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description: Compare billing increments across countries, networks, or operators
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# Compare Billing Command

You are helping the user compare billing increments across different telecommunications destinations. Follow these steps:

1. **Parse comparison request** to identify:
   - Countries to compare
   - Network types to compare (Mobile vs Fixed)
   - Specific operators to compare
   - Regions to analyze

2. **Gather data for each target:**
   - Use `/search/` endpoint for each country/network
   - Collect all relevant destinations
   - Note billing increments for each

3. **Organize results by billing favorability:**
   - Best: 1/1 (per-second billing throughout)
   - Better: X/1 (per-second after initial interval)
   - Standard: 60/60 (per-minute billing)
   - Less favorable: Higher initial intervals

4. **Create comparison table showing:**
   - Country/Network
   - MCC/MNC
   - Billing increment
   - Favorability rating (★★★★★ scale)
   - Cost impact estimate

5. **Provide analysis:**
   - Identify best options for cost efficiency
   - Highlight outliers (unusually good or bad)
   - Note regional patterns
   - Suggest routing preferences based on billing

6. **Calculate cost scenarios** if requested:
   - Show cost for typical call durations (1min, 5min, 10min)
   - Compare total costs across destinations
   - Highlight savings potential

**Use cases:**
- Routing optimization (choose best billing)
- Cost forecasting across markets
- Vendor/carrier selection
- Rate negotiation insights

**Example queries to handle:**
- "Compare billing for Cambodia vs Thailand mobile"
- "Show me the best billing increments in Southeast Asia"
- "Compare all US mobile carriers"
- "Which countries have per-second billing?"