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- From: Jeff@digtype.airage.com (Jeff Wasilko)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
- Subject: Need Information on Aggregator (One Stop Financial)
- Message-ID: <telecom12.863.2@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 03:51:36 GMT
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- X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 863, Message 2 of 10
-
- I got a call from a company called One Stop Financial. They claimed
- that they could save us an additional 29% on our AT&T 800 service.
-
- From the good folks in the TELECOM Digest, I knew he was an
- aggregator before he even started his sales pitch (thanks everyone!).
-
- He faxed me some info, and they seem on the up and up. Here's what it
- said:
-
- o 29% off from dollar one;
- o discounts appear as line items on AT&T bill;
- o No time/volume committments;
- o letter of agency allows me to continue to deal with AT&T
- for service problems/changes;
- o They claim to be insured by ACI (American Credit Indemnity,
- a D&B company) against "cases of insolvencies and slow
- pay by AT&T/One Stop Financial telecommunications end-users";
- (from ACI letter to One Stop Finanical that was faxed to me).
- o Payments still go directly to AT&T.
-
- They take 30% of the savings as their fee, billed quarterly. They
- claim to have Merril Lynch, ADP, Airborne, Cigna Insurance, Roadway
- Package Systems, and The NY Mets (and lots others) among their Fortune
- 500 clients. They also offer a 31% discount on 1+ service (but we're
- on with MCI now).
-
- For example, on a $1,000 800 bill, the normal AT$T discount is $80.
- Their additional discount is $210. They charge $63 for the month.
-
- I realize AT&T has other discount plans. They are pushing me for a
- 15%-off term plan, with either 18 or 36 month committment. With
- portability on its way, I'd rather not be tied to any carrier right
- now.
-
- Has anyone dealt with them (they're located in Little Falls, NJ). What
- should I look at as we consider using an aggregator? I intend to check
- references and with the BBB in NJ. I'm also going to check their
- insurance policy out.
-
-
- Thanks in advance,
-
- Jeff
- Jeff's Oasis at Home. Jeff can also be reached at work at:
- jwasilko@airage.com
-