WHEN TO CONSIDER A T1 DEDICATED LINE?
If you have long distance usage of 25,000 minutes a month, or more, you may want to consider using a T1 line from your office to your chosen long distance carrier’s office. Your long distance carrier will be able to drop its per minute charges to you based on the fact that it will no longer be paying heavy per minute access charges to your local phone company, i.e. it is a dedicated line and doesn’t use the local Bell lines. Dedicated service does have a recurring monthly charge known as a Loop or POP charge. This charge is based on the mileage to the carrier’s Point-of-Presence, but, because we represent several carriers we shop for the lowest loop charges on your behalf. There is a one-time installation charge for installation of the T1 circuit that varies, again, based on the mileage and the installer. In many cases we are able to get the carriers to waive or reduce the installation charge. Many times potential dedicated users are not informed of this option because either the sales
