Cost Clarity Audit
Free telecom and internet cost audit
Stop paying for phone and internet services you do not need.
Monthly statement
- Business lines
- Lines with no calls in 90 daysUnused
- Internet service
- Features also billed by VoIPDuplicate
- Taxes, fees and surchargesCheck
- Term: renews automaticallyAuto-renew
Total due
Why this exists
Small businesses and nonprofits often overpay 20 to 50 percent for telecom because of auto-renewed contracts, unused lines and pricing that was set years ago. Those dollars could be supporting your mission, your team or your growth.
This is a budget focused audit built for organizations that do not have time for technical noise. We identify real savings, reduce complexity and improve reliability, without disrupting your operations.
20 to 50%
What small organizations typically overpay for telecom
- Auto-renewed contracts
- Unused lines
- Pricing set years ago
What we audit
Phone and VoIP services
- Older phone lines, including the bulk line services larger phone systems use (PRI or SIP trunks)
- Cloud VoIP and hosted phone systems
- How many users you are billed for, what is actually used, and features you pay for twice
- Excess taxes, fees and phone company charges
- Unused, duplicate or mystery lines
Internet and connectivity
- Current internet provider agreements and renewal terms
- Actual usage against what you are paying for
- Pricing checked against today's market
- Reliability, backup connections and outage risk
- Savings available by comparing providers
Vendor and contract risk
- Auto-renew and cancellation clauses
- Vendor dependency that limits flexibility
- Support promises that leave you waiting when something breaks
- Lack of accountability from current providers
What you receive
- A plain English summary of your current services
- Reliable monthly and annual cost saving estimates
- Risk and reliability findings
- Prioritized recommendations so you can cut costs quickly
- Optional help implementing the changes, only if you want it
This is for you if
- You have not reviewed a telecom bill in twelve months or more
- You are working to a tight budget
- You have limited IT staff, or none
- You want dependable service without surprise charges
- You need to simplify vendors and reduce confusion
Genesee County
Who this is for
We audit organizations throughout Genesee County and the wider mid-Michigan area, from single site businesses to non-profits and practices with several locations. You do not need to be a client, and you do not need to become one.
- Grand Blanc
- Flint
- Fenton
- Davison
Incredible service, fast response and local support that beats being sent to 1-800 number.
What it costs
Free
The Cost Clarity Audit
Per user
Voice, priced per user per month
Per project
Cabling and cameras, quoted after a free survey
No traps
No auto-renewing contract to fight your way out of
The audit is free. We do it because a meaningful share of the organizations we audit end up asking us to implement the changes, and because the ones that do not still tell people about it.
If you do go ahead with us, voice is priced per user per month, so it scales with headcount rather than with hardware. Cabling and camera work is quoted per project after a site survey, which is also free. We will not quote a number before we have seen the site, because a number given without looking is a number that changes later.
What we will not do is put you on an auto-renewing contract you have to fight your way out of. That is most of what the audit finds in other people's paperwork.
Schedule your audit
If you suspect you are overpaying, you are probably right. Tell us who you are and roughly what you have in place, and we will set up a time.
Related reading
- Telecom bill checklist: 10 things to check before you renewMost overspending on phones and internet hides in plain sight on the bill. This is the list we work through ourselves.
- What a business VoIP phone system actually costsPer user pricing looks simple until the first bill arrives. Here is what actually goes on it.