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Recommendations
and Optimization
In
addition to errors, your telecom audit team will
uncover many different opportunities to cut your
telecommunication expenses. In every case,
the auditor will recommend different ideas and
strategies and you have the right, in your sole
discretion, to accept or decline such changes.
Some
samples of recommendations and Optimization are:
Unnecessary
or unwarranted
circuits
Unused
features
Re-allocation
savings
Contract optimization
Real
life examples taken from clients' savings reports
SBC Account 214 XXX-XXXX (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Dallas, TX)
1.
Line 214 688-XXXX when called rings to a
“Disconnect” message however this line
continues to bill on the above account number
a.
Elimination of this
fee will create a monthly savings of $37.14,
$445.68 annually
Once approved, a claim will be filed for a refund from
the inception of this error
2.
This account bills for two local T1
circuits for a monthly rate of $1,622.08 each
(including FCC line charge) for a total monthly
charge of $3,244.16
a.
This charge is excessive for this type of
service
i.
Without having the contract we cannot
dispute this charge HOWEVER
1.
The outbound usage on this account does not
warrant 2 T1 circuits
a.
There is on average 60,000 outbound minutes
when 1 T1 can easily handle 120,000 minutes
i.
A traffic study should be performed to
determine the inbound usage
If one T1 could be considered for
elimination there would be a monthly savings of
$1,622.08, $19,464.96 annually
Bell
South Pricing Accounts (407 XXXXXXX, 407 XXXXXX,
407 919-XXXXX, 407 XXXXXX)
2.
The above accounts bill for Local T1
service, MegaLink service, and 103 POTS Lines
a.
The current cost for these services equals
$5,572.26 per month
i.
Applying a 12 Month Term option to these
services will reduce the monthly charge to
$4,435.32 creating a monthly savings of $1,136.94,
$13,643.28 annually
3.
Although we have included the 103 POTS
lines as apart of the overall cost reduction,
there are over 47 lines that have indications such
as Ring No Answer with no incoming our outbound
usage detected that warrant investigation to
determine if the lines are in use
a.
For every line that
could be considered for elimination there would be
a monthly savings of $26.76, $321.12 annually,
$15,092.64 annually if all of these lines could be
eliminated
4.
There are many lines on this account that
could be considered to convert from a POTS line to
a DID line on the local T while maintaining the
same phone number
a.
NOTE:
The Traffic Study performed on the PRI
indicates that the PRI is being used at 1/3
capacity
i.
If all lines listed
below could be converted to DID to create an
overall monthly savings of $1,460.80, $17,529.60
annually
1.
There are 10 Fax
lines that if converted to DID will create a
monthly savings of $265.60, $3,187.20 annually
2.
There are 7 Modem
lines identified that if converted to DID will
create a monthly savings of $185.92, $2,231.04
annually
3.
There are 38 voice
lines (lines in studios, live talk lines) that if
converted to DID will create a monthly saving of
$1,009.28, $12,111.36 annually
a.
NOTE:
We would recommend keeping some lines as
copper backups including maintaining the heavy
incoming usage lines as copper lines (4 main hunt
groups for the station incoming callers ending in
1051, 1111, 0102, 0103
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