AUTOMATED DATA BASED FOR RECHARGE CARDS
AUTOMATED DATA BASED FOR RECHARGE CARDS (A CASE STUDY OF EMMYWILL COMMUNICATION, UYO)
INTRODUCTION
Recharge card is a type of telephone card that the user can “recharge” “top up” by adding money when the balance get below a nominated amount. In reality the recharge card is a specialized form of a prepaid or debit account. To use the mobile phone the user would call an access number (which is usually a toll-free telephone number enter the card number, also called the PIN and then dial the desire telephone number. The user could add value to the recharged card PIN at the same time as making a call. When traveling, the user has a list of access numbers for various countries and be able to top-up the card. The so-called recharge card is merely a marketing device, but it is convenient to many users because it is a durable credit cards size.
Recharge card were introduced in Italy in 1977 and become especially popular in Japan when they were introduced there in 1982. These cards had a set of value, that could be spent and, once the credit was used, the card would be discarded. Recharge cards began to gain popularity around the world and the turned into a multi-million dollars industry.