Discounting

As with tariff packages, discounting regimes can be equally as complex in construct. Discounts may be applied from the individual transaction through to the entire bill for the service provicer's customer.Discounts may be volume based, categorised by service group, content based, threshold, or any combination of construct.

In addition, Selcomm™ supports the assignment of charges across multiple remittance types. Typically used within loyalty programs, monies may be allocated or deferred for the support for indirect use by the SP. An example of such a business requirement is often found within the airline industry, of which the same principles may be applied for telecommunications, such as, a future reward for customer telephony based on accumulated points spent. Such business requirements can also be applied for other programs such as those of Trade Cards and Charities.

Functional aspects of Selcomm™ Discount Processing includes:

• Sophisticated discount definition by service, tariff plan, volume or customer type
• Discount selection by date/time stamp or other attribution within detail record, e.g., destination
• Scheduling capability for future initiation/timeframe of discounts
• Support for loyalty, trade card and charity programs