In 1998 Compass won the first global food-service contract with Philips to feed 270, 000 of its staff.
Jersey's Transport Minister is facing an official complaint over his handling of the bus service contract transfer.
Another person tried suing Dell for collecting sales tax on part of a service contract in Rhode Island.
Most are purchased at dealerships, at the same time as the vehicle, but you can buy an extended-service contract any time.
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But for some people, even Consumer Reports concedes that a service contract may be worth it, in terms of peace of mind.
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The multi-service contract is for five years, with a possible five-year extension.
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For a fee, a service contract protects against failure of covered parts.
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Instead of a service contract, Consumer Reports recommends that people should buy a reliable car in the first place, and set aside money for anticipated repairs.
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"CAFRE has a service contract with Eurest, a subsidiary of Compass, which commenced in August 2011, to provide catering across the three CAFRE campuses, " she said.
In the U.S., the device is generally free at wireless carriers when customers sign a two-year service contract, and supply was constrained for much of the period.
The company that took over the parts business in North America for the bankrupt automaker is encouraging dealers to sell those owners an extended service contract at cost.
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April 12, 2006 - Surprising many, TiVo and DirecTV announce a three-year extension of their service contract for DirecTiVos, and agree not to work one another over on patent rights.
With the iPhone 4S jumping off the shelves, and buzz about the iPhone 5 continuing to mount, no one spends much time talking or thinking about the lowly 3GS, which you can get for free with a two-year service contract.
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"Contract service in the army - the future of the new Russia!"
For them, contract service means the chance to gain Russian citizenship.
Under the Russian coat of arms, it says "Choose contract service!"
Tesla is allowed to sub-contract service and repair work to in-state service centers, but even those requests are routed through California, which takes longer and is vastly more complicated.
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On October 3, 2012, Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS announced their intent to combine T-Mobile and MetroPCS and create the premier "Challenger" in the U.S. wireless market and the value leader for contract and no-contract service offerings.
Netflix is raising prices for its legacy service in advance of contract negotiations for content.
TPI's Allen says that half choose to switch service providers after the contract has expired.
Terms of service are based in contract law, but their enforceability is a gray area in US law.
West Midlands Ambulance Service has lost the contract to transport patients for routine hospital appointments in North Staffordshire.
Some schools organise their own catering, while others contract the service in through private companies or the local authority.
Some services are sometimes provided under contract or service level agreement with a local authority in pursuit of its statutory duties towards children.
The opportunity came when United Airlines, citing poor service, canceled a contract making Mesa its feeder in Denver and on the West Coast--a gut-wrenching 48% of Mesa's revenues.
The way the tendering process was conducted was so opaque that it is impossible to know the precise reasons why the Prison Service Board awarded the contract to its own in-house bid.
If you do not have the time, ability or inclination to interview renters, place ads, mow the lawn, repair broken appliances, steam clean carpets between renters, etc. you may want to contract with service providers, such as a property-management company, yard service or housekeeping company to ensure that the property is maintaining its value and that you know what your renters are doing.
Whistleblower attorneys say that to win, the Justice Department wouldn't have to prove that the Postal Service lost money only that the defendants in the suit knowingly misrepresented themselves in the contract with the Postal Service.
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In awarding a contract to run a public service, such as a railway, there is a balance to be struck between making the contract long enough to encourage serious investment and not so long that the forecasts built into bids for the contract become highly speculative.
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