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Sprint Increases Bid for Clearwire

Sprint calls this bid for the half of Clearwire it doesn't own its "best and final offer." ...read more

Is Big Data the Key to Combating Churn?

With operator revenues from their traditional business getting more and more unpredictable since the emergence of over-the-top players such as ...read more

Verizon, Comcast Post Strong Q1 Numbers

Verizon, CenturyLink and Comcast were among the U.S. communications giants that delivered strong first-quarter financial news to their customers and ...read more

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Carriers Look to SS7 Data for Solution to Usage Billing Dilemma

With regulatory change opening the local exchange markets in the United States, many operators are supporting an increasing number of interconnections. Simultaneously, these operators are rolling out enhanced (Advanced Intelligent Network, or AIN-based) services, ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in Articles, Billing
CABLEDATA MAKES INTERNATIONAL GAINS

Lyonaise Cable, of the French Annecy district, and Cable and Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (CNT) of Korea have awarded contracts to CableData Inc. CableData will supply its Intelecable customer management and open billing solution. Intelecable is designed to support video, ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News, Billing
Using Over the Air Service Provisioning Features to Implement Self-Service Customer Care

Currently many wireless carriers are looking at technologies that enable self-service customer care. Customer care must be flexible so a customer can initiate a service order at any time and from anywhere. By re-engineering customer care operations for self-service; service ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in Articles, Billing
CBIS TO BUY PART OF WIZTEC

CBIS has reached an agreement with Wiztec Solutions Ltd. of Israel to purchase nearly 20% of Wiztec's shares. Wiztec is selling a total of 1.3 million shares for approximately $12.75 million. Wiztec is a provider of subscriber management systems for multi-channel ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News, Billing
LOGICA AND PROXIMA SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

Logica Inc. and Proxima Systems Ltd. have entered a strategic partnership in North America to expand the marketing and deployment of Proxima's convergent products designed to manage subscriber databases and billing operations. Logica is a systems integration, consulting and ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News, Billing
BIZTRANS LAUNCHES INTERNET TELEPHONY BILLING SOFTWARE

Biztrans Technology announced the rollout of BizBill, a billing software product for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offering Internet voice services through VolcalTec Inc.'s Internet Telephony Gateway. Windows-based BizBill is designed to provide integrated customer ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News, Billing
NBTels Living Lab

New Brunswick Telecommunication (NBTel) in New Brunswick, Canada, is offering its customers new channels for electronic bill payment, banking and phone services. Attempting to stretch the boundaries of traditional customer/telco communication channels, NBTel is integrating ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in Articles
MCI SELECTS GE TO ASSIST WITH INTERCONNECTION

MCI selected GE Information Services to provide software and personnel services to assist with interconnection between MCI and LECs. GE's global networked solutions include EDI and messaging services, Internet, Intranet, and Extranet services. ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News
LINKSHARE INTRODUCES WEB PRODUCT

LinkShare Corporation announced the beta release of its LinkShare Synergy software and the debut of The LinkShare Network, which is designed to be a transaction-based solution for marketing services and products on the Web. The new software is based on the company's ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in News
Billing World Research Report New International Entrants Choose Packaged over Custom Solutions

International carriers who are entering the marketplace for the first time are choosing packaged over customized billing solutions, say industry experts, especially in growing markets. As a result, product vendors selling niche-billing solutions seem to be gaining ...More
October 1, 1997
Posted in Articles, Billing