Business Long Distance and 800 Toll Free Services

Long Distance Savings for Businesses

Controlling long distance expense is more than the per minute leader rate you see in the head line of carrier materials – much more. At the OBJ Group we understand that long distance has become a commodity of sorts and prices have certainly come down substantially – but your business still needs high quality, reliable service in addition to a low monthly cost.

We prepare a full audit of your current long distance expense including: total lines with long distance service; PIC fees; universal access fees; monthly account fees and other carrier charges. Then we go to work for you to find the best long distance plan at the lowest cost for your business.

Your prompt and thorough long distance analysis includes:

• Minutes of use inside and outside of your home calling area – Often times carriers advertise their “Interstate” rate (that is for calls outside your calling area, usually your state) but don’t tell you the rate for long distance calls inside your calling area which can be 3 to 5 times as much. If your business uses a large amount of long distance in the home calling area this can result in monthly bills that are not the value you anticipated.
• Billing Increments – A great long distance rate with a 1 minute billing increment is not a good deal. When looking at total cost for long distance billing increments of 6 seconds or less produces significant savings for you.
• Rounding – The way a carrier rounds their cents per minute rate based on the billing increment above makes a significant difference in charges at the end of the month. Hint: Rounding to 4 places is best for your business.
• Fees – Looking at most carriers long distance bills will make your eyes swim with all the different fees. While some fees are mandated taxes, many of the fees are not. The OBJ Group considers universal access fees (which are not the same from each carrier), monthly service fees, PIC fees, and others so your analysis is inclusive.

Simplified Long Distance Price Comparisons for Your Business

You could search around, call the carriers for quotes on long distance, and crunch numbers based on the points detailed above. An even better idea to save you time and money, is to call the OBJ Group Ltd. We will do the search for you based on our free analysis of what your unique long distance needs are. We shop the carriers and “know where the deals are.” As your “buyer’s agent” we provide this service at no cost to your business.

Once you choose the carrier, you receive a Project Manager from us to handle your order, ensure all your lines and accounts are routed to your chosen carrier and monitor your first bill for accuracy. Could buying business long distance services be any more simple?

800 Toll Free Service for Businesses, Made Easy

As with long distance, 800 toll free service seems simple enough until you drill into billing details. Monthly “per number” fees, in-state versus out-of-state origination and “calls from cell phone” prices quickly make finding the lowest cost 800 service provider a significant challenge.

Just like with long distance, you can now receive full analysis of your existing service from the OBJ group (or your needs if you are adding 800 services.) You then benefit from our expertise to recommend the best 800 service carrier for your business needs. We do the work so you save time and get the cost savings you deserve – all with complete project management implementation support.

Dedicated Long Distance Service for Businesses

With dedicated long distance service, a T1 or PRI is installed directly from the carrier to your telephone system or PBX. These 23 or 24 lines are then available for long distance calls outgoing, or 800 toll free calls incoming. Dedicated long distance usually becomes cost effective if you are spending over $1,000 per month on long distance service. The long distance rates are lower than “switched long distance” (i.e. long distance routed over your local business lines), but there is a monthly cost for the long distance T1/PRI.

Want to know if dedicated long distance makes sense for your business? Give the OBJ Group a call. We’ll do the analysis and let you know if it saves you money. A major factor in dedicated long distance cost is the proximity of your business to the carriers closest POP (point of presence). We recently had a dedicated long distance customer we switched from AT&T to Qwest and saved them 22% per year. The per minute price was actually fractionally higher for Qwest – but their business was located close to a Qwest POP so the monthly cost of the T1 was less than half the cost from AT&T. You are busy running your business – let us sort through these issues for your company. We know where the deals are!

Looking for Bundled long distance?

Many carriers are now bundling long distance minutes with their Integrated Access services. We see offers from 1,500 minutes to 6,000 minutes of included long distance at no additional cost depending on the carrier and number of lines, etc. Bundled long distance makes Integrated Access even more attractive financially. Call the OBJ Group to find out if bundled long distance with Integrated Access would benefit your business.

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