So whereas Ofcom proposes to free ITV1 to chase ratings, it wants Channel 4 to become, essentially, a second BBC, taking on extra public-service obligations.
The news coincided with the launch of Sky Go Extra - a service allowing users to download movies and TV shows so they can be watched offline.
On the other hand, if a franchisee insists he has to go above and beyond a brand standard to compete--say, by offering free broadband Internet service or extra pillows--Ledsinger has to know when to say okay. (Chains need to police the impulses to go up market, too, lest their other units suffer by comparison.) The warmth and fuzziness, he hopes, will trickle down.
He reckons that the government could now get 10-20 extra votes in the lower house for civil-service reform, some of them from congressmen eager to avoid being blamed for the monetary squeeze.
The contractor managed to cut water tariffs and to extend 24-hour service to an extra 3m poor people, who found that their piped supplies cost one-tenth or less of what they had been paying to private water vendors.
Users are offered rewards - such as extra weapons or characters - as an incentive to use the service.
"We recognise that some of our ex-service personnel may require extra help, " he said.
Cutting out your use of credit cards means time-consuming trips to the ATM and extra service charges from increased debit card use.
It has a small casino, two alternative extra-charge restaurants, decent entertainment and an excellent and attentive service staff.
Of course, it's no secret that HDTV prices in general have been sinking like a stone over the past half year or so, and while the boutiques are banking on customers finally coughing up the extra dough for "knowledge staff" and better all-around service, we're betting that price still remains king in the land of HDTV.
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It recently unveiled its own private-label subscriber service for those willing to pay a little extra to avoid advertising.
As a result of the improved performance, the service has claimed it reaches an extra 70 people suffering life-threatening emergencies within the target time every week.
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And we promised - and I repeated that promise here in this programme some years ago - that we would get extra investment and reform into the National Health Service.
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If you take a taxi, tip the driver 15-20% of the bill, plus a few extra dollars for extra service such as helping you with a heavy bag.
The double US Open champion, seeded third, began nervously and lost his opening two service games but his extra class told as he set up an all-Aussie meeting with Mark Woodforde in round two.
As obvious as that sounds (of course customers love good service), plenty of small businesses don't go the extra mile--or even a few yards.
Mainly, they require relentless attention to detail: good products, prompt service, well-trained staff with the power to do a little extra when they judge it right to do so.
But, on balance, Ms Zheng calculates that the boost to exports from a 12-15% devaluation might deliver an extra 1.1% of growth, even if offset against increased import and debt-service costs.
Moreover, he warns, some businesses, rather than pay an extra 6% tax, will move work in-house or out of state, hurting local service providers.
The idea has also been backed local MPs and by the fire service, which says response times could be improved and lives saved by adding extra slip-roads.
Besides movies, music and avatar accessories, the online service also sells other all-digital content like download-able content packs (such as extra levels or scenes that extend a big title) and even bite-sized games through Xbox Live Arcade.
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Critics of Twitter say the service is vulnerable to unauthorized messages because the company hasn't widely implemented "two-factor authentication, " an extra layer of protection to ensure a person who enters a password to a digital service is the authorized user.
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