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title: "Tier Types"
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updated: 2026-07-23T15:38:06Z
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# Tier Types

The IDI platform uses two tier types for rating usage:

**Total**

The total tier type uses grand totals of the usage to determine the rate the usage is charged.

Example of Total Tier rating:

| Tier | Minutes | Rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0-800 | $0.10 per minute |
| 2 | 801+ | $0.08 per minute |

For the selected bill period, the customer had 1000 minutes of total usage. Each usage record is rated at $.08 per minute. The charge is $80.00.

**Stepped**

The stepped tier type uses running totals of the usage to determine which tier to use when rating the usage.

Example of Stepped Tier rating:

| Tier | Minutes | Rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 0-800 | $0.10 per minute |
| 2 | 801+ | $0.08 per minute |

The customer has made 3 calls in the selected bill period, each with 500 minutes of usage.

- The first call is charged at the $0.10 per minute rate, or $50.00.
- The second call is charged at $0.10 per minute for the 1st 300 minutes ($30.00) and $0.08 per minute for the remaining 200 minutes ($16.00), or $46.00 for the call.
- The third call is rated at the $0.08 per minute rate, or $40.00.
- The charge for all three calls is $136.00.