In plain English
Service plans often include a set amount of use. If that amount is exceeded, this term means the charge for each extra unit of telecommunications use.
In context
Here, it labels the per-unit charge for telecommunications usage beyond what the service plan includes.
- Situation
- Reading telecom bills, usage, overage, credits, contract period, and payment status
- What it communicates
- labels the price applied to usage beyond the included amount.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not state the included amount, the unit being measured, or whether any extra usage has occurred.
Examples
“Once the included minutes were used up, the overage rate was 10 cents for each additional minute.”
“Before choosing a phone plan, she compared the overage rate for extra data on each offer.”