In plain English
Think of it as the plan's repeating time window. During each window, the provider counts how much service is used. Any included allowance applies within that same period.
In context
In this label, it means the plan's repeating period for measuring service use and for applying any included allowance.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- labels the recurring usage period on the plan page.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not state the length of the period or its exact start and end points.
Examples
“During one usage cycle, the customer used half the included data, and the next cycle was counted separately.”
“Check which usage cycle the extra minutes were recorded in before comparing them with the allowance.”