Telecommunications economics

small card, usually resembling a credit card, used to pay for telephone services

Overselling or overbooking is sale of a volatile good or service in excess of actual supply. Overselling is a common practice in the travel and hospitality sectors, in which it is expected that some people will cancel. The practice occurs as an intentional business strategy in which sellers expect that some buyers will not consume all of the resources they are entitled to, or that some buyers will cancel. The practice of overselling aims to ensure that 100% of available supply will be used, resulting in the maximum return on investment. If more customers than the seller expects do wish to purc

revenue generated per unit

data record that contains attributes that are specific to a single instance of a phone call or other communication transaction

"pay-as-you-go" mobile phone service

telecommunications industry in general or providers of telecommunications networks and services

concept in telecommunications regulation

token coins once widely used for making telephone calls from public telephones in place of ordinary coins

process of selecting the path of outbound communications traffic based on cost

practice of providing a baseline level of services to every resident of a country

public body that operates the mail and telecommunications

landline telephone option that lets European customers use a third party for call charges

telephone numbers for calls that are charged at a higher than normal rate