OS comes under fire over scale of charges
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Ordnance Survey (OS) charges for its services since going into the free market. A large-scale OS map costs about 120 pounds sterling. OS is in the process of digital mapping the country at a cost of over 50 million pounds sterling, which the government aims to recoup. OS levels its prices according to the use to which its data are put. Customers using OS data in the development of geographical information systems (GIS), which display graphs of numerical data, are most affected. Users seek price stability and simplicity.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Small airlines fasten seatbelts
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Small airlines merge to cope with the Civil Avioation Authority's (CAA) licensing policy. The CAA aim for customers to be well served requires them to licence additional operators for competition. Profitability is not their responsibility. When America deregulated the aviation industry in 1977 small airlines went out of business and consumers had less choice instead of more. Gillair trades profitably but cannot offer new routes without guarantees from the CAA that additional licences would not be granted.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1992
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Fasten your seatbelts, suspend disbelief ... this is La$ Vegas$
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The city of Las Vegas, NV, has many unusual attractions for visitors. Indeed, spending time there can be almost like shutting off real life completely. It is really made up of a succession of villages located along Las Vegas Boulevard, each of which is keen to emphasize the absurd. The city has attracted extensive investment from the entertainment industry, but it is in fact possible to visit it and spend very little money, as most attractions are free.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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