Definition of unbundling in English English dictionary
Unbundling implies that products sold on a package basis (bundled) are also required to be available as separate products
The process of separating a service into component parts and permitting customers to buy each separately Utility unbundling, overseen by regulators, generally requires utilities to ensure that the price of each service accurately reflects the cost of that service (plus a margin for profit) In this way, unbundling helps ensure that customers pay for what they receive and are not forced to subsidize services they do not use
The separation of the prices or services offered by a local distribution company's rates
is the separation of the various components of electricity production, shipment, and service in order to introduce greater elements of competition to these segments of the industry
A practice by which a provider charges separately for services that normally are provided under one procedural code, usually at additional expense to the patient or plan
Separating electric utility service into its basic components -- generation, transmission and distribution -- and offering each component separately for sale with separate rates for each component
Electric service is traditionally provided on a bundled basis, meaning that generation, transmission and distribution services are provided as a single package By unbundling, the packaged offering of the various services that make up traditional utility service would be separated into discreet, separately priced components
The separation of energy services into parts -- such as generation, transmission and distribution
The process of separating the total cost of electric or natural gas service into its functional parts In the electric industry, this means separating the cost of electricity into (1) Production (generation), (2) Transmission (bulk movement of power), and (3) Distribution (local delivery, metering and billing services) Transmission and Distribution together are often referred to as "delivery" In the gas industry, unbundling the gas service separates costs for the gas (1) production (the natural gas commodity), (2) Transmission (bulk movement of gas from one region to another via interstate pipelines), and Distribution (the local delivery, metering and billing) For billing purposes, Midwest Energy combines production costs and upstream interstate pipeline costs into the Purchased Gas Adjustment
The separation of electricity into its components: generation, transmission and distribution In a competitive market, these services will appear separately on customers' bills
separating the costs of operations of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity An unbundled electric bill would list all costs associated with providing electricity to the consumer
Disaggregated features, functions and capabilities of the local network; intended by regulators to maximize competitive entry
In the context of the FCC's Computer III Inquiry, the process of separating individual tariffed offerings and services that are associated with a specific element in the CEI or ONA tariff from other tariffed basic service offerings [After para 158, FCC Report and Order, June 16, 1986 ]
When a dealer removes normally included items from a camera package and then sells them to you separately
Separating a service into its individual components and billing for each component separately Also refers to a trend in insurance benefits contracting where the purchaser unbundles or contracts separately for specific services
Refers to the requirement that a utility separate the operations of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity An unbundled electric bill would list all costs associated with providing electricity to the consumer
the breaking down of electric utility service into its basic component parts, generation, transmission and distribution services, so that each part can be billed or sold separately
When a multinational firm unbundles its transfer of funds into separate flows for specific purposes See: bundling
Disaggregating electric utility service into its basic components and offering each component separately for sale with separate rates for each component For example, generation, transmission and distribution could be unbundled and offered as discrete services
The principle of distribution of trust Unbundling of mediation and arbitration functions separates tasks, spreads risk, minimizes vulnerability, and reduces linkability, but often at the cost of greater complexity
Separation of a multinational firm's transfers of funds into discrete flows for specific purposes See: Bundling
Separation of generation, transmission and distribution functions of the utility
The separation of electric service into its components - generation, transmission and distribution These components will be listed as line items on your electric bill or you may receive two separate bills, one for generation and one for the delivery of your electricity
Separating out the elements of traditional full utility service and offering them individually so buyers can purchase only what they need
Transmission and distribution companies historically provided a single service which included the gas commodity, movement of the gas to the customer, gas storage, and customer service Greater competition has caused this single service to be separated or unbundled into its components or groups of components
{f} unwrap, remove from a package; disclose, reveal; charge a separate fee for a product and accompanying services (Computers); price products separately (rather than as a package deal)