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GPRS Charging Schemes

Overview This paper studies different charging schemes possible in GPRS networks. The existing and future charging schemes are presented and analyzed and the requirements for charging are introduced. In the comparison among Finnish operators is indicated that by applying block price charging in GPRS networks it is possible to offer an attractive GPRS service for customers while still maintaining the predictability of network usage.

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Publisher	Helsinki University of Technology	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	March 2003	Downloads	10
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications, GSM

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