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Dear Valued Customer, With the industry changes and technology advancements over the last few years, AT&T is attempting to force customers off of their old analog services so they no longer have to support their aging infrastructure. As we continue to advise our clients of these rapid changes, we ďŹ nd this latest price increase from AT&T unfathomable and it really drives home their message. Effective August 1st the price for Measured Business Lines will increase $10.00 per line and Centrex Lines increase $18.00 per line.

For those clients who have continued to utilize the incumbent carriers and are subject to these gouging costs, know you have choices. ITS is here to help you navigate these alternatives and make the necessary changes while continuing to use the most reliable of services at the best possible price.

As a result, ITS has partnered with a new underlying carrier to replace your current analog services with new more cost effective analog service, please call us for more details. Alternatively, VoIP is still your best savings solution and ITS can help you establish a new VoIP system. With VoIP you have a choice of a Hosted IP PBX or SIP (session initiated protocol). Voip will provide you all the latest in features and functionality. SIP allows you to keep your existing phone system and experience the cost savings of a VoIP solution.

See other side to learn more about the telecom industry changes.

Please contact your ITS team to help you with these decisions, additional information and qualifying.

Call 805-520-7020 or email us at clientservices@itstelecom.com Let us help you reduce your bill today!

Analog Starting at

$48.00

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805.520.7020

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Hosted IP PBX Starting at

$19.95

mo/per user

800.876.4ITS

SIP Starting at

$15.95 mo/per user

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Integrated Technology Simplified Complete Communications Since 1990

In order to assist clients in understanding the telecommunications industry and how the new technology is advancing, below we have summarized the significant industry news and technology changes that effect you. We have also provided links to various 3rd party articles that we feel are related and relevant to your business.

Effective in January 2011, regulatory pricing limits no longer applied to California based telecommunication companies. What does this mean? The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has allowed companies like AT&T and Verizon to raise or lower - basic phone rates whenever they choose, and are no longer required to seek approval from regulators. Since then, costs have steadily gone up.

The fact is that technology advancements are making our world a digital world. For AT&T and Verizon to be able to invest in the future they need to be able to cut ties to the past (analog services). They have invested heavily in laying miles and miles of fiber optic cable and have tried to get all customers to move to one of their “bundled” plans. The latest ploy by AT&T to get customers to move from traditional analog service is to increase the prices so substantially that customers virtually have no choice. Remember this isn’t something that has happened overnight – ITS has been advising customers this was happening and offering alternatives since 2010.

With that said we have more options than ever to help our customers either make the transition or stay where they are comfortable. Call ITS 805-520-7020 today to review your options.

Below is a link to the most recent ruling from the FCC and links to various articles that have been published about changes in the telecom industry over the last few years:

FCC.com August 2015 – Rules Governing Retirement of Copper Loops by ILECs Spectrum.IEEE.org August 2015 – FCC Sets Rules for Copper Phase Out Wall Street Journal April 2014 – AT&T’s Plan for the Future: No Landlines, Less Regulation LA Times December 2013 - Since deregulation, landline costs skyrocket February 2013 – Landline rates just going skyward January 2010 - Getting hung up on basic phone rate increases Forbes October 2013 - The End of the Wired Telephone Network is Coming...

May 2013 - FCC Calls For More Feedback On Switch To New Phone Network Academia.edu July 2013 - Issues in the Transition of the IS PSTN from TDM to IP

Links to articles can be found at www.itstelecom.com/changes

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