When evaluating business internet providers, the Service Level Agreement (SLA) is often overlooked in favor of price and speed comparisons. Yet the SLA determines what happens when things go wrong, and things eventually go wrong. What is an SLA? A Service Level Agreement is a contractual commitment from your provider that defines: Guaranteed uptime percentage […]
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The E-Rate program provides schools and libraries with discounts of 20% to 90% on eligible telecommunications and internet services. This guide covers everything you need to know for the 2025 funding year. What is E-Rate? E-Rate, formally known as the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Program, is administered by USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company)
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In a fragmented telecommunications market with dozens of regional carriers, national providers, and local fiber companies, businesses face a daunting task: finding the right connectivity at every location while maintaining consistent service quality. This is where telecom aggregators deliver transformational value. What is a Telecom Aggregator? A telecom aggregator partners with multiple underlying carriers while
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When evaluating internet options for your business, understanding the fundamental differences between dedicated internet access (DIA) and broadband can save you thousands in downtime costs and productivity losses. What is Broadband Internet? Broadband internet, including cable and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) services from providers like Comcast, Spectrum, or AT&T, delivers internet through shared infrastructure. Your connection shares
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As businesses evaluate their wide-area network (WAN) strategies, the choice between traditional MPLS and modern SD-WAN has become increasingly nuanced. This guide breaks down both technologies to help you make an informed decision. Understanding MPLS Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) has been the enterprise WAN standard for over two decades. It creates private, dedicated pathways through
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Managing network connectivity across multiple business locations creates complexity that directly impacts your bottom line. From juggling multiple vendor relationships to troubleshooting finger-pointing between providers, the hidden costs add up quickly. The Multi-Vendor Problem A typical multi-location business faces these challenges: Different ISPs at each location due to availability Multiple bills with varying due dates
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Let’s talk about understanding You have learned internet access is not all the same. Companies over promise and underdeliver on what they can provide. Some people use their internet to search the web. Some use the internet for everything they do such as downloading music, streaming tv, playing videogames, video conferencing, etc. While you
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Understand what Fiber and DSL is DSL The Internet is an opportunist. It wants to be able to find any way to work for people. The two we are going to talk about is fiber vs DSL. The first one we are going to talk about is DSL. DSL stands for “Direct Subscriber Line.” DSL
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Best Internet Provider in Dallas for you In Dallas, there is a huge amount of internet providers. You want to make sure you are asking the right questions or being asking the right ones. Some questions you might be asking before choosing the best internet provider in Dallas are: What kind of speed
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The importance of SD Wan People want access to information at all times due to the age we are in of availability. Cloud computing has tremendously helped with this issue, but are still growing and not easy for everyone to manage. There is Local Area Networking (LAN) that connects your devices inside your home and
