US : As companies face additional pressure to control expenses and maintain profitability in a recessionary environment, a new report from Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), demonstrates that companies actively controlling their telecom expenses reduce them by over 30% compared to companies that do not analyze their telecom costs at all. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410182&cid=4909

The report "Slashing Telecom Expenses in a Looming Recession" demonstrates that companies must invest in new organizational capabilities and technologies to excel in telecom lifecycle management. The expenses related to telecom go far beyond direct landline and mobile device costs. In today's expanded telecom environment, telecom expenses now also include categories such as asset insurance, contract negotiations, procurement, security, federal compliance, and dispute resolution.

"In today's recessionary environment, CIOs and CFOs feel the pressure to trim down the telephone bill. As mobile devices have evolved into belt-worn computers, telecom costs have exploded in their complexity," said Hyoun Park, author of this report. "A comprehensive telecom lifecycle management solution will allow any company with a significant telecommunications or mobility investment to cut its expenses."

This report demonstrates how Best-in-Class companies cut their telecom expenses by an average of 31% by evaluating their internal processes, policies, and systems.

"Slashing Telecom Expenses in a Looming Recession" provides companies with a quantitative framework to benchmark their current telecom lifecycle management solutions. The study explores both wireline and wireless telecom costs from a holistic viewpoint and provides actionable advice for companies at every stage of telecom lifecycle management from contract negotiation to service termination.

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