 1. Cancelled Services that you are still being billed for Have you cancelled features or services? It may be worth checking that they were actually removed from your invoice. If you have been overpaying for an extended period of time, there may be even more savings coming back to you in the form of a credit. |
 2. Your contract Auto renewed without being renegotiated
Most phone companies have an auto renew clause that allows them to resign you to another term contract for services at the same rate or sometimes even higher rates! By reviewing your contracts and understanding their maturity date, you can notify your vendor that you will not be renewing, allowing you to explore other vendors or better rates with our existing vendor. |
 3. Eliminate Unused Features
Most phone companies, wireless or wireless change for features such as 3 way calling, caller ID, call waiting, call blocking, alternate ring, voice mail and line hunting just to name a few. Don't use the feature? Consider removing unused features and save 3% to 12% per month. |
 4. Revisiting your Requirements Has your office grown? Resized? Do you have more applications running and need more bandwidth? It may be time to reevaluate your voice and data architecture. Savings may easily be achieved by removing or consolidating services, or by implementing newer technologies. |
 5. Check for Miscellaneous Service Fees
Some Telecom companies hide service fees in the invoice. It could be a line item, extra charges for set up, monthly minimums, fees for paper invoices, Long Distance Access fees, Network Access fees or as basic as a general miscellaneous service fee. It may be worth reviewing your invoices and looking for unapproved fees and seeing what can be done to remove them. All excellent opportunities to save money! |
