{"id":140,"date":"2022-05-19T16:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T16:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.co.uk\/helpcentre\/?p=140"},"modified":"2023-07-14T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T14:00:17","slug":"how-are-my-minutes-calculated-for-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.answerconnect.com\/help-center\/billing\/how-are-my-minutes-calculated-for-billing\/","title":{"rendered":"How are my minutes calculated for billing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We calculate your minutes based on the total time required to handle the call, including any after-call work our receptionists do to take your messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no charge for the first 30 interactions under 30 seconds per billing cycle. You are also not charged for any queue time between when the call reaches our system and when the receptionist answers. 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