Some of these nimbler airlines specialize in point-to-point service, instead of the hub-and-spoke system used by the legacy carriers.
It is fair to point out that cable service improved dramatically over that period, expanding from dozens to hundreds of channels, most of which are now in HD.
Although capital spending as a whole is shrinking, investment in office equipment such as computers has been rising fast this year, which may point to growth in service businesses such as finance, accounting and information-technology firms.
Last night, we here at BullionVault made the same point to the BBC World Service.
"There's no single 'choke point' to disrupt the service, " he said.
There's not much info to share at this point -- TechCrunch recently discovered a dedicated landing page for the new service, which looks to be invite only at this point.
Google Wallet is built to work with the fast growing MasterCard PayPass network-a merchant point of sale service that enables consumers to tap to pay.
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His goal is to see new service-related businesses grow to the point where they represent a significant part of Fiat's earnings, perhaps even a majority.
The company used a performance-based point system to encourage good customer service and adroit massage skills.
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Raburn's goal is to supply America with an "air taxi service" that promises to fly passengers point-to-point (say, from Fargo to Mobile or from Des Moines to Charleston) for the price of a first-class ticket.
But if you want to know what any service costs this year, your best starting point is to see what the hospital charged for it last year.
That brings me back to a key point: remember that a holiday party is generally meant to acknowledge the service of all of your employees.
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Other offline retailers are following suit, implementing mobile point of sale devices to improve customer service.
Cassidy's service can point you to a buddy who is ready to play the game you want at any moment of the day or night.
He had to save a break point in his opening service game and it came as little surprise when he was broken at 1-2, completing a disastrous game with a double fault.
When asked for his thoughts on Falkirk manager Steven Pressley's comments that clubs who tried to keep their accounts in the black were at an unfair advantage, Smith was keen to point out that it is all relative to a club's ability to service the debt that they accumulate.
We will most likely see international trade decline further until China embarks upon the path to becoming a service and consumption-based economy at which point the West will begin to export in a big way.
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They point to the latest rise in civil-service salaries, announced recently by the Pay Review Board, which alone, they say, will add 2% to inflation.
"BAA provides a free service up to the point of check-in when the airlines take over and they provide assistance from the check-in to the aircraft", a BAA spokeswoman told BBC News Online.
So what's the point of this report if not to get those service chiefs on board?
Getting to that point means providing very high levels of customer service so that existing customers will tell their colleagues about the service.
You have to get to the point where there is a safe and reliable service that compensates the artists, but also offers something people can't get at Tower Records.
Plaid Health Spokesperson Elin Jones used her contribution to point to the fact that the programme of hospital service reconfiguration was not clearly outlined in the Welsh Labour party's manifesto.
"All signs point to this being the same type of denial of service problem that's being experienced by other sites, " according to Martha Papalia, spokeswoman for Ziff-Davis.
An hour spent in service of your point will feel highly valuable to you.
Often the service professional is the only human touch point to the customer.
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He says Brighter has emphasized customer service more than rivals, to the point that it helps customers set up appointments.
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"It's really, really important to emphasise at this point that there will be no changes in service that the public see, " he said.
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From 1 April, the friends and family test will be on a six-point scale - from "extremely likely" to recommend the service to "extremely unlikely".
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