Re: What questions to ask when shopping for T1 / T3 services?

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T1 Rocky join:2002-11-15 Dallas, TX ·Time Warner Cable	reply to RockyBB Re: What questions to ask when shopping for T1 / T3 services? "i thought Sprint spin off their last mile facilities into another company called Embarq?" I don't know the answer to that specifically because I've never dealt with Sprint (I'm in Texas.) But Embarq is probably a subsidiary of Sprint if that is the case. "also- are you saying that overall taxes and fees are higher when buying direct than through a reseller?" Yes, in my experience they are. The case scenario is you get a quote from an ILEC for a T1 and they send you a quote that says $500. You sign up for service and when the first invoice comes it is for $700. You call your sales rep and ask them what is up and they that the additional $200 is for taxes and other fees that the government "requires" them to collect. When you buy from a CLEC, you pay state sales tax and that is it (8% in most places.) When you are quoting from an ILEC, its good to use the words, "what will this look like exactly on my invoice?" "This is a big world with many companies and jurisdictional requirements -- way too big with way too many companies for such broad generalizations to be helpful." I respect your opinion but I disagree. I think that my statements are accurate for 95% of the country. But I totally agree with rockybb when he suggests that you get as many quotes as possible.
T1 Rocky join:2002-11-15 Dallas, TX ·Time Warner Cable	to forum · permalink · · 2008-01-21 19:41:43 ·
RockyBB Premium join:2005-01-31 Longmont, CO	said by T1 Rocky : "i thought Sprint spin off their last mile facilities into another company called Embarq?" I don't know the answer to that specifically because I've never dealt with Sprint (I'm in Texas.) But Embarq is probably a subsidiary of Sprint if that is the case. Embarq is a totally separate company, having been spun off from Sprint as a regulatory condition of the merger with Nextel. »www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=12060 -- "Teleblend has an agreement with the Assignee to solicit and support former SunRocket customers."
RockyBB Premium join:2005-01-31 Longmont, CO	to forum · permalink · · 2008-01-21 20:21:14 ·


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