Long Distance Services

Cost per Minute Alone Can Be Very Misleading.

We provide value-driven long distance services for commercial customers from an ever expanding portfolio of quality carriers. "Value-driven" refers to a mix of features and benefits that make a program a attractive for a particular consumer based upon his/her needs. We have seen companies switch from a 12 cents per minute to a 5 cents per minute plan and see their monthly bills increase by 40%! How can this be?

While some carriers do offer extremely low rates per minute, there are many factors in the "fine print" that affect what you really pay, such as minimum length of call, volume commitments, peak/off peak requirements, high intrastate rates, annual contracts and penalties, monthly fees (MRC = monthly recurring costs) and some companies even change cost per minute to other units to make it harder to compare pricing.

While a competitive "cost per minute" is a good place to start, other factors to evaluate include: billing increments, minimum use and volume commitments, intrastate rates, international rates, contractual obligations and penalties, live customer care and service help desks and most importantly, the reputation of the carrier for quality products, ethical marketing and pricing practices and quick and efficient problem resolution.

AccuLinQ has a stand-alone card which is especially good if you are traveling outside the U.S. It can be activated, online, for about 30 countries. Click on the AccuLinQ calling card above to visit the website for more information or to sign up for service.