Currently many service companies still have the luxury of charging by the hour or day that their consultants work.
Meanwhile, ministers have warned councils against "charging by the back-door" for refuse services.
Then, in 1996, America Online opened the floodgates by introducing a monthly flat rate instead of charging by the hour.
Huawei's unique Quick Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) power-saving technologies, reduces power consumption by 30% and charging time by more than 25% compared to other smartphones.
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These groups share a vision for continuous, effortless charging enabled by the surrounding environment.
Wireless charging ICs by IDT will provide industry-leading size and cost reduction, while simplifying product development and integration.
The driver can intentionally switch over to a charging mode by pressing another button on the center console.
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Operators say the exploding demand for mobile data makes charging customers by the byte a more viable option than offering unlimited plans.
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The idea of charging passengers by weight has been batted around before.
The e-mail comes after 74% of the 1, 006 people questioned for a BBC-commissioned survey said they were opposed to charging motorists by the mile.
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The accessories include: the JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker for Nokia, Nokia Wireless Charging Plate DT-900 and the Nokia Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy DT-901.
That's because Portland has long operated under what the industry terms a "pay as you throw" plan, charging consumers by volume of waste placed at curbside.
The Power Max will retail for roughly half the cost of current EV charging stations, offering 240V charging, and reducing charging time by half while helping customers reduce their need for fossil fuels.
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And consider the matter the U.S. Magistrate Judge did, finding that Hoffman and Seven Arts Pictures had disobeyed the charging order by failing to cough up the funds or the required financial statements and tax documents.
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The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), a group created through the joint efforts of Qualcomm and Samsung, is getting ready to tackle the growing wireless charging market by introducing its very own standard to compete against the likes of the WPC.
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TI's receivers and bq500410A transmitter ICs are included in the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 smartphones and wireless charging accessories, such as the Nokia BH-220 Bluetooth headset and DT-38 cradle, JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker docking station with built-in NFC, and the Nokia Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy, which TI will demonstrate in its booth at electronica (Hall A4, Booth 420) on Nov. 13-16.
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Second, they can adjust their pricing to make OTT services less attractive, either by charging more for rival services that piggyback on their networks or by making their own cheaper.
Unfortunately, he did it by charging sky-high interest rates for borrowing fiat dollars, rather than by returning to a gold-defined dollar.
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The report nails Lehman by charging it with not disclosing that "a substantial portion of its liquidity pool was encumbered" by pledges to other banks.
Liverpool, the loser, retaliated by charging enormous dock dues on Manchester's cotton imports, so Manchester built a ship canal to by-pass Liverpool.
After considering charging undergraduate tuition for the first time in more than 100 years, Cooper Union will instead confront a budget crisis by charging students in an expanded graduate program and adding a raft of other revenue-producing courses, the school announced Tuesday.
Traffic delays are down by a third, while average speeds in the charging zone have increased by nearly 40%.
For example, mobile carriers lock consumers into two-year contracts by charging early termination fees.
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He thinks the company could double its long-term revenue opportunity by charging for branding pages.
But companies such as Comcast make up for that by charging consumers more on monthly bills.
Epocrates gets the bulk of its revenues by charging pharmaceutical companies to engage with its doctors.
Taking out seats to provide more room is normally recouped by charging a premium price.
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