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The 5 Most Common Telephone Billing Errors
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After over 100 years of practice, telephone companies [...]
8 Quick Ways to Reduce Local Phone Service Charges
Posted in Local Phone
Despite all the new and emerging business communications technologies of the 21st century (VoIP, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Bluetooth, cell phones, blackberries, etc.) the majority of companies in business today still write a check each and every month to a local exchange carrier for a 125 yr. old technology - local phone service - (sometimes referred to [...]
Tips for Saving Money on Local Phone Service
Posted in Local Phone
The following tips will help you reduce costs in the local phone service area.
First, become familiar with the seven areas for cost savings on local bills. They include:
Billing Errors
Unclaimed Exemptions
Over provisioning
Sub-Optimum Rates
Sub-Optimum Vendors/Facilities
Abuse
Fraud
1) Local services are the least likely to be monitored. Be sure you check each of the seven areas when reviewing your bills.
2) [...]
Save Money: Know Your Local Phone Service Options
Posted in Local Phone
Knowing available options and choosing service types that fit your business needs [...]
What is a Customer Service Record (or CSR)?
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No telecommunications audit or cost-reduction study is complete without a thorough review of local service records - commonly referred to as the “Customer Service Record” or “CSR”.
While a simple review of telecom bills can reveal cost-saving savings opportunities, Customer Service Records contain very specific information and data. Most suppliers will release a copy of a [...]
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