Six Steps to Reducing your Communication Costs

Project Management
  • Assign Program tasks to team members
  • Gather necessary documentation
  • Order copies of billing, Customer Service Report (Bell)
Preperation
  • Interview key personnel to develop list of problems and needs
  • Review contracts for commitments and expiration dates
  • Determine customer preference regarding renegotiations of rates with current carriers
  • Develop strategy and present to management for approval
Analysis
  • Local, long distance, toll free
  • Calling card billing
  • Cellular phones
  • Paging bills
  • Data lines and equipment
  • Master list of locations
  • Phone/Voice Mail systems
Results
  • Comprehensive summary of billings
  • Comprehensive summary of estimated savings
  • Analysis of savings by carrier
  • Identification of misapplied or erroneous costs and charges that may be subject to credits or reimbursements
  • Analysis of dedicated networks (voice, video & data) as applicable
  • Detailed analysis and appropriate recommendationsfor all telecommunications services
Telecommunication
Management Report Implementation
  • Develop TMP Binder
  • Train designated personnel
  • Service interruption support information
  • Local, long distance, calling card, cellular, paging and other services contracts
  • Problem reporting sheets
  • Line identification
  • Open issues
Continued Support
  • Predetermined periodic checks
  • Response to problem reports
  • Periodic fax alerts and information
  • Carrier contracts as needed
  • Alerts to new rates and discounts
  • Re-analysis as needed
  • Continued saving

Telecommunications solutions that deliver cost and time efficiencies with continued control