TelCon Associates Blog

The following are the latest blog posts by a few of us at TelCon Associates.

  • Essentials of Telecom Auditing Fall 2012 Dates
    I am happy to announce the fall 2012 scheduled dates for the Essentials of Telecom Auditing workshops! The dates are as follows: Monday & Tuesday, September 17-18, 2012 Thursday & Friday, November 8-9, 2012 I want to keep these events very personalized and hands-on, so registration is limited to only 8 participants for each workshop. [...]
  • How to Help Bridge the Gap Between Management and IT
    Imagine a newly married couple, neither of which speak each other’s language. They do their best to understand one another, but a lack of meaningful and understandable communication will most likely doom the union from the start. Throughout many companies, the relationship between the IT department and executive leadership is similar. The familiar phrase “it [...]
  • Telecom Cost Reduction Options: Auditing Co. vs Reseller (CLEC)
    If there is one thing we have learned over the many years in this industry it is the fact that not all telecom cost-reduction solutions are created equal. There are many companies in the marketplace that will “guarantee” a set percentage of cost-reduction savings across the board.  These companies employ dozens of high-powered sales reps [...]
  • New Polling Service Now Available for Multifamily Apartment Communities
    Info PR: ? I: ? L: ? LD: ? I: ? Rank: ? Age: ? Tw: ? l: ? +1: ? whois Robo: ? Sitemap: ? Rank: ? Price: ? Links: 0|0 Density ? TelCon Associates has managed telecommunications for some of the largest REITs in North America for many years.   Because we are in [...]
  • U.S. Senate Probes Telecom Cramming Problem
    I ran across an article the other day regarding the fact that members of the U.S. Senate were now looking into the “unauthorized charges” that are mysteriously showing up on consumer phone bills – to the tune of about $2 billion per year. My first thought after reading the article was….”where have these guys been [...]
  • Essentials of Telecom Auditing Workshop Dates Set
    Essentials of Telecom Auditing is a 2-day workshop that will teach you the skills necessary to conduct a thorough audit of your company’s voice and data services. The information presented during the workshop is the same processes and methodology we have used at TelCon Associates to save our clients millions of dollars in unnecessary telecom [...]
  • Grocery Shopping in the Subway
    Mobile technologies are growing at an incredible pace. I’m constantly amazed at the amount of things I can get done on my little Android smart phone. I have noticed, however, that the United States is lagging behind other countries in terms of utilizing smart phones to REALLY make our lives easier and more productive. Sure, [...]
  • TelCon Associates Offers New Service for Multifamily and Senior Living Communities
    TelCon Associates has recently begun offering a new mobile service offering for multifamily and senior living facilities via their new website, Text2Residents.com. Text2Residents.com offers users a custom text and voice application that will not only save time and increase productivity for management and staff, but also help foster a more effective line of communication between [...]
  • 5 Tools I Use to Increase My Work Productivity
    If you are like me, you often struggle with one simple thing: consistently getting things done. After a long day, I sometimes feel like I have not accomplished anything I set out to do that day. If you are a “multi-tasker”, the feeling of being overwhelmed by the inevitable interruptions of a typical work day [...]
  • Can Your Business Afford to Give Away $100,000 This Year?
    Can your business afford to give away $100,000 a year? If you are not on the most cost effective telephone plan for your business, you may be doing just that. This week, TelCon Associates identified almost $100,000 in annual savings for a property management client simply by making strategic changes to the phone plans at [...]