There are a number of ways to undergo a transition from one business phone and internet service provider to another. One is to conduct your own shopping and then involve your phone and I.T. vendors to assist you with the service implementation. This method requires a number of meetings with telecom sales reps (at least […]
What you should do if you discover casual billing after it already occurred? This is the second installment of a two-part series on long distance, casual billing. To read The Casual Billing Nightmare, Part 1 click here. Remember that the long distance company billing you, unless it’s due to their error, is under no obligation […]
If your business completes a fair amount of long distance calling, casual billing is something you should be aware of. The last thing you want is to find out about it after it already occurred and you’re looking at a six figure phone bill. Casual billing occurs when long distance calling takes place on a […]
Basically, a smart phone is a mini computer that allows you to place and receive phone calls. Just like a PC, the performance of a smart phone is dictated by the network it’s connected to, the amount of memory available and its operating system. The actual hardware has a minor affect on how a phone […]
Dr. Yaakov Stein, CTO at RAD Data Communications, recently made a presentation at the Multi Protocol Label Switching and Ethernet World Congress comparing MPLS and Ethernet technologies in the Access Network. Dr. Stein used the following categories: Fault Management Functionality Performance Management Functionality Automatic Protection Switching Mechanisms Quality of Service Mechanisms Traffic – Handling Diverse […]
Intercarrier compensation began in 1984, after the breakup of AT&T. It was instituted by the FCC to facilitate payments between local phone companies and long distance providers. When a long distance call is made, it typically transverses a number to different provider networks. A long distance provider needs to compensate the local phone companies that […]