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Fri Jul 24 | 2020

It’s Time to Decommission and Move Your TDM-based Networking

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Tue Jul 7 | 2020

M&A To Dos with Telecom Contracts – Part 2

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Tue Jul 7 | 2020

M&A To Dos with Telecom Contracts – Part 1

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Wed Jun 24 | 2020

Automation and Managed Network Services Deals

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Tue Jun 23 | 2020

Another USF Contribution Factor Increase from the FCC – Part 2

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Tue Jun 9 | 2020

Another USF Contribution Factor Increase from the FCC – Part 1

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Wed May 20 | 2020

Tips for Controlling Network Services Deals During COVID-19 – Part 2

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Wed May 20 | 2020

Tips for Controlling Network Services Deals During COVID-19 – Part 1

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Wed Apr 29 | 2020

How COVID-19 is Impacting Enterprise Telecom – Part 2

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Wed Apr 29 | 2020

How COVID-19 is Impacting Enterprise Telecom – Part 1

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Fri Apr 24 | 2020

How to Contract when Using a Portfolio Strategy to Buy Internet Transport – Part 2

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Fri Apr 24 | 2020

How to Contract when Using a Portfolio Strategy to Buy Internet Transport – Part 1

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Tue Apr 21 | 2020

A Deal at Last – T-Mobile & Sprint Finally Tie the Knot

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Fri Apr 10 | 2020

Internet First Strategy: The Power of the Portfolio – Part 2

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Thu Apr 9 | 2020

Internet First Strategy: The Power of the Portfolio – Part 1

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Fri Feb 28 | 2020

Information Security Demands More Than Privacy Laws Compliance

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Thu Feb 27 | 2020

Voice is (Not) Dead

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Thu Feb 13 | 2020

Catching the 5G Wave – Part 2

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Thu Feb 13 | 2020

Catching the 5G Wave – Part 1

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Fri Feb 7 | 2020

A Summary CCPA Procurement and Compliance Guide for Your IT and Telecoms Agreements

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Thu Jan 23 | 2020

Understanding the New Federal Laws Covering Enterprise 911

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Wed Jan 22 | 2020

Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Update: January 2020

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Tue Jan 14 | 2020

New Challenges when Negotiating a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement – Part 3

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Tue Jan 14 | 2020

New Challenges when Negotiating a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement – Part 2

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Tue Jan 14 | 2020

New Challenges when Negotiating a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement – Part 1

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Mon Dec 16 | 2019

Billing Terms that Improve Your Bottom Line – Part 2

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Fri Dec 13 | 2019

Billing Terms that Improve Your Bottom Line – Part 1

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Thu Nov 21 | 2019

The Impact of the Calero and MDSL Merger

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Mon Nov 11 | 2019

Common Problems and Opportunities with your Network Transport Expenses – Part 2

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Mon Nov 4 | 2019

Common Problems and Opportunities with your Network Transport Expenses – Part 1

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Thu Oct 31 | 2019

Optimizing the End-User Experience – part 2

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Fri Oct 25 | 2019

IoT – The Interdependence of (Numerous) Transactions

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Thu Oct 17 | 2019

The State of Play of IT Outsourcing and Managed Services

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Wed Oct 9 | 2019

Optimizing the End-User Experience – part 1

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Thu Jul 18 | 2019

New Initiatives to Curtail Robocalls

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Fri Jul 12 | 2019

NTT Makes Some Big Changes

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Thu Jul 4 | 2019

Why IT Services Deals Fail and How to Resolve Disputes

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Fri Jun 21 | 2019

A Huge Increase in the USF Contribution Factor

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Thu Jun 20 | 2019

Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Update

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Wed Jun 12 | 2019

Delivering Innovation and Cost Savings Conferences

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Fri May 17 | 2019

The Insatiable Appetite for Data and How Enterprises Can Avoid Over-Sharing

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Fri May 17 | 2019

How the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) Affects Your Service Provider Agreements

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Mon Apr 29 | 2019

Promoting Development of Communications Infrastructure

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Fri Apr 12 | 2019

Alternative Wireless Local Access Solutions

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Wed Mar 27 | 2019

SIP Trunking – An Enterprise Connect Session Summary

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Wed Mar 20 | 2019

Aligning Legal Resources with Technology Projects

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Wed Mar 13 | 2019

Ten Things to Watch for in 2019 – Final Episode

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Wed Mar 6 | 2019

Windstream and AT&T in the News

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Wed Feb 27 | 2019

Ten Things to Watch for in 2019 – Episode Three

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Mon Feb 25 | 2019

Should You Pay for a Vendor Support Team?

