These companies might offer unlimited access for a monthly fee or a "pay as you go" plan that charges on a per-minute or per-hour basis.

The connection is charged on a per-minute basis.

The provider of the service usually makes money on a per-minute basis, so there's an incentive to keep you on the line.

On a per-minute basis, it was less expensive to record a broadcast on wire than on discs.

At the time, it was the most expensive film ever produced on a per-minute basis, averaging out at $1.76 million per minute.

Any phone call made between two countries is subject to a so-called settlement charge, which is assessed on a per-minute basis.

Once that monthly allotment is used, calls are usually charged on a per-minute basis.

Rather than charge on a per-minute basis for additional minutes, Sprint bundles them in 100-minute increments, which cost $5 each.

The rating for each player is then adjusted to a per-minute basis so that, for example, substitutes can be compared with starters in playing time debates.

Roaming fees are traditionally charged on a per-minute basis and they are typically determined by the service provider's pricing plan.