Conference 7.286::digital

    Here's an email I received from the MCI on-site Representative a few
    years back.  You might contact this individual today to get an update
    on the cost.  I'd be interested in an update.  Hope this is a helpful
    starting point.
    	
    	Regards,
    
From:	MROA::MROA::MRGATE::"A1::LEBOSS.ANDREA" 13-JUN-1994 13:20:32.70
To:	TENNIS::KAM
CC:	
Subj:	X.400 Form/Costs                                                       1

From:	NAME: ANDREA LEBOSS                 
	FUNC:                                 
	TEL:                                  <LEBOSS.ANDREA AT A1 at MROA at MRO>
To:	kam@tennis@mrgate

Bill,

Here is the information on registration and costs.

You can now register from VTX.  If you have any questions, let me know.

	$VTX X400_US
        Select 2 - Registration
        Select 3 - Registration forms

Once your registration has been completely processed, you will receive
a test.  Please DO NOT attempt to send a message until you have received
this test.

 BILLING

   The US X.400 Service has been in operation for 5 years and during
   that time any usage costs have been absorbed at a high level.  This
   will change starting in FY95 (July 1994) to conform with the new
   CNS/Telecom billing model to charge back service costs to the owning 
   cost center.  Reports detailing usage and cost will be distributed
   monthly to the cost center managers for the rest of FY94 to assist  
   in budgeting for FY95.  These reports will be available in the VTX CoC
   detail section of the Cost Center reports.  If you have any questions 
   regarding these costs, please contact Bob Yost @MSO.
	
   Listed below are the costs for using the US X.400 Service:

			US X.400 Service Costs

	a. Cost of REGISTERING a user		$5.00 Setup
					 	 5.00/year

	b. Cost of registering a SIGNATURE 	$30.00 Setup
	   or LETTERHEAD (Fax or Postal)	 30.00/year

	c. Cost/PAGE Email to FAX		$0.70 (first page - no charge
						       for cover page)
					         0.45/page (each additional 
							    page)

	d. Cost/PAGE Email to EMAIL		$0.80/page (1 page message)
					        $0.60/page (2 page message)
						$0.48/page (3 page message)
						$0.45/page (4 page message)
						$0.36/page (5 page message)
						$0.27/page (10 page message)

	   * Email to Email costs/page decrease as the size of the
	     message increases

	e. Cost/PAGE Email to US POSTAL		$0.60/page (first 3 pages)
						 0.90/page (additional pages)
	
	Notes: o 1 Page = approx. 4000 characters for calculations
	       o Email relay to other ADMDs will result in a slightly 
		 higher cost

I've always thought the cost of a FAX was the cost of a phone call.  
As far as I know, here in Cleveland area, a local fax costs nothing, the 
same as a local phone call (no three minute min., no charge for local 
phone call)
Therefore, a two minute FAX to LA is the same cost as a two minute 
phone call to LA - I guess in the ballpark of $0.40-$0.50.

I do a bit of FAXing from home for a museum I run, (Edison Birthplace) 
and local FAX is no charge, a two minute FAX to Japan is about $2.50 -
that's my personal experience.

    .2 is correct.  Voice, fax, whatever - the phone company charges the
    same rate.  To get an idea for a specific fax machine, talk to the
    facilities group that supports the machine, or the CC manager for the
    CC that supports the machine - they can share with you the charges 
    that have been incurred for a particular machine.  As a general rule,
    whatever the associated call charges are for an outbound fax and no
    charge for an inbound fax, if you ignore fixed expenses - phone line,
    fax machine, paper, etc.
    
    	Bill
      

I suspect the charges mentioned in the memo reflect FAXing via software, as
when one is using VTX IR and selects "send a FAX" to get a SPD sent to a 
customer. Everytime I do that I get a confirmation that tells me the cost 
of that FAX. Since one has to enter a cost center to send the FAX, my
assumption was that the costcenter was automatically charged that amount. 

As for sending from am actually FAX machine, I'm not sure how facilities 
charges the various costcenters using the machine, but I'll bet the have
some method in place.

Marie
TCC - merrimack, NH