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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.
Six Reasons to Avoid the Wireless Stipend Model
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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