telecom services review. slash telecom expenses without reducing service

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Slash telecom expenses without reducing service.


Benefits

Increased Profits Lowered Costs Maintains Service No Client Workload Free No Risk Service


Methods

Vendor Bills Used to Create Inventory of Vendor Services paired with Costs

Discover and Terminate Unused Services

Discover and Fix Billing Errors Discover and Obtain Better Rates


Requirements

Client permission to review bills and speak with vendors.

Client's time to review and approve proposed changes to rates and services.


Results for Client

Reviewed NY bills ~$26,000 of $55,000 Monthly Spend for 550 Nationwide Employees

Found ~$16,000 a Month in Savings, ~$192,000 annual savings ~62% Monthly Spend Reduction


Projected Monthly Savings

Cost New Cost Savings StatusPaetec $1,448.00 $905.22 $542.78 In ProgressInfohighway $4,547.43 $0.00 $2,842.29 DONEInfohighway Main # $0.00 $1,159.70 $545.44 In ProgressMCI TOTAL $19,905.00 $7,731.01 $12,173.99 In ProgressMCI HQ LD $4,830.99 In ProgressMCI Local $1,816.68 DONEMCI Main 800 # $1,629.05 In ProgressMCI E 53rd LD $1,610.58 In ProgressOther 800 #s $2,286.69 In ProgressGRAND TOTAL $25,900.43 $9,795.93 $16,104.50


Paetec

$542.78 a Month in Savings Removing call forwarding service by

porting #s to T1s. Possible additional savings through

reduction of call forwarding minutes used, unused phone lines, etc.

Waiting for Paetec to clarify contractual obligations.


Infohighway

Saving $2,842.29 a month Found 81 lines at 35.09 a pop that

weren’t needed Inventoried the remaining lines Done! Received confirmation e-mail,

and will double check next bill.


Infohighway Main #

Saves $545.44 a month Moving over main # to underused MCI

T1. Eliminated the 16 POTS lines in the

hunt group. Frees up room on the PBX for

additional lines. Waiting for PBX Vendor


MCI TOTAL

Present Spend is ~$19,905.00 The same level of service will cost

~$7,731.01 This will save~$12,173.99 a month Following slides detail cost savings


MCI HQ LD

Will save $ 4,830.99 a month in Long Distance by bringing in a new LD T1

Waiting for approval by Client.Old Rates New Rates

IntraLATA 100.00% 73.60%Intrastate 100.00% 73.52%Interstate 100.00% 29.05%International 100.00% 34.00%


MCI Local Calling

Will eliminate the $1,816.68 a month spent on local calls.

Client signed new MCI contract, implementing the savings.


MCI Main 800 #

Will reduce rates saving $1,629.05. 800 # will be transferred to new LD T1. Waiting for Client approval to install

new LD T1


MCI E 53rd LD

Will save $1,610.58 a month. Installing new LD T1 at E 53rd will allow

us to move the LD going over more expensive POTS lines LD.

Possible opportunity to eliminate POTS lines.

Waiting for Client approval.


Other 800 #s

Will save $2,286.69 a month. Large reduction in rates from MCI to

new vendor. MCI charges ~$25 a month per 800#.

Client has 26 of these. This charge will be reduced and probably eliminated.

Waiting for Client approval.


Next Steps

Approve Cost Saving Measures and sign paperwork.

Ensure PBX Vendor does necessary work.

Begin Phase Two – Review of the rest of the other offices bills.

telecom services review. slash telecom expenses without reducing service

Documents

reduction slide

new ld t1 slide

pbx vendor slide

risk service slide

mci t1

telecom services review

client approval

mci main