| Everyone knows that fixed cost services like T1 Lines, | | | | Broadband, Network Innovations, One Communications, |
| DS3 Lines, Ethernet, MPLS, Local, Long Distance and | | | | ACC and the list goes on. These CLEC's and ISP's are |
| Telecommunications Services are necessary to run a | | | | significantly less expensive than the Big Bell companies. |
| business nowadays. In fact, communications is the | | | | The smaller service providers are often overlooked |
| lifeblood of the economy and your business. The fiber | | | | because their marketing dollars are practically nill to |
| connectivity and copper lines of the | | | | none. |
| telecommunications industry are like the veins of the | | | | These smaller Telco's rely on Telecom Agents, |
| economic world pumping the blood into every financial | | | | Consultants and Advisors to get the word out about |
| transaction. | | | | their voice and/or data services. This means a smaller |
| The information highway is growing at the speed of | | | | telecom expense for you. Now every service provider |
| light and so are a successful business's expenses. So | | | | has its strength and weakness, but doing all this |
| that is why every business owner or executive officer | | | | research can be cumbersome and exhaustive in |
| needs to be conscientious of the fixed expenses or | | | | manpower and revenue. This is why the telco's |
| monthly recurring costs. Most companies rely heavily | | | | adopted and crafted the Agent Channel. With the |
| on the phone or Internet to conduct business, which | | | | advent of the Agent Channel, Telecom Agencies hired |
| means that is why most small, medium and enterprise | | | | software engineers to develop rating engines and |
| companies have large telecom expenses. Those voice | | | | quoting tools to research all of the nationwide |
| and data connection costs grow along with the | | | | databases of the telecommunications service |
| company, this is why these services need to be | | | | providers. |
| managed and supervised at all times. | | | | These market intelligence and price research tools are |
| Everyone knows of AT&T, Qwest and Verizon, | | | | available online at Broadband Review. These tools will |
| but most people have never even heard of some of | | | | help you research and select the service provider that |
| these nationwide or regional CLEC's like PAETEC, XO, | | | | best suits your need. Once you find what you're |
| Cavalier, Telepacific, LEVEL3, Airespring, Ernest | | | | looking for, a Telecom Advisor will prepare your |
| Communications, Time Warner, Covad, etc., or | | | | paperwork and you can implement your cost savings |
| nationwide VoIP and Data providers like Telnes | | | | program effective immediately. |