|
Feature |
Description |
Benefit |
|
Real time billing |
All billing is performed in real time, as soon as
the session starts. |
-Balance is always up to date because billing is up
to date
-Zero leakage
-Rapid invoicing |
|
Integrated billing |
Billing, RADIUS, and customer care are integrated
in a true all-in-one package. |
-Reduce setup time
-Reduce maintenance costs
-One
step to get started |
| Time,
volume and cash bonuses |
Offer
cyclic rewards in the form of cash, volume, megabytes,
and any combination of the above |
-Increase customer loyalty
-Differentiate from competition
-Channel awards to cost beneficial targets
|
| Time
of day/day of week impacts |
Offer
different tariff rates for different time of day and
days of the week. For example, weekend free hours,
unlimited downloads and weekdays a dollar an hour,
10c per megabyte. |
-Reduce peak load by normalizing usage periods
-Tailor offers to customer specific needs |
|
Credit limits |
Enforce credit limits up to the second, based on customer
remaining hours and cash balance. |
-Offer zero leakage prepaid
-Give
customers full control over spending |
|
Invoice threshold |
Determine whether to run invoicing for customers whose
debt falls below a determined threshold |
-Reduce invoice production costs
|
|
Fixed charges |
Include fixed cyclic charges for services |
-Offer flat rate plan
-Offer time based plans, for example 10$ a month gives
200 hours |
| Setup
fees |
Charge one-off account setup fees |
-Flexibility |
|
Flexible invoicing date |
Monthly, weekly, daily, annual and anniversary invoicing
schedules all supported |
-Tailor invoicing to customer needs
-Distribute or centralize cash flow |
|
Flexible renewal method |
Accounts either expire after specified period or automatically
renew |
-Offer guest plans
-One
off and subscriber services both supported
|
|
Complex taxes |
Automatic calculation of multiple taxes as well as
state taxes |
-Easily support users from different states
-Save
costs on bundling with external tax systems
-Simplify reporting on taxes |
|
Automated credit card payments |
Automatically request payment by credit card using
authorize.net. |
-Reduce collections costs
-Increase customer satisfaction |
| XML/XSL
invoice customization |
Invoices are produced as an XML output which is automatically
formatted with XSL for online presentation
|
-Combination of portability and ease of presentation
-Easy
to customize
-Suitable for web and print |
| Group
billing |
Bill
multiple users as a single entity |
-Make
corporate and family offers |
| Proxy
billing |
Use
a proxy server to outsource internet traffic and bill
based on megabytes, hours used, or cyclic charges
|
-Become a virtual service provide
-Offer hosting services for smaller providers
|
|
Destination billing |
Bill
based on destination of internet call |
-Offer telephony pricing models for VoIP |
|
Bundled packages |
Offer
bundles of services. For example, internet and email.
ADSL modem rental, etc |
-Give
combined offers that leverage on your market presence
|
|
Automated provisioning/de-provisioning |
Complete Shell Script integration for activation,
suspension, missed payments, password change, user
details changed, termination and more
|
-Markedly reduce integration time with external network
elements such as mail servers, VAS servers, and more
|
|
Tiered rating |
Provide discounts/penalties as total access time increases
|
-Give
incentives/penalties for increased usage time or downloads
|
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Prepaid card handling |
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Prepaid card bundles |
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