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💡Cracking the Code: Weird Stuff on Your Telecom Bill 📑 😕 Unveiling the Mystery Behind Those Puzzling Charges Ever spotted these oddballs on your telecom bills? "Line Safe" "Fraud Monitor" "Web Safe" "DDI Rental" "WLR Prem Aux" "Calling Line Identity" 📢 Once upon a time, these were like the fancy accessories you thought you needed for your lines & phones and wouldn`t be safe without them. But guess what ? In today's world of cloud-based telephony, they're about as useful as a CD player in a streaming era. Yet nobody told you they are just fancy sounding accesories, sound uncomfortably familiar? Telecom bills can sometimes read like secret code, right? 🤔 Don't worry, we at Associated Telecom are here to decode the madness! Time to kick these outdated extras to the curb and save some serious cash! 🚀💸 It`s as easy as: Comment "Bills" and we will provide a full, free bill audit or 📲 07984466270 or 📧 alan.davies@associated-telecom.com #TelecomMysteriesSolved #CloudTelephonyBenefits #CustomerFirst

Check out this article recently published by Broadband Breakfast describing two court decisions that constrained the FCC's regulatory reach. Not only would the banning of bulk billing disrupt the market place, it would lead to significantly higher cost in affordable housing and low income areas preventing these residents from having access to the internet further widening the digital divide. What are your thoughts? #broadband #fcc #bulkbilling #managedwifi #wireless #internet #connectivity #multifamily https://lnkd.in/eWcDB975

🚨 Global SMS Revenue is Collapsing 📉 The cost of SMS messaging has surged, driven by evolving regulations to combat A2P fraud and the increasing need to upgrade network infrastructure due to growing smartphone usage. These factors are pushing businesses to seek alternative communication channels to cut costs. Check out the latest infographic from Juniper Research to see how this trend is impacting the global SMS market. #SMS #MobileMessaging #BusinessStrategy #Telecom #A2PFraud #CustomerCommunication #TechTrends LINK Mobility

Has anyone else felt the UK's mobile phone signal go nuts this year? Naturally, as someone who talks on the phone literally ALL day for work and is located right in the centre of Manchester, I've found it quite baffling and also a major annoyance. "Can I call you back on Whatsapp?" has been a phrase I've uttered an increasing number of times over this quarter. Why is this I thought? I did some research... It turns out there are a few reasons mobile signal has been struggling lately: upgrades to 5G networks causing temporary disruptions, increasing demand on infrastructure, and even the removal of old 3G networks in some areas. All of this creates a perfect storm of spotty coverage. Another contributing factor is the rollout of new technology alongside urban densification. As cities continue to grow, more people rely on mobile networks, leading to congestion. It’s a frustrating reality for anyone relying on their phone for work but the good news is that these disruptions are (hopefully) temporary. As networks complete upgrades and adapt to growing demand, we should start to see more consistent and reliable coverage. Happy days.

SpikeFli closely monitors the usage of our client's assets, ensuring that whenever there is a change in expected usage it can be investigated and accommodated to avoid large data overage charges. 📈🔎 SpikeFli uncovered on an invoice review for an #oilandgas client that a modem had incurred $4,429 in voice and messaging costs over five months. After inquiring with the #vendor, it was determined that the line was being used in a smartphone which had not been approved by the client. SpikeFli suspended the line, saving the client $10,632 per year. ✅ Learn how SpikeFli's team of experts can reduce your data overage here: https://ow.ly/tE1B50RfshP #Management #DataAnalysis #Telecom

Government authorities expect companies to have appropriate controls over communications sent through text and messaging apps. In recent years, U.S. regulators have imposed billions of dollars in penalties on financial services firms for failing to maintain records of electronic communications in accordance with the federal securities laws. Even organizations that are not subject to specific record retention requirements may find themselves at a disadvantage if they cannot produce relevant employee communications in connection with a government investigation, noted James Tillen, a member of Miller & Chevalier Chartered, in a Practising Law Institute (PLI) program on compliance expectations for mobile devices. This article synthesizes insights offered by Tillen and Leah Moushey, counsel at the firm, regarding government expectations around companies’ management of mobile device communications and how companies can craft and implement effective mobile device policies. #HFLR #mobiledevices https://lnkd.in/eY9-XseN

Did you know that with around 5.35 billion internet users worldwide, each person can potentially generate approximately 15.87 TB of data daily? 🌐💻 I wonder how much data Taylor Swift will generated with her endorsement?!? 🤔🎶 #InternetUsers #DataGeneration #DataDrivenContent #TaylorSwift

If you’re a Telstra or Optus customer, this will be important for you to note. If you have not yet switched from the 3G network, Telstra and Optus have delayed their shutdown for their consumers. Telstra has released that they are shutting down on August 31st and Optus will follow suit from September onwards. This does not just affect your phones but all 3G devices. Please note, even though you may have more time, we highly encourage you to act now as you won’t be the only one needing assistance to make any switches. If this is you, and you’re unsure of what exactly needs to be done. Feel free to book a call and organise a business-wide audit.  One of our highly knowledgeable Single Source team members will be able to look through your devices and let you know which needs to be upgraded or switched over.  Don't walk, run, it's always a better feeling to be prepared rather than scrambling to that hard deadline. https://lnkd.in/grUAhyxi #businessowner #informationtechnology #australia #customersuccess #softwaredeveloper #digitalasset #logisticssolutions #businesslogistics #datamanagementsystem #businessreporting

Dive into the history of SMS: A simple yet revolutionary tech enabling text communication across any mobile device since the early '90s. Despite newer, flashier alternatives, SMS's universal accessibility keeps it indispensable for alerts and security. #SMS #SMSMarketing #Tech https://lnkd.in/gu-ByaT2

The https://lnkd.in/drUA_tRw scandal brewing in X over a #Signal Messenger anomaly that researchers believe could indicate a potential https://lnkd.in/dY8hjir8 0-day exploit in the Signal VoIP stack was surprisingly quickly extinguished. And, according to some reports, users from Russia have also encountered similar oddities and suspected 0-clicks through the Signal VOIP stack. In turn, the administration of the messenger, represented by its head, immediately reacted to the messages that appeared in X. Meredith Whittaker confidently stated that this is not a 0-click attack, but only a bug in the implementation of #privacy settings with the binding of the number to the user name, which the developers will soon fix. Notably, the official statement was quickly spread around X by users copy-pasting rebuttals to any 0-day or attack. X itself then appended Meredith Whittaker's tweet to the original posts. Not insignificantly, the author of the discussion had the latest version of iOS 17.4 and Signal 7.2 installed at the time the anomaly was discovered, and versions 17.4.1 and 7.3 were released the next day. Given the ambiguous background (https://lnkd.in/d8YE2Vyb ) of the company and its executives (https://lnkd.in/d8YE2Vyb ), (https://lnkd.in/d8YE2Vyb ) no version can be ruled out, especially in the context of the ensuing reaction from Signal. But we'll see." src https://lnkd.in/degDmWzg