1、CCITT RECMN*D-70 (REV811 92 W Y862591 0572922 479 W INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION CCITT D.70 (rev. 1) THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES CHARGING AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES FOR
2、THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FACSIMILE SERVICE BETWEEN PUBLIC BUREAUX (BUREAUFAX SERVICE) Recommendation D.70 (rev. 1) Geneva, 1992 CCITT RECMN*D-70 (REV*1) 92 m 4862571 0572923 305 m INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION CCITT D.70 (rev. 1) THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CONSULTATIVE COMMITT
3、EE GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES CHARGING AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FACSIMILE SERVICE BETWEEN PUBLIC BUREAUX (BUREAUFAX SERVICE) Recommendation D.70 (rev. 1) Geneva, 1992 CCITT RECNN*D-70 (REV*3) 92 m 4862593 057292
4、4 241 m FOREWORD The CCI” (the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee) is the permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (IT). CCIT is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standar
5、dizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis. The Plenary Assembly of CCIT which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study and approves Recommendations prepared by its Study Groups. The approval of Recommendations by the members of CCIiT between Plenary Assemblies is covered by the
6、procedure laid down in CCITT Resolution No. 2 (Melbourne, 1988). Recommendation D.70 was prepared by Study Group II and was approved under the Resolution No. 2 procedure on the 16th of June 1992. CCIT NOTE In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate bo
7、th a telecommunication Administration and a recognized private operating agency. O IT 1992 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from th
8、e ITU. CCITT RECMN*D*70 (REV*l) 92 4862591 0572725 188 Recommendation D.70 GENERAL TARIFF PRINCIPLES FOR TKE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FACSIMILE SERVICE BEXWEEN PUBLIC BUREAUX (BUREAWAX SERVICE) (Geneva, 1980; amended at Melbourne, 1988, revised 1992) Preamble This Recommendation sets out the general pri
9、nciples and conditions for tarifkation to be applied by Administrations (postal or telecommunications) for the provision of bureau to bureau facsimile document services using public facsimile stations (bureaufax service). For the purposes of applying this Recommendation, the terms “postal Administra
10、tion” and “telecommunications Administration” shall be defined as follows: postal Administration: Administration, or part of a combined postal and telecommunications Administration, concern4 with the provision of postal services; telecommunications Administration: Administration, or part of a combin
11、ed postal and telecommuni- cations Administration, concerned with the provision of telecommunications services. - - 1 General principles In determining tarif principles to be applied to this service, consideration should be given to the structure and level of charges applicable to other internationa
12、l telecommunication services supplied by the Administrations concerned, and to the provisions of Recommendation D.5. 2 Charging principles 2.1 In principle, a charge per page shall be levied on senders by Administrations for the utilization of the international public facsimile service between publi
13、c bureaux. This shall apply regardless of the telecommunication facilities (public networks or dedicated circuits) or type of facsimile terminals used between public bureaux. The origin Administration may decide not to levy a general handling charge or a charge for the transmission on a separate pag
14、e (where this is considered necessary) of preamble and address details oniy. The decision whether or not to levy a charge in such cases is a national matter. 2.2 In accordance with the Recommendation cited in 3, documents for facsimile transmission shall be accepted up to a maximum size, normally IS
15、0 A4 size (210 x 297 mm), or exceptionally up to a larger size, e.g. the North American “legal” format (216 x 356 mm) by bilateral agreement between Administrations. A chargeable page is that part of a document page which is reproducible by facsimile equipment. 2.3 Separate charges for special handl
16、ing in the national collection andlor delivery of facsimile documents may be levied on the sender and/or the addressee, as appropriate, by the respective originating and/or destination Administration. 3 International accounting 3.1 Accounting rates between Administrations in the international public
17、 facsimile service between public bureaux shall be established either on a per page basis or in the same manner as for normal calis over the international public network utilized. Alternatively, Administrations may, by bilateral agreement, account for only bureau handling costs on a per page basis,
18、the use of the international public network being payed for as a function of the duration of use. Where a per page accounting is adopted, by agreement between the Administrations concerned, the transmittal sheet may be excluded from the international accounts unless the lower part contains a message
19、 for the addressee. The same procedure is applicable to refunds. 1) See also Recommendations F.160 il and F.170 121. Recommendation D.70 1 CCITT RECMN*D-70 (REV*3) 92 4862.593 057292b O14 = 3.2 Where accounting between Administrations is on a per page basis, Administrations shall exchange monthly st
