Tariffs

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Description

Tariffs are sets of rates (prices) to different destinations. There are three types of tariffs: providers wholesale (inbound), users wholesale (outbound) and users retail (outbound).

Tariff types

There are three types of tariffs – Wholesale, Retail and By Provider. Note that Tariffs for Providers type are also Wholesale. The difference between wholesale and retail tariffs is in the way rates are set for destinations.

In wholesale tariffs, rates can be set to every destination possible (by prefix). In retail tariffs, destinations are grouped, which makes it possible to have lower rates. Wholesale and retail tariffs are used in different situations, and each type has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage for wholesale providers is the possibility of entering different rates for different destinations (prefixes). It is useful to set this tariff when you resell services to other providers.

If your clients are retail end-users, it is better to use the retail tariff. They are easier to manage and understand for the final user.

By Provider Tariff type is dynamic and adds fixed markup on top of the Provider's rates per Destination.

Usage

Go to SETTINGS –> Billing –> Tariffs.

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You will see full list of all types of tariff:

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  • Click on Icon add.pngNew tariff to create new tariff.
  • Excel.pngDestinations CSV exports all destinations list.
  • Click on Icon edit.pngChange Tariff for Users to Bulk change Tariffs for Users.
  • Search applied for searching tariffs where chosen prefix has rate.
  • You can see two numbers in Rates count, for example 251/251. First number shows active rates number, the second number shows total rates number.



Wholesale Tariffs for Providers and for Users

As you can see in picture above there are ability to manage Coins.png Rates () manually, Excel.pngImport from CSV, update Rates by Destination mask, delete all Rates form Tariff. Also you can Make user retail tariff from wholesale tariff or make new wholesale tariff from old one. When Tariff has Effective From Rates then Active Rates will be taken. Check your tariff rates by exporting CSV files. Click on Details-icon.png icon to see list of places, where this Tariff is assigned.

Effective From date
Wholesale's Tariff Rates lists has column named Effective from which shows the date when the rate specified becomes active. This date cannot be changed or created in GUI, it can be added to GUI through Tariff import

Retail Tariffs

As you can see in picture above there is an ability to manage Coins.png Rates manually and to delete all rates from tariff. Check your tariff rates by exporting CSV files. Click on Details-icon.png icon to see list of places, where this tariff is assigned.

Click on Make User Retail Tariff to make a new Retail Tariff from current.

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  • Tariff name: New tariff name
  • Add Rate amount to all Minutes: Add a value to current rates. It is possible to add a Percentage or Value, for example, 10% or 0.1. Input length is limited to 20 characters.
  • Add Rate amount to all Events: Add a value to all Events. Events and Minutes are also a part of Advanced Rates. Input length is limited to 20 characters.



By Provider Tariffs (Dynamic Tariff Type)

Dynamic User Tariff by Provider Tariff allows to avoid repetitive work with Rates import for End Users every time Provider changes his Price sheets. When this Tariff is assigned to User, his rates will depend on Provider's rates. You can manage User's billing by changing delta value and delta percent in this type of Tariff. For example, if you set delta percent to be 10%, then User will be billed by Provider's rate plus 10% of that rate. Your profit will be 10% of your selfcost. Click on Details-icon.png icon to see list of places, where this tariff is assigned.

From Accountant

Accountant must have Accountant permissions to manage Admins Tariffs.

From Reseller/Reseller PRO

Resellers have their own tariffs list and they are able to manage them independent from Admin.

See also