Dear Communications Professional,

       There’s no doubt about it.  Carriers want you to move off of their   legacy frame and ATM networks and on to their MPLS networks.  Now.

       In fact, carriers are even adding language in their contracts that
  give them the ability, and cover, to do it.  Skeptical?  Take a look at this excerpt from one recent deal: “… at some time after December 31, 2007, [vendor] may choose to substitute other offerings for [its] Frame Relay Service product set.”  Other carriers, while not as direct as this one, are writing similar ‘flexibility’ into their deals.

      The carriers’ stampede to MPLS means users no longer have the luxury of moving to MPLS on their own schedule - one based on the enterprise’s needs and timeframe, not the vendor’s.

      That’s why we’ve organized a special one day program, MPLS Roadmap.  Join me and a truly outstanding group of industry veterans for step-by-step guidance on working through an MPLS procurement designed to deliver low cost, high value,
IP-based services for your company. 

      You’ll find out that running an MPLS procurement is a lot more than a “plug and play” exercise - and poorly done it can actually result in higher total costs.  MPLS pricing elements vary widely from carrier to carrier…how and where you provision local access must be revisited…SLA terms and conditions must be both tough and different that those you are used to…spend commitments and penalties must be airtight…and much more.  Do the procurement right and you’ll reap the benefits in lower costs and higher quality service; make a misstep and you won’t get the economic or technical benefits of MPLS. 

      I’ve been chairing CCMI’s Telecom Negotiation Conference for 15 years.  MPLS Roadmap will deliver the same kind of hard-hitting, practical tips and tactics that you’ll put to use as soon as you return to your office.  Invest just one day with us and you’ll have a roadmap to a winning MPLS deployment.

Sincerely,

About Your Presenters

Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP (LB3) is the telecommunications and IT law firm dedicated to the representation of enterprise users. LB3 has extensive experience in negotiating custom network service agreements, wireless agreements, network outsourcings, and related transactions on behalf of large users and information technology companies.  LB3's lawyers have over 150 years of collective experience in telecommunications and technology law, and have pioneered the representation of end users in negotiating telecom contracts.

TechCaliber Consulting, LLC (TC2) provided expert baselining, benchmarking and contract compliance services to large corporate telecom users in the US and abroad.  TC2 provides laser-like focus on the new contract and technical considerations raised by wireless voice and data, dedicated and dial IP services, global MPLS procurements, and converged networks; enabling major businesses to get the most usage and power out of their telecom services and data networks while paying the lowest possible amount to the carriers.

CCMI (Center for Communications Management Information), the industry’s leading provider of telecom information and applications. We are dedicated to delivering relevant, highly specialized and strategically focused information in a timely fashion. Our Telecom Negotiation Conference has been the trusted telecom negotiation training program for thousands of enterprises for over 14 years.  For more information on our upcoming events, be sure to visit www.ccmi.com/conferences.