| 11. | A settlement agreement reflecting the new billing procedure and settlement rates was filed in 1973.
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| 12. | PLDT has used higher international settlement rates to subsidize its less profitable domestic phone network.
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| 13. | Settlement rates have historically been set well above the actual cost of completing the calls.
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| 14. | Currently the settlement rate is $ 0 . 395.
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| 15. | The rules affect settlement rates, the payments phone companies make to each other to complete calls.
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| 16. | Currently the settlement rate is $ 0.395.
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| 17. | Settlement rates to Canada are about 10 cents and even less for calls to the United States.
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| 18. | Settlement rates can be in the range of $ 0.10-$ 2 per minute, depending on the countries involved.
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| 19. | PLDT has been weighed down in recent years by several cuts in its settlement rates with foreign carriers.
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| 20. | Metering is the second step in the restructuring of PLDT's rates to help offset lower international settlement rates.
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