C518

The Code specifies the requirements for checking the accuracy of call charging and billing of the STS in a multi-service deliverer, multi-network environment in Australia.

The Code is intended to be a significant part of the industry approach to self regulation of call charging and billing accuracy for the STS. The Code however, is not the only mechanism by which industry self-regulation will be achieved. The Code provides visible and specific criteria through which the effectiveness of industry self regulation of call charging and billing accuracy can be monitored.

In a competitive market, many new and different call charging options are continually introduced, some of which may apply only to a single customer or group of customers, for either a defined or ongoing period. The Code requires a representative sample of these options to be tested as a part of complying with the Code.