{"id":2545,"date":"2018-06-28T13:14:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecn.co.za\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2018-06-28T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:14:36","slug":"practical-tips-cut-telecoms-costs-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/practical-tips-cut-telecoms-costs-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Tips to Cut Telecoms Costs in Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to running a successful business, being on top of all costs and monitoring unnecessary expenditure could ultimately result in the business\u2019 long-term future. One area that often experiences elevated costs is the telecommunications\u2019 industry. Here are some practical tips to help you cut the telecommunications\u2019 costs in your business.<\/p>\n

Tips to cut telecoms costs<\/h2>\n

1. Limit call times<\/strong><\/p>\n

It may seem overbearing and somewhat pernickety but sometimes just limiting call times of employees is the most direct way to cut costs. It could be implemented temporarily to monitor the change in monthly expenses, however, expect some kickback.<\/p>\n

2. Corporate liable<\/strong><\/p>\n

Certain telecommunications\u2019 providers will offer corporate liable deals which provide the company with centralised billing, making the company liable and not the individual. This works for business\u2019 that encourage employees to use their own smartphones for work.<\/p>\n

Read more: A guide to business fibre<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Pooling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Falling under the \u2018corporate liable\u2019 option is \u2018pooling\u2019 whereby a business purchases a pool of minutes from which all employees will draw. This will not work if certain employees dominate the minutes so might need to be put in place on a trial system.<\/p>\n

4. Check the billing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. Outsource the regulation of your monthly telecommunications\u2019 billing to a telecom expense management service. They will check bills, manage inventory, automate contracts and integrate accounting. Alternatively, certain telecommunications\u2019 providers will offer real-time account information \u2013 billing, invoicing and diagnostics \u2013 which can be accessed immediately. If this is also too expensive, then do a thorough check of the monthly billing yourself to check you aren\u2019t incurring any hidden costs.<\/p>\n

Read more: Telecommunications Trends 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

5. Monitor bandwidth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Employees are only human and streaming videos or surfing the web for personal use will often cut into the company\u2019s bandwidth. Before opting to buy a second line, check what your bandwidth is actually being used for and remember that security systems can be implemented to prevent wastage of bandwidth and money.<\/p>\n

6. Assess services<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before signing anything with a telecommunications\u2019 provider, be thorough about what features are needed for your company \u2013 voicemail, directories, mobile capacity, emergency numbers and the like \u2013 and then implement. But don\u2019t stop here. Once you\u2019re up and running, audit these services and decide what is necessary for your business and what you can do without. Make sure your provider allows for the reduction of telephone lines if it\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n

7. Ask about discounts and refunds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another check to make before signing with any telecommunications\u2019 provider is whether they provide discounts or refunds. Things such as termination rates, special rates for services, costs for national and international calls must be established ahead of time.<\/p>\n

8. Choose the right service provider<\/strong><\/p>\n

The biggest way to cut telecommunications\u2019 costs in business is to start with a good service provider. You want high-quality, cost-effective services which extend throughout your contract, not just for the initial signing. Ask about support services and response time because you only truly know a good provider when times are tough.<\/p>\n

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ECN\u00a0<\/a>is a leading telecommunications partner in South Africa. ECN offers a broad set of cost effective voice, data and hosted services to meet our customers ever growing technological needs. Our market leading\u00a0voice solutions<\/a>\u00a0provide our customers with the option of replacing their existing voice service provider to substantially reduce their monthly telecommunications bill.\u00a0Contact ECN<\/a>\u00a0today for leading telecommunications solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to running a successful business, being on top of all costs and monitoring unnecessary expenditure could ultimately result in the business\u2019 long-term future. One area that often experiences elevated costs is the telecommunications\u2019 industry. Here are some practical tips to help you cut the telecommunications\u2019 costs in your business. Tips to cut […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,78,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-news","category-news-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtestserver2.co.za\/ecnnew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}