Start 2025 by Saving Money—3 Quick Wins

Every business wants to start the new year with some good financial news, either by creating some new opportunities or else spotting places to economize expenses. Did you know that your monthly telecommunications services bill might conceal some low-hanging fruit when it comes to savings? Here are three ways to get 2025 off to a running start.

#1 Take control of your POTS lines

Most businesses have left landline telephony in the rearview mirror, but there are still a few scenarios where you need POTS for legacy compatibility or regulatory compliance—like your security system, elevator rescue phones, or fax machine (yes, there are still some around). If your organization is in that situation, chances are, it’s been a while since you reviewed your bill or your relationship with your carrier. The bill comes, you pay it: nothing new to see here. If it’s creeping upward, that’s just par for the course, right? But you might find that you are paying 2x, 3x, or even 10x what you expect. Multiply that by multiple lines and many locations and it can be a big expense.

In 2025, it’s time to put a stop to that overspending. At Fusion Connect, we offer POTS migration services designed for edge cases like alarms, elevators, and faxes. These give you all the benefits of compliance and business continuity that you are getting from copper phone services, combined with the flexibility, economy, and reliability of a modern system.

In almost every case, this will save your company a LOT of money. Best of all, you don’t have to think about POTS lines again and can focus on more important projects.

If your business isn’t ready (or able) to kick the old copper completely to the curb, you should still give us a call. It’s likely you can pay a little (but often a lot) less for POTS service just by porting your numbers to Fusion Connect. It’s a quick win for you and will make moving to a digital system later in 2025 even easier.

#2 Check your Microsoft licenses

If you use Microsoft communication and collaboration technology, you probably have purchased license agreements from Microsoft or one of its partners. Have you checked them lately? Are you sure they are the right fit for your current requirements?

This is another place where we can help you realize some immediate savings or stop you from overspending in the new year. We have years of experience working with Microsoft communication solutions, including the details of their licensing terms. We can audit your existing agreements to make sure:

• You’re not overpaying for services you don’t use
• You’re getting the best pricing on the services you do use
• You’re in full compliance with the terms of your license

For example, if you have purchased a Microsoft E5 license you already have rights to Microsoft Teams phone. If you have an on-site PBX or are using a separate cloud-based VoIP system, then you are paying for the same thing twice. We can help you consolidate your calling systems into Teams. Your users will have one place to go for all their communications, and you will no longer be paying double.

#3 Changing your calling plan can save you up to 50%

If you are using one of Microsoft’s calling plans, moving to Operator Connect and a business calling plan from Fusion Connect can save you up to 52%. This definitely falls into the “low hanging fruit” category since making the switch only requires configuration changes on the back end. No new software to deploy to your users, and you keep your phone numbers.

Plus, you gain the ability to use Fusion’s management portal. Unlike the Teams admin tools, our solution allows you to keep an inventory of unused DIDs (fancy telecom jargon for a spare phone number) and automates many other functions. Tell your admin they can say goodbye to PowerShell scripts—I'm certain they will thank you.

Fusion Connect can not only help you realize immediate cost savings heading into the new year, we can also work with you to plan your future investments. Let’s talk about it! Every customer scenario is unique. That’s why we want to hear from you and begin a conversation on how we can add value to your specific organization and industry.

Go here to connect with us. We’ll do a brief needs assessment in-person or over email to see if there is a good match for our services. We look forward to helping you get 2025 off to a FANTASTIC start.