For several years, CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers) have offered integrated solutions to businesses that required T1 speeds or greater over copper, which has been slowly chipping away at the ILEC’s (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) market share, but not enough for them to seriously take note. Because CLECs typically least the ‘last mile’ from the ILEC, it is a no lose scenario for them. Where the ILECs are feeling the pinch is from cable companies. View full article »
Category: Business Phone Service
The New York Times recently quoted Verizon’s CEO as saying that Verizon is giving up on its wire line (landline) business. This is a strong statement coming from Verizon, since it earned $11.48 billion from wire lines in its most recent quarter. If the phone company leaders are positioning themselves to exit the most reliable and traditional form of communication in the market, where does that leave the 17.2 million Verizon wire line subscribers? View full article »
There are several varieties of pricing a business can offer: list, perceived, and fair. A great example of a list price is the dollar amount plainly displayed on the windshield of an automobile. From the seller’s perspective, it is the highest amount that a company hopes a customer will pay. Perceived pricing is relative and based on an individual buyer’s perspective as to what the value of a product is to them at a particular time for their specific need. Fair pricing is what the seller and the customer conclude to agree upon. It is important to keep in mind that in every instance, the manufacturer is in control of the “price” (i.e. perception of value). View full article »
AT&T hammered a nail in analog dial tone’s “coffin” in December through a petition they sent to Washington FCC regulators. The 30-page brief tells the story of the inevitable doom of the analog-based PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). View full article »