For many services, consumers can choose among a range of optional tariffs that differ in their access and usage prices. Recent studies indicate that tariff-specific preferences may lead consumers to choose a tariff that does not minimize their expected billing rate. This study analyzes how...

For many services, consumers can choose among a range of optional tariffs that differ in their access and usage prices. Recent studies indicate that tariff-specific preferences may lead consumers to choose a tariff that does not minimize their expected billing rate. This study analyzes how...

Metered pricing plans for services enable companies to increase their profits. Yet measuring consumer preferences for different forms of metered pricing is difficult, because metered prices simultaneously influence three consumer decisions: to purchase the service, to choose a particular pricing...

Die gegenwärtige Vorgehensweise beim Vergleich von Mobilfunktarifen sieht so aus» daß zunächst ein Nutzungsprofil vorgegeben wird, dann die dazugehörigen Rechnungsbeträge der einzelnen Tarife ermittelt werden und schließlich eine Beurteilung der Tarife durch den Vergleich der...