WHAT ARE SERVICES?

Service provision is often an economic activity where the buyer does not generally, except by exclusive contract, obtain exclusive ownership of the thing purchased. The benefits of such a service, if priced, are held to be self-evident in the buyer's willingness to pay for it. Public services are those society as a whole pays for through taxes and other means. By composing and orchestrating the appropriate level of resources, skill, ingenuity, and experience for effecting specific benefits for service consumers, service providers participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying stock (inventory) or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require consistent service marketing and upgrading in the face of competition which has equally few physical restrictions. Many so-called services, however, require large physical structures and equipment, and consume large amounts of resources, such as transportation services and the military.

telecom services:Basic telecommunication

Basic telecommunications include all telecommunication services, both public and private that involve end-to-end transmission of customer supplier information. Basic telecommunication services are provided: - through cross-border supply - AND through the establishment of foreign firms or commercial presence, including the ability own and operate independent telecom network infrastructure

Example of basic telecommunication services provided by AIRTEL:

(a) Voice telephone services (b) Packet-switched data transmission services (c) Circuit-switched data transmission services (d) Telex services (e) Telegraph services (f) Facsimile services (g) Private leased circuit services (o) Other Analog/digital cellular/mobile telephone services Mobile data services Paging Personal communications services Satellite-based mobile services (incl. e.g. telephony, data, paging, and/or PCS) Fixed satellite services VSAT services Gateway earth station services Teleconferencing Video transport Trunked radio system services

Categories covered by basic telecommunication commitments, unless otherwise specified:

local long distance international wire-based (including, e.g. all types of cables and, usually, radio portions of fixed infrastructure) radio-based (all forms of wireless, including satellite) on a resale basis (non-facilities based supply) facilities-based supply for public use (i.e., services that must be made available to the public generally) for non-public use (e.g. services provided for sale to closed user groups)

Value-added telecommunication services:

Value-added telecommunication services are telecommunications for which suppliers add value to the customer's information by enhancing its form or content or by providing for its storage and retrieval.

Examples: - on-line data processing - on-line data base storage and retrieval - electronic data interchange - email - voice mail

Examples of telecom services:-

MEDICAL services:medical services provided by FORTIS:-

Services by FORTIS:Fortis heart institutes:

Emergency Ambulance Service Air Evacuation Apollo Health Checkups Tariff & Important Instructions of Health Checks Out Patient Consultations Main OPD Block Registration Consultation OPD Schedule 24 Hours Pharmacy

Outstanding facilities at Fortis Hospitals :

Apollo Cardiac Centre Apollo Cancer Institute Apollo Centre for Advanced Pediatrics Apollo Neuroscience Centre Hyperbaric Chamber IVF Lab I/T Sleep Disorder Center Apollo Center for Urology

Diagnostic Services:

Lab Services Radio-Diagnosis Nuclear Medicine Endoscopy Lab Bronchoscopy Lab Blood Bank

 Inpatient Services:

Admission Room Categories Intensive Care Units Day Care Rooms TPA / Insurance Inpatient Pharmacy Outpatient Pharmacy Corporate Helpdesk

Examples of medical services:-