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You will be billed for any Subscription Fees due at the beginning of each Billing Cycle.
If Customer selects this option, Customer will not be committed to purchase the Services for a pre-defined term, but will pay Fees based on its daily usage of the Services, billed monthly in arrears.
For Services with a fixed base charge, the charges are due at the beginning of each billing period.
"We calculate and bill fees and charges monthly. We may bill you more frequently for fees accrued if we reasonably suspect that your account is fraudulent or at risk of non-payment.Excerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement
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The clause states: “We calculate and bill fees and charges monthly. We may bill you more frequently for fees accrued if we reasonably suspect that your account is fraudulent or at risk of non-payment.”
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