1、CCITT RECNN*D*LSh 72 W 4Ah257L 0572762 055 M INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION CCI T T THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES CHARGING AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES D.196 CLEARING OF INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION
2、 BALANCES OF ACCOUNTS Recommendation D.196 i Geneva, 1992 CCITT RECMN*D-196 92 H 4862571 0572763 T71 W FOREWORD The CC (the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). CCIIT is responsible for studying technic
3、al, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis. The Plenary Assembly of CC which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study and approves Recommendations prepared by its Study Groups. The approv
4、al of Recommendations by the members of CCITT between Plenary Assemblies is covered by the procedure laid down in CC Resolution No. 2 (Melboume, 1988). Recommendation D.196 was prepared by Study Group III and was approved under the Resolution No. 2 procedure on the 16th of June 1992. CC NOTE In this
5、 Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication Administration and a recognized private operating agency. O ITU 1992 Ail rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or
6、 mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU. CCITT RECMN*D.L96 92 m 4862591 0572964 928 = Recommendation D.196 CLEARING OF INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS BALANCES OF ACCOUNTS Preamble This Recommendation establishes one possible procedure that coul
7、d be used on an exceptional basis for the clearing of international telecommunication balances of accounts among telecommunication Administrations. The CCIT, considering (a) that subject to conditions covered in Appendix 1 of the International Telecommunication Regulations, Administrations may settl
8、e their balances of accounts through clearing; (b) that the compensation of balances of telecommunication accounts should contribute to reduce the number of pending accounts; financial difficulties or restrictions occasionally imposed on remittances by their national exchange authorities, (c) that s
9、ome telecommunication Administrations are not able to settle their debts, due to economic- considering further that Administrations may look for guidelines in order to settle their balances of accounts by offsetting debits and credits in their relations with other Administrations, taking into accoun
10、t that data for separate services will not be used in order to maintain confidentiality among Administrations concerned, recommends when an Administration decides to use this procedure: 1 General principles 1.1 Whenever a debtor Administration anticipates problems in effecting the settlements of its
11、 telecommunication accounts in a given relation, it should seek agreement from the Administrations Concerned in order to effect the settlement of its balances of accounts through clearing, using credit(s) from other Administration(s) where appropriate. 1.2 Notification to the creditor Administration
12、 should be made in time to still meet the deadlines for payment prescribed in Appendix 1 of the Regulations. Appropriate information will be provided to the creditor Administration by telex or facsimile. 2 Procedures 2.1 records in order to find credits in its favour from other Administrations. When
13、 a debtor Administration cannot effect its settlement using the normal procedures, it should review its 2.1.1 several quarters may be cleared according to the arrangements agreed among the Administrations concerned. For this purpose, the balances of accounts corresponding to the same quarter, differ
14、ent quarters or even Recommendation D.196 1 CCITT RECMN*D.196 92 4862591 0572965 864 9 2.2 The debtor Administration should then select a third Adminisiration whose balance can be used for settlement or reduction of the balance maintained with the creditor Administration. 2.3 The debtor Administrati
15、on should then consult with the selected third Administration on the possibility of the latter to effect payment of its debt to another Administration through balance clearing. 2.4 If the selected Administration is in agreement with the balance clearance, it shall send a reply by telex or facsimile
16、to the Administration that made the consultation and one copy thereof to the Administration that will receive the payment. 2.5 The payment of balance of account to be settled through compensation should be effected by the Administration that committed itself to do so, taking into account the date re
17、quired for effecting the payment which should not exceed the delays prescribed in the Regulations. The creditor Administration should notify the debtor Administration on the effective settlement of the debt. 2.6 If the payment is not effected within that period, the original debtor will assume respo
18、nsibility for settlement of balances of accounts being due in accordance with Q 3.3.1 of Appendix 1 to the International Telecommunications Regulations. 2.7 The balance clearance can involve more than one intervening Administration if the credit involved in clearing is not sufficient for settlement of the original debt. In that case, the same procedure established in $0 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 above shall be adopted. 2 Recommendation D.196
