Archive for the ‘Telecom Audit’ Category
Five Reasons to Get Third Party Cellular Customer Service
August 4th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
How many times have you waited on hold with customer support? How many times have you recited an account number, re-explained your plan and information and generally wasted your time? How many times have you asked yourself if there’s a better way?
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Three Pieces of Good News for Cell Phone Users
May 25th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Telecommunications is a fast-paced field, where major developments can pass under the radar because they’re hard to find past all the noise of new cell phone models, smartphone apps and corporate telecom acquisitions. Here are three pieces of news that translate directly into more savings and convenience for customers – things that factor into both regular consumer budgets and formal telecom expense management.
Ontario Drivers Now Require Headsets for Car Phone Use – Mobile Fleets Need Headset Procurement
May 19th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
On April 22nd, 2009 Ontario’s Bill 118 passed into law. The bill requires drivers to use cell phones using hands free methods such as Bluetooth headsets. If you try to use your phone in one hand while driving you can face a $500 fine. If you cause an accident in the process, using your phone will be considered to be evidence against you in careless driving prosecutions.
GILL Technologies Ready to Help Businesses Conform to New Ontario Cellular Laws
May 19th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Telecom Consultants Ready after Bill 118 Makes Hands-Free Cell Phone Use Mandatory in Automobiles
Five Problems to Control with Telecom Expense Management
April 3rd, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
How does telecom expense management save you money? Any fleet of phones can accumulate cost inefficiencies. Some of these happen because of the way carriers bill customers. Others stem from making less than optimal choices about cell phone plans, long distance billing and other telecom services. Here are five common issues that a professional telecom cost audit and expense management program can remedy. Â
Blackberry Takes Competition up a Notch with the App World
April 3rd, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Blackberry opened its App World on April 1st, 2009, taking a leap into the kinds of personalized smartphone applications made popular by Apple’s iPhone. Now that competitors are rolling out touchscreen phones and people aren’t as dazzled by the style and technology, Apps are easily the most popular aspect of the iPhone. On the other hand, iPhone Apps tend to be more recreational than practical, in keeping with the phone’s popular image as a high tech toy. Blackberries have always been more business oriented. Will the App World reflect this?
Bell Mobility Tries to Turn the Screws on Twitter Users
March 14th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Canada’s cellular oligopoly strikes again! (For those of you new to the word, an oligopoly is like a monopoly, but split between a few big players.) Twitter is the hottest single social networking application online right now. It lets users post 140 character messages – “tweets†– to the web, and read aggregates of other people’s tweets.
The Recession Slows Competition in the Canadian Wireless Market – Cellular Expense Management is More Important than Ever
March 6th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Last October, Shaw Communications announced that it wouldn’t be furthering investment in wireless services. Shaw was a major bidder in last year’s AWS Spectrum auction. The CRTC sold off bandwidth across
Manual Auditing or Telecom Expense Management Software: Why Pick One?
February 25th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
Cost Reduction for the Blackberry: Three Tips
February 20th, 2009 | Author: Malcolm
One of the critical issues facing many companies is how to control costs on Blackberries and other smartphones. The basic dilemma arises when you need employees to be able to get business email at unpredictable times and places. Employees in turn want to be able to use it for personal calls and email. This makes sense; after all, why would they want to carry two phones?
