Despite these initiatives, the mobile carriers still lack the infrastructure necessary to deliver premium video services at a level of QoE that corresponds to the subscriber fees or service tier.
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To help customers understand how this service can be used with their applications, AWS is providing a free tier of service, in which up to the first 20 minutes of content transcoded each month is provided free of charge.
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Doctors have warned that plans to free the top-rated hospitals from government control runs the risk of creating a two-tier health service.
Platt predicted Aircell and the airlines would create a second tier of service, which would be less expensive but with fewer capabilities.
Its critics disagree, seeing the law as the start of a move towards an American-style, two-tier health service in which the rich get faster, better, service at a price.
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The company could, for example, start offering an a-la-carte service, on a premium tier to customers, pitting it against traditional cable companies.
The health minister dismissed as "alarmist" fears that removal of the cap could see the creation of a "two tier" health service, adding that "robust safeguards" were in place to prevent such a situation.
But Mr Prentis warned delegates about creeping privatisation and said that plans for foundation hospitals will not improve the health service but create a two-tier system.
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Those who fit neither tier are offered a community-service job, such as clearing up the parks.
Check: Sony launched PlayStation Plus in June, a premium subscription tier on the free PlayStation Network service.
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Magic Radio is mercifully commercial free (a must in a paid service), but a free ad-supported tier would be much appreciated and would better position it to compete against the likes of Pandora.
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Gaikai offers its global cloud streaming network as a fully managed service and is live in 88 countries with top-tier partners.
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Oil Service ETF (OIH) I would think being in a tier one is prudent after a big run from December.
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The OnLive Game Service delivers users the latest high-performance, top-tier games instantly to almost any device, eliminating the need for expensive local consoles or high-end PCs.
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If their spouses' sympathy is exhausted, they are turning to executive coaching, a one-to-one, high-cost service (running to thousands of dollars a day) that companies increasingly offer their top-tier executives.
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Chill, a new social discovery service that aims to help users mediate the glut of online video content, is catching the attention of top-tier investors and online video gurus.
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London, UK - August 11, 2011 - OnLive, the pioneer of cloud gaming, today announced its breakthrough instant-play video game service will launch on 22nd September at the opening of the 2011 Eurogamer Expo London, with over 100 top-tier games instantly available for play via almost any broadband Internet connection throughout the UK on HDTV, PC, Mac, and iPad and Android tablets.
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