20、atements with respect to documents transmitted, showing necessary details for the settlement of accounts, such as the number of pages transmitted and if necessary, the number of documents transmitted, and applicable accounting rates and shares. Where accounting between Administrations is effected in
21、 the same manner as for normal calls over the international public network utilized, facsimile transmissions shall form an integral part of the international accounts for that public network. 3.3 Any separate charges for special handling levied on the sender or on the addressee by an Administration
22、for national collection and/or delivery or cancellation are normally not subject to accounting between Administrations. 3.4 Transferred account services may be offered in accordance with appropriate CCT Recommendations2). 3.5 If an Administration has accepted a refund claim, the refunded facsimile d
23、ocument charge should not appear in the international accounts, but the other Administrations concerned should be so notifiedz). 4 Service correspondence 4.1 Service telecommunications (as defined in the International Telecommunication Regulations) should be treated in accordance with Recommendation
24、 D.192. Privilege telecommunications (as defined in the International Telecommunication Regulations) should be treated in accordance with Recommendation D.193. 4.2 Paragraph 4.1 above does not apply to service and franking privilege bureaufax documents exchanged over international public telecommuni
25、cation networks by postal Administrations except by agreement with the telecommunication Administrations concerned. 5 Refunds3) 5.1 Refund of charges for the utilization of the international public facsimile service between public bureaux may be permitted at the discretion of the Administration, and
26、 in accordance with the following conditions. (The provisions on cancellation of facsimile documents are given in the Recommendation cited in 4 .) 5.2 A full refund may be granted when a facsimile document has been cancelled before connection with the addressee has been established. However, a cance
27、llation charge may be imposed and “special handling” charges, if any, will not normally be refunded in such instances. 5.3 A full or partial refund may be granted if transmission andior delivery of the entire document or a part of it cannot be effected through no fault of the sender and/or addressee
28、 or their agents. 5.4 A partial refund may be granted for any page of a document which is not accepted by the addressee because of poor quality and because the service instruction “Risques expditeur does not appear in the preamble of the affected pages. Documents not accepted by the addressee cannot
29、 be retained by him. However, if the addressee accepts certain pages of the document, no refund will be granted for those pages. 5.5 A partial refund may be granted in the case of multipage documents, when the document is cancelled before transmission is completed. The partial refund will only apply
30、 to those pages for which transmission has not begun. A cancellation charge may be imposed and “special handling” charges, if any, will not normally be refunded in such instances. 5.6 No refund will be granted when a request for cancellation of a document has been received at the sending bureau afte
31、r transmission has been completed, or when transmission of a single page document has begun. 2, The Federal Republic of Germany has expressed reservations regarding the application of the provisions of $0 3.4 and 3.5. 3, The Federal Republic of Germany has expressed reservations regarding the applic
32、ation of the provisions or 3 5, “Refunds”. 2 Recommendation D.70 - CCITT RECMN*D.70 (REV*L) 92 W 4862591 0572927 T50 W 5.7 No refund will be granted when the sender bas been advised that the quality of the original is unsuitable for satisfactory transmission and the service instruction “Risques Expd
33、iteur” appears in the transmittal sheet. In the case of a multipage document, no refund will be granted for any page transmitted under these conditions. 5.8 AU claims for refunds of charges must be presented within 3 months of the date of receipt of the document at the receiving bureau. Normally, su
34、ch claims wiil require appropriate documentation of the senders or addressees claim. 5.9 Should an Administfation deem it desirable to destroy the relevant documents before the expiration of the period during which international accounts may be challenged in accordance with the International Telecom
35、munication Regulations 5, and hence is not in a position to carry out an enquiry in respect of the services for which it is responsible, such Administration shall bear any difference in the international account or any refund of charges that may arise, References il CCITT Recommendation General oper
36、ational provisions for the international public facsimile services, Vol. II, Rec. F.160. CCITT Recommendation Operational provisions for the international public facsimile service between public bureaux (bureaufax), Vol. II, Rec. F.170. Pl 31 Ibid., 0 2.1. c41 Ibid., 0 10. r51 Final Acts of the World Administrative Telegraph and Telephone Conference, International Telecommunication Regulations, ITTJ, Melbourne, 1988. Recommendation D.70 3
