Overview
The termination rate is the cost incurred by a service provider when terminating a call to its destination from Admin. A termination provider is a carrier or service provider that offers termination services for VoIP calls. They facilitate the routing and termination of calls to their destination.
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Purpose
In the context of ASTPP as a robust billing solution, effective rates management is a critical aspect. This involves the system keeping track of bills sent by carrier providers and providing detailed information on costs and debits. The understanding and configuration of Termination Rates empowers administrators with comprehensive insights into their business health and revenue patterns.
How will it work?
The admin portal provides access for the creation and management of various settings for Termination Rates, including crucial configurations that are integral to the system's functionality.
Add/Create Termination Rate
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Menu Location: Carriers →Termination rates. |
Name | Description |
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Trunk | Trunk for which the termination rate is being added |
Code | The Code/Prefix of the termination rate |
Destination | The destination country and/or type, i.e. Spain-Mobile, Canada-Landline etc |
Strip | The number matches with the beginning of the dialled dialed number then remove/strip it |
Prepend | The number added before the dialed number |
Connection Cost | One-time cost when call connection established |
Grace Time | The number of seconds will not be charged/free seconds |
Cost/Min | Cost to charge per minute |
Initial Increment | Minimum billing seconds charged |
Increment | Subsequent billing seconds charged after the Initial Increment |
Priority | For multiple rates under different trunks with same 'Code' with '0' having highest priority |
Effective Date | Activeness of the code |
Upload CSV file if there are more rates.
Admin can download sample files by selecting the below icon called export from termination ratesCommencement date and time for the new code to take effect |
Upload Rate Sheet
You can generate a rate sheet by referring to and downloading a sample rate sheet for import. The bulk rate entries for any trunk can be seamlessly imported using the import mapper, where columns from your carrier provider's data are mapped to the corresponding fields available in ASTPP, streamlining the process in a single operation.
Component | |
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Create | Top right you can create |
Delete | To delete an entry for any termination rate |
Import | To import termination file |
Export | To export termination file |
As per the sample file, add the fields as mentioned in the CSV file.
Then upload the CSV file by selecting the import option.
Field | |
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Trunk list | Select the trunk on which you need to import termination rate |
Effective Date Time | Select from which date and time you need to take this rate |
Select file | File from local and import. |
Select trunk, note that the admin can choose several trunks for one termination rate. (Will be reflected in all rates if it's done by CSV file)
Then select your filefrom local and import. |