Telecommunications billing systems : implementing and upgrading for profitability /
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| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
McGraw-Hill,
c2003.
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| Series: | McGraw-Hill TELECOM professional
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Table of Contents:
- Machine derived contents note: Section I: What Does A Billing System Do?
- Chapter 1: Introduction to What Billing Systems Do
- Chapter 2: Customer Accounts
- Chapter 3: Product Descriptions
- Chapter 4: Business and Operational Management
- Chapter 5: Processing Usage
- Chapter 6: Processing One-Time and Recurring Charges
- Chapter 7: Compiling the Bill
- Chapter 8: Bill Rendering
- Chapter 9: Bill Distribution
- Chapter 10: Account Maintenance
- Chapter 11: Payments, Collection, and Treatment
- Chapter 12: Reports, Data Feeds, and Query Databases
- Chapter 13: Account and System Controls
- Section Ii: Billing Systems And Business Strategy
- Chapter 14: What Does Your Business Need?
- Chapter 15: Defining Products and Services
- Chapter 16: Consolidating and Analyzing Product Information
- Chapter 17: Customer Considerations
- Chapter 18: Regulatory and Tax Considerations
- Chapter 19: Cash Flow Considerations
- Chapter 20: Interfacing System and Process Considerations
- Section Iii: Selecting A Billing System Solution
- Chapter 21: Business Requirements and Billing Solution Selection
- Chapter 22: Customer Level Requirements
- Chapter 23: Product/Service Level Requirements
- Chapter 24: Operational and Systems Level Requirements
- Chapter 25: Data Interfaces to Billing Systems
- Chapter 26: Billing-Related Standards
- Chapter 27: Unique Billing Considerations
- Chapter 28: Managing and Prioritizing Requirements
- Chapter 29: Types of Products and Vendors
- Chapter 30: Identifying and Qualifying Vendors
- Chapter 31: What is an RFI?
- Chapter 32: Using RFI Responses
- Chapter 33: Writing a Good RFP
- Chapter 34: Evaluating Proposals
- Chapter 35: Negotiating a Billing Solution Contract
- Section Iv: Implementing A Billing System
- Chapter 36: Overall Project Plan
- Chapter 37: Preparation Planning
- Chapter 38: Planning Your Implementation
- Chapter 39: Planning Integration
- Chapter 40: Planning Conversion/Migration from Legacy Billers
- Chapter 41: Testing
- Appendix A: Data Gathering Forms
- Appendix B: Requirements Document Models
- Appendix C: Document Models
- Appendix D: Resources
- Glossary
- Index.