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Updated on 2024-12-16 GMT+08:00
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Billing Overview

You can create a standard connection, which will give you exclusive access to the port. You can also request a hosted connection from a partner and share the port with other users.

In this document, you will learn about how connections are billed, how you can renew subscriptions and manage costs, and what happens if your account goes into arrears.

  • Billing Modes
    • The ports are billed on a yearly/monthly basis. You need to pay for the ports before using it. The price depends on the required duration.
    • The outbound traffic supports pay-per-use billing. You use the traffic and then pay for it. The price depends on how much traffic you use.

      From July 1, 2024 00:00 GMT+8:00, Huawei Cloud Direct Connect will start billing you for the outbound traffic. Each Huawei Cloud account will have 50 TB of free outbound traffic each month. This preferential policy will last until December 31, 2025 24:00 GMT+8:00. From January 1, 2026 00:00 GMT+8:00, no free outbound traffic will be provided.

      You will need to make sure you have a top-up account with a sufficient balance or have a valid payment method configured first. For details, see Billing Modes.

  • Billed Items

    Direct Connect provides standard connections, hosted connections, and full-service connections.

    • Billed items of a standard or full-service connection: port, outbound traffic, one-time setup for connecting the leased line to the port provided by Huawei Cloud, leased line, and in-building cabling
    • Billed items of a hosted connection: outbound traffic and leased line

    For details about the billing factors and formulas for each billed item, see Billed Items.

  • Renewing Subscriptions

    If you want to continue using a connection after it expires, you need to renew the subscription within the specified period. If the subscription is not renewed, the connection will be automatically released, and data may be lost. You can renew your subscriptions manually or automatically. For more details, see Overview.

  • Viewing Bills

    You can choose Billing & Costs > Bills to check the Direct Connect transactions and bills. For details, see Bills.

  • Arrears

    If there is no a sufficient account balance to pay for your bill and there is no other payment method configured, your account will go into arrears. If you want to continue using your connections, you will need to top up your account in a timely manner. For details, see Arrears.

  • Stopping Billing

    If you no longer need to use your connections, you can unsubscribe from or delete them to stop the billing. For details, see Stopping Billing.