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BT urges SMEs to go digital  

Total Telecom

With 73% of UK businesses now relying on high-speed broadband and mobile connectivity, digital transformation is becoming essential. The UKs analogue copper telephone network has a proud history, but its no longer up to the task for businesses. Those that delay may struggle to keep up with modern technology.

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Tim Stelzig: Explaining BEAD, Trying to Bridge the Digital Divide

Broadband Breakfast

The FCC’s USF Fund was initially designed as a ratepayer cross-subsidy program to ensure all Americans had access to telephone service. The USF Fund contributed significantly to increasing telephone service coverage from less than 50% of occupied housing units in the 1940s, to 78.3% There also are more mobile devices in the U.S.

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5 Ways VoIP Phone Numbers Can Make Your Business More Flexible

VoIP Review

These numbers look identical to regular phone numbers but are not tied to a physical telephone line or a specific geographic location. While this difference may seem trivial, VoIP phone numbers offer substantial advantages in terms of mobility, cost savings, and functionality as compared to traditional telephone services.

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States Reluctant to Opt for BSNL, MTNL Despite DoT Push Amid Concerns Over Service Quality: Report

Telecom Talk

lakh mobile connections, while in 2023, both Jio and Airtel jointly won a tender to provide 1.1 These private operators have increasingly won large government tenders, including those issued by Indian Railways. In 2018, Bharti Airtel secured a contract for 3.78 million SIM cards under a Closed User Group (CUG) scheme. Jio secured 7.28

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DIDWW expands its number porting coverage in Hungary, Slovenia, and Finland

VoIP Review

Building on its growing global presence, the DIDWW online platform enables customers to port-in telephone numbers at no cost in selected countries and manage the entire porting process online.

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Using Business PBX Phone Systems for Seamless Internal and External Communications

VoIP Review

A PBX phone system is a private telephone network that acts as the central hub for enterprise communications. Mobile and remote access – PBX systems together with VoIP provide excellent mobile and remote access capabilities. What is a PBX Phone System and what are its Benefits?

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50% of Telecoms Service Providers Expect SMS Fraud to Grow in 2025, According to Research from XConnect and Mobilesquared

Total Telecom

The research revealed that exclusivity agreements between an aggregator and mobile operator are one of the main contributing factors for excessively driving up international termination rates (ITR). At the same time, the average cost to send an SMS internationally leapt by 85.2% between 2020 and 2024.