Services using network facilities and computer processing that: act on the format, content, code, protocol or similar aspects of transmittal information; provide additional or restricted information or. involve subscriber interaction with stored data.
Services offered over transmission facilities which may be provided without filing a tariff. Examples include voice mail, internet access, and faxing services.
services available from wireless carriers that provide consumers with value-added telephone services, such as voicemail and call waiting.
a series of value-added services, which has a different dialing procedure
Also called information services. These differ from basic transmission services because they usually involve computer processing which, in some way, acts on the information transmitted. Some examples of enhanced services are: voice mail, answering machine-like services, alarm monitoring, email and databases. A local telephone service provider may bill for information services on behalf of third party enhanced service providers.
services that can be economically provided by independent service providers (ie those who do not build their own telecommunication network infrastructure) in competition with network providers as long as they can gain access to Network Services. The regulation of BT ensures that this is the case in respect of access to BTs Network Services. Examples of Enhanced Service are the provision of content for premium rate services and the provision of retail Internet services.
Peripheral or value-added services linked to a base network or service. i.e.) message forwarding, voice mail etc.
Refers to a service which adds a feature or value not ordinarily provided by a public telecommunications entity such as format,media conversion,encryption,enhanced security features,computer processing,and the like; provided that in the provision of the enhanced service,no law,rule,regulation or international convention on telecommunications is circumvented or violated.
