For more information contact:
Cindy Tomlinson, Associate Public Relations Manager
TDS Telecommunications Corp.
608-664-4471 / cindy.tomlinson@tdstelecom.com
MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 26, 2011) — Business phones for a penny? TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) understands businesses are feeling the pinch. Budgets are tight, but missing phone calls from existing or potential clients is simply not an option. To help businesses on both fronts, TDS is offering phones for a penny—to businesses who switch to TDS managedIP.
ManagedIP is a communications solution that’s become a difference-maker for businesses. In addition to helping businesses save money, managedIP frees employees from their desks, ends their need to check multiple voice mail boxes, and improves overall productivity both in and out of the office.
Unlike many voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services, managedIP from TDS never uses the public Internet. Instead, communications are delivered over a private, secure, and dedicated network “hosted” at a secure TDS facility.
ManagedIP also comes without the upfront costs or capital expenses of traditional phone systems. It integrates voice and data as a single communications solution. For businesses, it means having the freedom to focus on growing revenues while TDS manages, protects, and upgrades the communications system—at no additional cost.
The IP technology gives employees freedom to decide who, when, where, and how customers reach them. No more sharing multiple phone numbers because the settings can be adjusted so the office number rings the cell phone, home phone, and any other device. A single number gives employees total control and the freedom to get their job done from any location.
TDS’ managedIP system offers many real-time benefits, such as:
* No upfront capital expense. No need to worry about equipment becoming obsolete. Phones for a penny.
* Advanced call routing features ensure customers never get a busy signal, employee productivity improves, and revenues increase because all calls get through the first time.
* A single phone number for employees to give to clients, while still maintaining the ability to manage incoming calls. One phone number can be set to ring through to multiple phones (office, cell, and home) simultaneously.
* User friendly administration offers flexibility to quickly and easily adjust to staffing changes or simply switch work stations; saving both time and money.
For more information, including white papers and customer testimonials, visit http://www.tdsvoip.com/.
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TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS®) is the seventh largest telecom provider in the U.S. For more than 40 years, the company has been connecting people with high-speed Internet, phone, and TV entertainment services in hundreds of rural, suburban, and metropolitan communities across 30 states. Today, TDS has more than 1.1 million equivalent access lines in service and 2,700 employees. Business customers select from the latest technologies, including: VoIP (managedIP) phone service, dedicated Internet, data networking, and hosted-managed services. Visit http://www.tdstelecom.com or http://www.tdsbusiness.com for more information.
TDS Telecommunications Corp. also manages the operations of VISI Incorporated, TEAM Technologies, and OneNeck IT Services Corp. through TDS Hosted & Managed Services, LLC. These companies employ more than 350 people who specialize in providing hosted application management, managed hosting, cloud services, and next generation data centers. Visit http://www.visi.com, http://www.team-companies.com, and http://www.oneneck.com for details.
TDS Telecommunications Corp. headquartered in Madison, Wis. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. [NYSE: TDS, TDS.S]. A Fortune 500® company, Telephone and Data Systems provides wireless, local and long-distance telephone and broadband services to approximately 7.1 million customers in 36 states through TDS Telecommunications Corp. and U.S. Cellular [NYSE: USM], its 84-percent owned wireless subsidiary. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, Telephone and Data Systems employed 12,300 employees as of June 30, 2011. Visit http://www.teldta.com for investor information.
