What types of pricing and charge models does Connect:SM support?
Connect:SM supports both prepaid and post-paid pricing and charging models. We provide our customers with a powerful, flexible pricing and charging capability that enables them to define any type of pricing, apply promotions and discounts, and accurately charge for one-time, recurring, and usage-based transactions. Pricing can be established for any frequency, and support is included for fixed or variable plans, including tiered and volume-based. Charging can be done in advance or arrears and support is provided for synchronizing charging to the beginning of a period with proper pro-ration for interim usage, and/or partial-period charges. Special pricing can be established for individual resellers, geographic areas, customer groups, and individual customers. Full integration is provided for the optional n-tier account hierarchy structure. Real-time balance management capabilities allow customers to charge against their prepaid or authorized credit balance until they reach a configurabl
