The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases.
A fee or other charge that is added to the cost of a good or service. A surcharge is typically added to an existing tax, and may not be included in the stated price of a good or service. It may be a temporary measure to defray the cost of increased commodity pricing, such as with a fuel surcharge, or it may be permanent.
Some companies prefer to bill a monthly or quarterly retainer amount as needed, but itâs usually a flat fixed rate. The difference between the retainer billing and the fixed-fee billing is the service providerâs liability. A retainer is a cash payment to âreserveâ time for future services. The provider hasnât yet earned revenue at the time of billing because no work has been performed.