Posted on 15. Aug, 2005 by NetworkIP in Media Coverage
Many phone card distributors make a mistake by overlooking the use of a service bureau for some of their phone card product offerings. Call it a service bureau, virtual switch, virtual platform, prepaid services partition, usage-based services or switch condo; it all means basically the same thing. Instead of investing your own capital on a switch/platform, you simply outsource this function to a company that allows you to rent space on their platform. This can give you the ability to control your product and how many minutes you’re quoting and delivering to your target destinations, build your own brand and increase your profit margins at the same time.
Posted on 01. Aug, 2005 by NetworkIP in Media Coverage
Hot on the heels of other stored-value services, such as longdistance, wireless and debit cards, Web and audio conferencing now are being offered on a prepaid basis and made available through similar channels as other stored-value products — the mass retailers. Prepaid conferencing allows service providers to avoid fighting to deliver the lowest-cost service to the country’s largest enterprises and instead tap into an underserved small business market, which VISA USA says will spend $4.7 trillion or one-third of all expenditures by U.S. businesses this year.
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Written by: Pete Pattullo