As one of its services, the Bell System provides microwave and cable transmission equipment for the transmission of news, sports and special-event TV programs from sites that do not have permanent transmission facilities. This paper describes a model for determining quantities of this TV...

A single server provides FIFO services commencing at time 0. Each member of a population of N potential customers must decide whether or not to arrive at the facility. Customers choosing to arrive must do so no later than time 0. This paper studies the benefit to customers: the value of service...