Smart data pricing

"As demand for data increases, Smart Data Pricing fills a market void in information on telecommunication economics. The book carefully addresses technical issues and workplace policies, system development and integration, research proposals, and business assessments. With both academic and industrial expertise from a variety of fields, Pricing is a practical and inclusive economics resource"--

"Provides insight on business strategies and initiatives through a diverse collection of perspectives"--

Includes index.

Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- I: Smart Data Pricing in Today's Ecosystem -- Chapter 1: Will Smart Pricing Finally Take Off? -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Telecom Mistakes -- 1.3 Voice and Other Missed Opportunities in Telecom -- 1.4 The Telecom Industry and Innovation -- 1.5 The Large Telecommunications Revenues -- 1.6 The High Potential for Profits in Telecommunications -- 1.7 Telco (R)evolutions -- 1.8 Capital Intensity -- 1.9 Mysteries of Investment, Costs, Profits, and Prices

1.10 A Historical Vignette: Bridger Mitchell and Flat Rates1.11 Another Historical Vignette: Flat Rates for Data -- 1.12 Directions for Smart Pricing Research and Deployment -- 1.13 Growth in Demand -- 1.14 Technology Trends -- 1.15 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: Customer Price Sensitivity to Broadband Service Speed: What are the Implications for Public Policy? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Model -- 2.3 Data -- 2.4 Variable Descriptions -- 2.5 Results -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References

Chapter 3: Network Neutrality with Content Caching and Its Effect on Access Pricing*3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background -- 3.3 Two Differ…