| 1. Downtime is virtually eliminated | | | | means more savings. For maximum cost reduction |
| By including two or more carriers in your network | | | | choose a calling plan that implements "pin point" pricing, |
| design, worrying about downtime becomes a thing of | | | | also called lata-based, OCN, or NPA/NXX pricing. This |
| the past. You can easily employ this level of | | | | is where every single call utilizes LCR (least cost |
| redundancy through a telecom service provider who | | | | routing) which sends a call to the lowest priced carrier |
| resells the networks of multiple large tier 1 carriers. By | | | | for that particular region. This is a very sophisticated |
| using a RESELLER (rather than going direct to a single | | | | type of plan which offers a savings over "flat rate" |
| carrier), you are not bound to one network. So in the | | | | calling plans that add surcharges to round out the flat |
| event of an outage, the reseller (or multi-carrier | | | | cent per minute rate. |
| provider), automatically switches traffic to an | | | | 3. You can be your own Resp Org |
| alternative carrier within minutes. Business continues to | | | | The ultimate in control and disaster recovery for |
| run without interruption. Plus, you receive the added | | | | incoming toll-free (800, 866, 877, 888, etc) calls. You |
| benefit of only having to deal with one invoice and one | | | | receive access to the SMS/800 database to manage |
| point of contact. To best use this strategy, contact the | | | | your traffic and make changes whenever necessary. |
| telecom broker/consultant listed at the bottom of this | | | | All handled through a powerful online interface, which |
| article for assistance, as there are many hundreds of | | | | can be available for FREE through various telecom |
| resellers out in the market today. | | | | resellers. Normally, direct access to the SMS/800 |
| 2. Traffic is sent via the least cost route | | | | database can cost upwards of $250 per month. This |
| A great way to save money on each call is to send | | | | solution provides the highest level of disaster recovery |
| traffic to the least expensive carrier, depending on | | | | on inbound 8xx calls. Also affords you with the ability |
| where the call is terminated (or originated, if it's an | | | | to instantly reserve and capture toll-free numbers for |
| inbound toll-free call). More carriers in a network design | | | | use. |