Original sentence: It can also refer to a service that allows consumers to make purchases through authorized merchants, service providers and telecommunications companies, and have charges placed directly on their local phone bill, as an alternate payment option.Third party billing serves nearly 12 million households in the United States, and handles hundreds of millions of authorized transactions for consumers and businesses each year
Edited sentence: Approximately 75 percent of adults nationwide use landline telephones to stay connected.Each year, millions of consumers choose to have charges for a variety of third-party services placed directly on their landline phone bill.It can also refer to a service that allows consumers to make purchases through authorized merchants, service providers and telecommunications companies, and have charges placed directly on their local phone bill.The ability to pay for multiple services through one bill with a single payment helps to keep costs low, saving consumers money on valuable services such as long-distance and international calling, operator-assisted calls, Web hosting and design, voice mail and Internet services.Third party billing serves millions of households in the United States, and handles hundreds of millions of authorized transactions for consumers and businesses each year.This service benefits consumers, business merchants and the telecommunications industry by offering an alternate payment option