Large enterprise companies employ telecom procurement professionals to negotiate, procure and manage their company’s voice and data services and related expenses. These people are experts in the field of telecommunications and attend regular seminars to improve their knowledge and brush up on their skills. Why are large companies willing to…
It's easy to drop your guard when you're dealing with a business phone and internet service provider, like AT&T, Verizon or CenturyLink, but doing so could cost you. Here are four telecom red flags; if they come up, beware. Cheap Pricing Listed on Your Bill – If you look at…
Area codes are also known as NPAs, or Numbering Plan Areas. They came into play in the late 40’s in larger cities and were fully implemented everywhere by the mid 60’s. When area codes were first implemented, rotary phones were the norm so highly populated areas like New York City…
Yuma, Arizona is a safe three-hour drive from Phoenix, has a population of 95,000 (150,000 after all the winter visitors arrive), has not one, not two, but three Applebees and the “new mall” is ten years old but will continue to be the “new mall” until it’s replaced by a…
Last week we listed the advantages an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (the Phone Company) has over its competitors. This week we’re covering the advantages the Competitive Local Exchange Carriers have over the incumbents. Competitor Advantages: The incumbent is almost always more expensive: Incumbents charge more because they have to and…
In every area of the country there is an incumbent phone company that owns the local phone network. In larger cities, smaller phone companies, called Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) lease part of the incumbent’s network to deliver phone and internet services to local businesses. So, in every major city…
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