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This paper discusses the research work and initial findings of the PELICAN project. The ultimate aim of the project is to develop pricing models for the delivery of digitised text to the UK Higher Education Community. The factors influencing pricing models in this area are summarised and the issues of licensing, technology and administration are discussed in further detail. General pricing models are briefly discussed and these lead onto more detailed examples of pricing models that have been considered for the UK Higher Education market. Through interviews and work conducted with the Higher Education sector and the UK publishing community PELICAN is working towards the ultimate aim of the development of a few pricing models that achieve consensus as far as is possible.

The services available via the internet through broadband transmission are discussed. The benefits of broadband internet connection and the costs and capabilities of asymmetric digital subscriber lines are examined.

PSTN Tariffing Issues in Europe Despite the increased availability of dedicated data networks and the continued growth in private circuit usage, the public-switched telephone network (PSTN) remains by far the […]

Several telecommunications firms have unveiled their pricing schemes for asymmetrical, symmetrical and single-wire high-speed digital subscriber line services. Installation charges for residential applications range from $125 to $400 with monthly service fees ranging from $50 to $150. Installation charges for business applications range from $125 to $750 with monthly service fees ranging from $50 to $700., Some billing patterns are already emerging. Service providers played Santa Claus to end users and digital subscriber line (xDSL) equipment vendors in the last quarter of 1997 by ushering in [...]

LONDON -- A rate card issued recently for digitally compressed berths on Intelsat 601 has sparked a debate over what is a fair price for compressed satellite transponder space in [...]

The Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift), a bank messaging service, plans to retroactively cut 1992 prices by about $.03 per transaction. Swift currently charges members $.52 and nonmembers $.78 per transaction. Banks' actual costs can be as high as $5 per transaction, however. Some banks are looking for alternatives to Swift, and the price cut shows that the organization is beginning to feel competitive pressure., Global Network, Under Price Pressure, Makes Move Retroactive for '92 BRUSSELS -- Acknowledging competitive pressures, the new leadership of Swift, the international bank messaging service, said it intends to cut [...]

MINNEAPOLISMore than a nifty tool for number crunching and cheap typesetting, computers are lurching their way toward legitimacy as an advertising medium. And, like all beginners, they've tripped up now [...]

MINNEAPOLISMore than a nifty tool for number-crunching and cheap typesetting, computers are lurching their way toward legitimacy as an advertising medium. And, like all beginners, they've tripped up now and [...]

AT&T recently announced new pricing tariffs that are designed to give discounts of as much as 50 percent for users of the firm's digital private lines. With the new Multi-Service […]