Tariffing in the new IP/ATM environment

The creation of bottlenecks and service degradation due to the success of the Internet, has prompted communications companies to move away from flat rate tariff structures. There is a need to redefine and readjust the Internet model and the public telecommunication operator model to secure the benefits of the new Internet Protocol/Asynchronous Transfer Mode's (IP/ATM) environment. A new pricing scheme should be developed to facilitate the transition to IP/ATM broadband environment..