Why are your telecom charges so high? In many cases, you are overpaying for services – and you may even be overpaying due to billing errors. Take heed of your bills now and conduct an audit to find out where you stand. Top 9 Telecom Billing Errors That Your Business May Encounter Here are […]
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Wouldn’t it be great to have the upper hand when it comes to negotiating with your telecom services provider? The reality for many of us is that our telecom providers are in the drivers seat. They set prices and terms, and because you simply cannot run a business without telecom services, you play by their rules and
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Whether you are a small business owner or a CFO of a large corporation, you have the same basic goal in mind: profitability. You are constantly weighing expenses against earnings, and trying to minimize expenses without cutting corners whenever possible. Telecom is a necessary expense for any business. Understanding your telecom charges so that you know exactly
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Customer Overview: A Georgia Based Regional Hospital engaged Profit Advisory Group to audit their spend for voice, data, wireless, internet and equipment. Spend volume: $1,200,000 annually. Project included 23 locations. Key Challenges & Objectives: Extensive Data collection using Profit Advisory Group Data Collection process and analysis phase preceded the scoping of the spend to be
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Customer Overview: A Mississippi Based Regional Medical facility engaged Profit Advisory Group to audit their spend for voice, data, wireless, internet and equipment. Spend volume: $880,000 annually. Project included multiple locations as well as Physicians groups. Key Challenges & Objectives: Challenges include Extensive Data collection. Hospital was using an antiquated local service that needed to
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Customer Overview: A North Carolina based Grocery Store chain engaged Profit Advisory Group to audit their spend for Local, Long Distance, Cellular and DSL services. Spend volume: $2,247,000 annually. Project included nearly 250 locations. Key Challenges & Objectives: Challenges included data collection from 17 vendors. Client-Vendor relationships were virtually non-existent. Project objectives included cost reduction,
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Customer Overview: A national Paper and Plastics Manufacturer engaged Profit Advisory Group to audit all of their Telecom spend. Spend volume: $1,350,000 annually. Project included multiple locations and divisions. Company has acquired of competitors over last 5 years. Some acquisitions were partial (certain divisions/business units, but not entire company). Key Challenges & Objectives: Challenges included
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Even if you are well acquainted with the telecommunications industry, there are so many different subfields that you may not be aware of some money-saving technologies. WDM, or wave division multiplexing, is a great way to maximize your investment in privately-owned lines and also a very advantageous service should you decide to purchase it from
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Arguably, hospitals have the greatest need for telecom expense management compared to other types of organizations. Hospitals need to ensure that they have the latest, greatest, and most reliable telecom infrastructure. With inadequate telecom service, a patient’s health or personal information could be at risk. Furthermore, there are many compliance related issues that are secured
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At first glance, it may seem like Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance is your best option. Unfortunately, many businesses purchase maintenance services for an OEM that doesn’t add any more value to their infrastructure than other maintenance services. In fact, the OEM services are usually more costly and will frequently try to upsell you on
