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1. 1. Focus: Tech buyer's guide: Telephone service

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   Published on: 8/20/2004   Last Visited: 2/27/2006

   Brenda Nemastil, senior manager of market development with St. Louis Park-based telecom and Internet service provider Onvoy Inc., echoed Phillips, sentiment that a telecom firm should listen first in an effort to tailor a telecom plan for the specific business.
   
   They,ll need to talk about what their business needs are now, but also about what their projections are for the future, she says, so the system eventually will grow the business.
   
   ,Focus on asking other people and focusing on your business requirements are the key considerations,, she says. ,Selling someone something that is not appropriate and trying to make a fit creates a lot of frustration on both sides.,
   
   Less tech-savvy small business owners that don,t have an IT staff and don,t know what they need often rely on consultants or advisers for assistance. Those firms can likely provide guidance for those seeking telecom services as well, Nemastil says.
   
   Take the latest and greatest trend,Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP). In theory, it reduces your long-distance charges by carrying voice calls over the computer.
   
   ,You don,t have all the stuff in choosing a long-distance carrier, because your calls are all local,, she says.
   
   While it,s a fantastic service for a company that needs to link branches in many cities, Nemastil adds that for a one-branch company that doesn,t use a lot of long distance, other options might make more sense.
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   Brenda Nemastil, Onvoy Inc.: 952.230.4133; brenda.nemastil@onvoy.com; www.onvoy.com.