1.   And RCN, which already operates in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., offers customers discounts when they use more than one RCN service.

2.   A central aspect of the Microsoft plan is to no longer offer preferential discounts for Windows products to hardware makers it considers partners.

3.   But Mullins says second-hand equipment is widely available and some stables offer discounts for low-income families.

4.   Further, many stores already offer seniors drug discounts.

5.   In a less than torrid market, however, developers sometimes file amendments, raising prices across the board, then offer individual buyers discounts.

6.   It also says Ellison warned analysts that the company would no longer offer steep discounts late in the quarter, a policy that hurt fourth-quarter database sales.

7.   Kodak executives insist they feel the same, saying that the company will not sell film online or offer discounts for online printing services ordered on its Web page.

8.   Many ski area offer discounts or free skiing for youngsters and older skiers.

9.   Many stores offer unpublicized discounts to families with multiples.

10.   Most of the major long-distance companies offer discount calling plans to customers who make a lot of long-distance calls.