Corporate vs. Employee Liable Mobile Programs

Pros for corporate liable mobile program:

• Increased cost control – company chooses devices, plans, and features.
• Easier to enforce employer use policies.
• Ownership of employees’ phone numbers.
• Facilitates support due to standardization of equipment and plans.
• Facilitates security.
• Increased leverage in contract negotiations with carriers, like AT&T, Sprint & Verizon.
• Facilitates cost control by standardizing carriers to take advantage of on-net calling and and lower data usage.
• Tax deductible to company.

Cons for corporate liable mobile:

• Requires more internal management and administration, and the costs related to those items.

Pros for employee liable mobile:

•  Fixed, predictable known expense.
•  Less internal management and administration costs.
•  Allows employees freedom to acquire devices, plans, features, and carriers of their choice.

Cons for employee liable mobile:

• Employees can’t take advantage of corporate buying power.
• Company still faces additional costs when employees’ business use exceeds stipend amount.
• Employee retains wireless phone number, device, and contents (including contact lists, company documents, etc.) when they leave company.
• Increased security risks.
• More difficult to enforce corporate use policies.
• Still requires IT support.
• Company still faces liability for employee misuse.

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