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Ten Pitfalls to Avoid When Negotiating Telecom Service Agreements

UTC Journal Jeffrey Sheldon & Justin Castillo The transition to IP-based networks and the development of new utility standards for security and reliability in communications services pose significant challenges to utilities procuring carrier-based network services. Flowing these new standards down to carriers is difficult because they are wary of the […]

Three Troubling Trends in Wireless Contracting

No Jitter (www.nojitter.com) Justin Castillo Enterprises that expect to obtain competitive deals simply by virtue of being large companies will be disappointed. But savvy and aggressive customers can reap rewards. The world of enterprise wireless contracting continues to evolve. Given that wireless now accounts for 40% or more of some […]

Avoid Getting Locked In To Your Wireless Carrier

Maintaining an enterprise’s flexibility to move lines between and among carriers is increasingly difficult. No Jitter (www.nojitter.com) Imix Shish In today’s wireless market, carriers are increasingly presenting enterprise customers with agreements and amendments that rival their wireline counterparts in complexity. Wireless carriers have begun to make custom pricing arrangements more […]

Georgetown Conference Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges

“Spear-phishing” and BYOD were among the biggest concerns, as enterprises try to re-imagine their models for keeping data and communications secure. No Jitter Justin Castillo Most continuing legal education seminars are dull affairs involving lawyers and “talking head” lectures. But last week’s Cybersecurity Law Institute at the Georgetown University Law […]

When Does a Telephone Excise Tax Refund Accrue?

Tax Notes Stephen J. Rosen Since 2006, the IRS has refunded billions of dollars in unlawfully collected federal excise tax on communications (”FET” or ”telephone excise tax”) through the refund procedures set forth in IRS Notice 2006-50, and IRS Notice 2007-11.1 In brief, telephone excise tax refunds are claimed on […]

What’s Trending Now in Enterprise Telecom

SIP Trunking is making progress, wireless continues to grow as IT throws in the towel against BYOD. What these and other trends will mean for you. No Jitter (www.nojitter.com) Hank Levine The social media sites all report incessantly on what’s “trending now”, by which they mean what subjects have been […]