A business shouldn't wait until its phone and internet services are up for renewal to start the process negotiating new pricing and terms. It's best to plan ahead and formulate a company wide strategy. Here are seven methods to build leverage and win a telecom negotiation: Plan ahead – 12…
CarrierBid is offering what they believe to be the first of its kind, a completely free telecom Request For Proposal (RFP) service for small, medium to large sized businesses. Typically, an organization would need to commit a large amount of their staff’s time and effort, or pay a consultant thousands…
Write down and keep track of everything that occurred during your telecom RFQ. You don’t want to forget, or as Roger Clemons would say, “misremember” any important events or information that could help you in your future efforts. This is the final installment of CarrierBid’s eleven part series on the…
The negotiation begins after you receive the bids from the voice and data vendors that are participating in your RFQ. This is the ninth installment of CarrierBid’s eleven part series on the telecom procurement process. Don’t choose a leader after you receive the bids back, doing so will reduce your…
There are four end goals to achieve when preparing a telecom RFP: Obtain comparable proposals that provide pricing for the services, quantities and configuration you specified. Secure documents, worksheets and instructions that will facilitate your decision making process. Address all your requirements, including service, billing, financial and contractual. Address your…
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