Who pays the bill for an ISDN call?

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Who pays the bill for an ISDN call?

Billing for an ISDN telemedicine call is tied to the party that places the call. The originating site initiates the connection and is charged by the telecommunications network per minute, so the caller’s site bears the telecommunication charges. The receiving site simply answers the call and isn’t billed for the act of establishing the connection. In practice, the telemedicine vendor or payer may bill for the clinical service itself, but the actual ISDN line charges go to the caller’s side.

Billing for an ISDN telemedicine call is tied to the party that places the call. The originating site initiates the connection and is charged by the telecommunications network per minute, so the caller’s site bears the telecommunication charges. The receiving site simply answers the call and isn’t billed for the act of establishing the connection. In practice, the telemedicine vendor or payer may bill for the clinical service itself, but the actual ISDN line charges go to the caller’s side.

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