How to charge for network services - Flat-rate or usage-based?

Computer Networks

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 519-531

  Altmann, Jörn ^a   Chu, Karyen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental studies; Flat rate vs. usage based pricing; Pricing plans; Quality of service; User demand for network services

Indexed keywords

COSTS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VALUE ENGINEERING;

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS;

INTERNET;

EID: 0035426316     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1286(01)00187-6     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. The case for quality of service on demand: Empirical evidence from the INDEX project
2. Internet demand under different pricing schemes
3. User reactions to flat-rate options under time charges with differentiated quality of access: Preliminary results from INDEX
4. Speed and the internet: The effects of high speed access on household usage