In this article, I will discuss business situations where I believe that a company would benefit from opting for the flat-rate long distance T1 or DS3 billing model or the tiered-rate long distance T1 or DS3 billing model when they are signing up for a long distance provider. I will try to provide examples of each and I will also give you a foolproof way to know which billing model to pick.

Companies that are a good candidate for a flat rate long distance DS3 model are companies that have a calling list of their previous customers. Since roughly 82% of all households have an RBOC number, you should be well within the 80/20 rule set forth by the long distance companies. This way you will get a nice low rate for everyone you call.

Another example of a company that would benefit from a flat rate long distance T1 or DS3 billing structure is a company that is targeting its calls to certain towns or small cities with not all that many people in them. A local politician maybe campaigning in a small city and would like to call everyone in that city to get their vote would be another good example.

Companies that are a good candidate for a tiered rate long distance T1 or DS3 are companies that are doing mass calling to the masses of a large city, state, or the entire U.S. These companies can scrub their calling lists to only call the Tier A (RBOC) phone numbers, hence saving them anywhere from 35-50% off of the flat rate billing structure plan.

There is kind of a rule of thumb when deciding which billing structure to go with when signing up for a long distance T1 or DS3, and that is: The larger your calling list and calling area, the more you should really consider a tiered rate calling plan.

I promised you at the beginning of this article a foolproof way to determine whether or not your company should be on a flat rate or tier rate plan. Well here is the golden secret: You can give a copy of your long distance phone bill to your long distance T1 or DS3 broker and they will do the leg work for you (for free). They will research all of your calls and calling habits and let you know whether the flat rate or tiered rate is best for you. And you thought it would be difficult. It may take a couple of days to sort though the data, but it will be well worth it in the end when your long distance T1 or DS3 bill will be much lower because of it. Most long distance T1 or DS3 brokers will not offer this service to you but if you ask for it, the better brokers will do this for you.

In summary, it may be a little confusing for a company owner to decide which long distance T1 or DS3 billing plan to sign up for, but all you have to do is ask, and your broker should let you know definitively which way you should go.

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