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Vocabulary

Local network charge abbreviation

hello all!

is there a way to abbreviate "local network charge" in English. This phrase frequently occurs in phone services contexts and would be nice to find something shorter for it. Does 'LNC' mean anything to native or other English speakers?

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Johan
  

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Possibly to the BrE speakers. In AmE, we'd probably just call it a tax, if my reading of your context is correct.

— Vorpar

  • Possibly to the BrE speakers.
  • In AmE, we'd probably just call it a tax, if my reading of your context is correct.
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Possibly to the BrE speakers. In AmE, we'd probably just call it a tax, if my reading of your context is correct.
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Actually it's just the fee for use of the telephone line which varies by operator. So basically you could call it 'the fee charged by the operator for use of the telephone line'.
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Ok, in AmE, utility payments are referred to as "the bill".

As in: "I paid the phone bill."
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seems I have written my question unclearly, sorry about that..

A better grasp of what I mean may be gained from this sentence:

'Please call our customer service to book tickets. Calls are €1 per call + local network charge.'

Here 'local network charge' would be the fee charged by the telephone operator in addition (and unrelated) to the service charge collected by e.g. a
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Your phrase is probably the most appropriate then. They may be referred to as "long distance charges" or "tolls" by laymen.
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