| Ever since the break up of AT&T, companies | | | | DSL line. |
| have tried to save money on their telephone bills. First | | | | Businesses can get rid of the local carrier too. High |
| came changing your long distance carrier. You could | | | | speed data lines allow businesses so get their dial |
| get rates that were half or even lower then what | | | | tones from their ISP. The discounts are again very |
| AT&T charged. Eventually dozens of companies | | | | compelling. Be very careful, the service you get from |
| got involved in reselling long distance to the point | | | | some VoIP carriers is very poor. It's not sound quality, |
| where rates have gone to almost $.01 per minute. | | | | it's the up time. Make sure to deal with an established, |
| Later on came changing your local carrier. Many | | | | reputable company and don't let promised savings blind |
| companies resold the local exchange carrier's lines at | | | | you. |
| a discount. Service was not as good, but the discounts | | | | Talk with your telephone system vendor. They |
| were compelling for many companies. | | | | probably have relationships with several VoIP carriers. |
| Now the hot new thing is VoIP. You can get rid of the | | | | Get references from companies in your neighborhood. |
| local phone company all together. You can get your | | | | That will really help you gauge the reliablity of the |
| dial tone from your cable company or though your | | | | service. |