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international usage

International usage is the use of phone, messaging, or data services that involves more than one country, such as contacting another country or using the service while abroad.

In plain English

This means service activity that crosses country borders. It covers phone calls, messages, or data use when more than one country is involved. That can happen when someone contacts another country or uses the service while in a different country.

In context

Here, international usage identifies the billed phone, messaging, or data activity on the account that involved more than one country.

Situation
Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
What it communicates
labels billable activity separated as international on the account.

Meaning limits

The term alone does not show which countries were involved or how much service was used.

Examples

“Calling a supplier in another country counted as international usage.”

Core meaning

“Two texts sent while abroad were billed as international usage on the account.”

In context