Telcom Cost Control:: Telecom Auditing

Telcom Cost Control offers two options to analyze your current cost structure:

Incentive Basis

We will provide our cost analysis service on a risk-free incentive basis. With an incentive based analysis, our fee is based on your savings. In addition to our audit expertise, we have extensive billing experience working inside the carriers' billing systems. We use this knowledge to quickly identify areas which are likely to have problems.

We will usually finish these projects within 10 weeks of receiving bills. We will identify potential cost recoveries and cost reductions. With the client's approval, we will negotiate these changes with the carriers and provide you and the carrier the information necessary to implement changes. An incentive based analysis includes the service details listed on the right.


  • Evaluate existing or lack of local and/or intralata calling plans
  • Review toll call usage types
  • Evaluate slamming and cramming charges
  • Review toll fraud
  • Evaluate directory advertising
  • Review paper bills for possible consolidation and electronic billing
  • Review taxes for possible exemptions
  • Review ancillary charges
  • Review cellular and pager pricing plans


Comprehensive Analysis:
Fee Basis or Blended Fee Basis

This analysis service provides a comprehensive, detailed audit of your entire communications service portfolio. Based on your unique portfolio and traffic patterns, we will quote you a blended price which may include fixed fees, incentive fees, and/or minimum fees.

This thorough review will take a few months to complete. We will perform all of the services provided in an incentive based analysis, plus the service details listed on the right

  • Verify contract date for each business line or circuit
  • Verify correct PICs
  • Verify the correct mileage for each business line or circuit and compare against flat-rate services
  • Verify addresses for closed locations
  • Evaluate services and channels to guarantee the appropriate product and price
  • Review effective date of services to evaluate their current and future status
  • Evaluate network design (traffic studies, etc.) with CSRs
  • Review existing cellular, paging, etc. contracts
  • Review ancillary charges such as wire maintenance, RCFs, etc.
  • Review special assembly USOCs
  • Verify the appropriate USOC and quantity and price of each for each service, line, and/or circuit
  • Match each business line/trunk and circuit with proper location
  • Review features and hunt groups for each service