition to the following: sub-totals for each service per currency and per carrier net value per entry grand total per currency and carrier total net value per currency and carrier. The examples below are for illustrative purposes only
34、. Service Due to A Due to B Net value USD USD USD Telephony 1 234 567.00 234 567.00 1 000 000.00 Leased circuits 5 432.00 8 764.00 3 332.00 Telex 1 234.00 1 357.00 123.00 Total 1 241 233.00 244 688.00 996 545.00 or Service Due to A Currency Due to B Currency Net value Currency Telephony 1 234 567.00
35、 USD 234 567.00 USD 1 000 000.00 USD Leased circuits 5 432.00 USD 8 764.00 USD 3 332.00 USD Telex 1 234.00 USD 1 357.00 USD 123.00 USD Total 1 241 233.00 244 688.00 996 545.00 Amount due to B 246 045.00 Other considerations: A single settlement statement should make provision for: multiple currencie
36、s multiple services or single service depending on the bi-lateral agreement with the carrier in question condition(s) for letter of no return. 4 Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) The settlement statements should exclude: traffic volumes IMF rates product level detail. The settlement statements shou
37、ld limit: contact details and approval to the cover page only, i.e., should not repeat them on detail pages. 7 Settlement statement detail This section describes the content or detail that should be included in a settlement statement. It is suggested that the settlement statement detail consist of a
38、: header, which repeats the carrier names and addresses, settlement period, issue date, unique reference number and payment due date body of text, which represents the various services, including totals per service footer, which indicates the number of pages and provides a space for carrier concurre
39、nce, i.e., receiving carrier to sign off each page The body of the settlement statement should contain: a list of services, with ideally each one being printed on a separate page bilateral detail to comply with ITU format and recommendations breakdown of each service by accounting period refile, hub
40、bing and bilateral, listed separately statement of amounts per currency, i.e., if a single accounting period has multiple currencies, then list the amounts per currency do not convert, except for the gold franc currency (GFC) calculation of totals per currency per service additional information, suc
41、h as committed volume re-calculation, should be clearly stated for the appropriate service. The period for which the true-up applies needs to be stated as well. NOTE True-ups should only be stated as a separate item if not included in an outbound/inbound declaration or invoice. manual adjustments (n
42、ot included in outbound/inbound declarations or invoices) should be clearly defined for each service, and reference numbers should be quoted 8 Format considerations The layout of the settlement statement should be easy to read and interpret. It is easier to assess data if the amounts due to each car
43、rier are presented in a vertical as opposed to a horizontal manner. The two possible methods are illustrated below: Rec. ITU-T D.170/Suppl.4 (01/2012) 5 Example 1: Due to Carrier A Service Accounting period Invoice number USD amount SDR amount Telephony January 2005 aaa 123 456.00 2 345.00 Telephony
44、 February 2005 bbb 135 794.00 2 468.00 Telephony March 2005 ccc 143 267.00 8 820.00 Total 402 517.00 13 633.00 Due to Carrier B Service Accounting period Invoice number USD amount SDR amount Telephony January 2005 xxx 135 801.60 2 227.75 Telephony February 2005 yyy 149 373.40 2 344.60 Telephony Marc
45、h 2005 zzz 157 593.70 8 379.00 Total 442 768.70 12 951.35 Net due to Carrier A 40 251.70 Net due to Carrier B 681.65 Example 2: Due to carrier A Due to carrier B Service Accounting period Invoice number USD amount SDR amount Invoice number USD amount SDR amount Telephony January 2005 aaa 123 456.00
46、2 345.00 xxx 135 801.60 2 227.75 Telephony February 2005 bbb 135 794.00 2 468.00 yyy 149 373.40 2 344.60 Telephony March 2005 ccc 143 267.00 8 820.00 zzz 157 593.70 8 379.00 Total 402 517.00 13 633.00 442 768.70 12 951.35 Net value due to: 40 251.70 681.65 9 Reconciliation summary The reconciliation
47、 summary should include information concerning: all open items partial payments the period to which the statement relates. Printed in Switzerland Geneva, 2012 SERIES OF ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS Series A Organization of the work of ITU-T Series D General tariff principles Series E Overall network operat
48、ion, telephone service, service operation and human factors Series F Non-telephone telecommunication services Series G Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks Series H Audiovisual and multimedia systems Series I Integrated services digital network Series J Cable networks and tra
49、nsmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals Series K Protection against interference Series L Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant Series M Telecommunication management, including TMN and network maintenance Series N Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits Series O Specifications of measuring equipment Series P Termina
