An Accounting Authority (AA) is a clearing house where the bills from the different Land Earth Stations (LESs) are processed and combined into one easy-to-read bill for the User (Ship/Land Mobile Earth Stations). An AA acts as an intermediary between the customer and the various LESs that provide communication services.

An AA is required to take care of the bills of a ship or land mobile, as it moves from one location to another.

After a Mobile Earth Station (MES) makes a call through an LES, the LES Operator (LESO) identifies the Accounting Authority Identification Code (AAIC) for that MES, and subsequently sends the charge for the call to the AA. If an MES incurs call charges with several LESOs, each LESO passes details of its charges to the AA. The AA consolidates all the charges into a single bill which it then submits to the MES customer for settlement.

An MES will only be commissioned if a valid AAIC is entered into the commissioning form.

Arrangements will be made by an AA with the relevant Point of Service Activation (PSA) to reflect their AAIC as that for their ship or land mobile. The PSA concerned will commission your ship or land mobile and inform Inmarsat London accordingly. Inmarsat London will then broadcast the updated information to all the service providers (i.e. Land Earth Stations) in the world, so that the bills for the mobile stations will be correctly dispatched and settled.

DEFINITIONS:
LESO – Land Earth Station Operator - service provider of Inmarsat.

MES – Mobile Earth Station - equipment used for Inmarsat Service (can be either ship or land mobile equipment).

PSA – Point of Service Activation - the centre which processes applications for MES service activation, assigns Inmarsat Mobile Numbers (IMNs) and transmits customer service activation information to Customer Activation Group (CAG) and appropriate national bodies.

1. Unlike many commercial AAs, annual fees and registration fees are waived, which means great savings for your companies.
2. Customer does not need to sign a yearly contract with RS06.
3. A minimal charge of 5% is imposed on the total bill for our Preferred Stations (i.e. Yamaguchi, Aussaguel and Eik), which is one of the lowest in the market. Higher charges will apply for all the other stations.
4. A minimal deposit of SGD 1,500.00 (or USD 1,000.00) per ship/land mobile is collected. Companies with more than 15 ships do not need to pay any more deposits.
5. An attractive commissioning fee of USD 50.00 nett will be charged for each terminal for Singapore-flagged ships that are registered under RS06.
6. A user-friendly call-logging software and/or split-billing program will be provided.
7. On-line viewing of your account on our website will be provided.

No, accessing to our website is free-of-charge.

Yes, you can still use other LESs besides the 3 preferred service providers. Higher charges will apply for all the other stations..

RS06 can remain competitive by offering efficient one-stop billing solutions for the customer at the least possible cost. Most customers look for ‘value-for-money’ solutions to their communication problems and we hope to plug this gap in this business by offering an efficient and competitive service.