Sorting out the bill for cellular phone calls

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The market for cellular telephones is expanding, but questions about billing are forcing the industry to reconsider who pays for telephone calls. Over 7.5 million people use cellular telephones; most currently pay for both calls they make and calls they receive. Cellular phone service is generally more expensive than home-based services; the average monthly bill is $80. Some cellular operators are experimenting with a new service called Calling Party Pays, which can reduce cost and make cellular phones a viable alternative to regular telephones. One major problem with Calling Party Pays service is that many calls get lost in the billing process because they stem from hospitals, prisons or hotels, or go through an unaffiliated operator or call-forwarding. The service attracts more users than standard cellular service, and they tend to place more calls; however, a greater percentage also drop the service.

Prices and rates, Cellular telephones, Wireless telephones, Cellular telephone services industry, Cellular telephone services, Connectivity, Market Analysis, Cellular Radio, Telecommunications Services Industry, Pricing Policy

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Let your lips do the dialing with this telephone service

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Nynex Corp will test a new service called Voice Dialing, and U S West has licensed Nynex's technology and is already testing it. The service allows a user to dial a phone number by speaking the name of the person to be called. A computer turns the name into computer-code digits and stores the code. Customers would be able to compile voice directories of dozens of names. Voice Dialing works on existing telephone systems, using equipment installed in telephone company central offices. The service is expected to cost $4 to $6 a month. Nynex hopes to install the service for seven million of its 12 million customers during the next two years.

Prepackaged software, Telephone communications, exc. radio, U S WEST Inc., Regional Bell Operating Companies, Voice recognition, Speech recognition, Telephone systems, Telephone System, NYNEX Corp., Bell Regional Holding Companies

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The pizza version of dialing '911': each call is routed to the nearest shop

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AT&T and Domino's Pizza are testing an innovative new telephone service, Store Finder, that uses a nationwide toll-free telephone number and a sophisticated computerized map-reading system that routes calls to the nearest Domino's restaurant. AT&T Transaction Services developed the system for Domino's over a period of two years and is providing all necessary equipment and computer expertise. The implications of Store Finder could extend beyond its use by the pizza chain; similar systems could be implemented for ordering a variety of goods and services.

Eating places, Patent owners and lessors, Innovations, T, Telecommunications systems, Pizza restaurants, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Pizzerias, Telecommunication systems, Domino's Pizza Inc., Toll-free telephone numbers, Toll free numbers, Audiotext services, Audiotex

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