1. Remember that many non-profit organizations, credit unions, government entities and schools are exempt from some federal and state telecommunications taxes.
2. Inventory and reconcile your billed phone services with your physical phone services. Compare what you pay with what you use. Many businesses have unique requirements, such as ATM backup lines and credit card point of sale lines that may be outdated or unused; find the unused ones and cancel them.
3. Negotiate savings with longer-term commitment agreements (36 months) for your company's business long distance, local, data and wireless services.
4. Consider bundling cell, landlines and data services with a single carrier for savings.
5. Look for cramming charges on your local phone bills. They'll often appear as unusual charges near the last page of your local telephone bills.
6. Stop costly directory assistance! Restrict 411 or 555 outbound dialing on your phone system. Educate employees to search for phone numbers online and check out free call-in directory services.
7. Prevent telecom fraud: have your phone system technician check for any vulnerabilities in your system. Look for unusual long-distance calls on your phone bill.
8. Don't automatically pay "Yellow Pages" invoices that come in the mail without thoroughly investigating the actual advertisement.
9. Negotiate great phone and data rates. Carriers are now offering economic hardship discounts and promotions. Cell phone promotions and deals are phenomenal right now.
10. Compare your actual phone contract rates with the pricing reflected on your phone bills.
11. Consider telecom cost savings and telecommunications expense management through a professional telephone bill audit service.
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