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Wed Feb 20 | 2019

Ten Things to Watch for in 2019 – Episode Two

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Wed Feb 13 | 2019

Ten Things to Watch for in 2019 – Episode One

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Fri Jan 11 | 2019

The Necessary Steps to Realize Big Network Cost Savings

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Thu Dec 13 | 2018

The Hidden Risk of Abandoned Infrastructure

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Thu Dec 6 | 2018

Verizon Reorganization

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Thu Nov 29 | 2018

The Bandwidth Tradeoff

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Thu Nov 8 | 2018

Verizon Severances

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Thu Nov 1 | 2018

Resolving Billing Issues with Service Providers Takes Time

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Thu Oct 25 | 2018

Wireless Optimization

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Thu Sep 20 | 2018

A Commonsense Approach to Data Security for IT and Telecom Agreements

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Tue Sep 18 | 2018

Why Use an Advisor?

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Thu Sep 13 | 2018

The Internet of Things – Key Commercial Considerations for the Enterprise

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Tue Sep 11 | 2018

Procuring TEM Services

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Thu Sep 6 | 2018

Deep Dive Billing Review and Service Optimization Tips

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Tue Sep 4 | 2018

Deploying TEM Services in an Integrated Expense Management Approach

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Thu Aug 30 | 2018

Broadband Aggregation

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Thu Aug 23 | 2018

The Continuing Evolution of Managed Network Services Deals

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Tue Aug 21 | 2018

Unified Communication (UC) – The Next Generation

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Thu Aug 16 | 2018

SD-WAN and Internet First Strategies

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Tue Aug 14 | 2018

Leveraging the Competition that Transformation Projects Create

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Thu Aug 9 | 2018

Supplier and Contract Management Best Practices

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Tue Aug 7 | 2018

Best in Class Business Terms

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Thu Aug 2 | 2018

Gaining the Advantage in Sole-Source Negotiations

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Tue Jul 31 | 2018

The Importance of Competitively Sourcing Your Network Infrastructure Services

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Thu Jul 26 | 2018

The Latest Network Infrastructure Pricing Trends

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Wed Jul 11 | 2018

Successful Competitive Procurements Start with a Robust Sourcing Strategy

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Thu Jun 21 | 2018

Own Your Deal or Your Supplier Will Own You

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Thu Jun 7 | 2018

Why Buying IT is a Team Effort

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Thu May 10 | 2018

Wireless Signal Boosters – What Businesses Need to Know

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Tue May 1 | 2018

Sprint and T-Mobile Merger – This Time for Real?

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Thu Apr 5 | 2018

SD-WAN – Catch the Next Wave of Cost Savings

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Thu Mar 8 | 2018

How to Negotiate a Cisco Enterprise Agreement

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Thu Feb 22 | 2018

Trends in Enterprise Mobility Pricing

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Wed Jan 31 | 2018

A Look at Cisco Meraki

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Tue Jan 16 | 2018

The Rising Cost of the Universal Service Fund

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Fri Jul 14 | 2017

Why Enterprises Can’t Ignore the Net Neutrality Debate

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CONFERENCES

Articles

Petition Seeks to Relieve FCC Licensees, Including Enterprise Users, of Big Headaches from Minor Ownership Changes

July 7, 2020

TDM: IT’S ‘TIME TO DECOMMISSION AND MOVE’

July 1, 2020

Microwave Licensees Challenge FCC’s Decision to Allow Uncontrolled Low Power Devices in 6 GHz Band

June 25, 2020

Bulletin for Clients Who Do Business with the Federal Government

April 16, 2020

FCC Delays Auction of Priority Access Licenses at 3.5 GHz

March 26, 2020

FCC Sets Auction Procedures for 3.5 GHz Band

March 20, 2020

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