Ethernet Options reduce cost of Internet Access and Private Lines

Fast Ethernet and Gig-E options for Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) and Private Lines (PLs) offer lower cost per Mbps for businesses requiring higher bandwiths. Businesses that need 3 Mbps and higher bandwidths can now pay less per Meg if Ethernet is available at their location(s). Originally, these options were only available to organizations in buildings that were lit with pure Ethernet service. Although the number of such buildings is increasing rapidly each month, still only a small percentage of buildings in the USA are lit. However, a much larger number of buildings can be served by new techniques of delivering Ethernet carrier service. These approaches are EoC (Ethernet over Copper) and EoD (Ethernet over DS1 or DS3). Both the reliability and bandwidth consistency of these technologies is similar to that of T1, DS3, and OCx service. For more info, see the T1Guy web page devoted to Ethernet options that has been started at Ethernet WAN, Metro – Fast Ethernet and Gig E Data Circuits description and availability.

Obama announces Enhanced Cybersecurity Effort

Today, President Obama announced a new effort to secure our digital space. He designated cybersecurity as one of his "key management priorities". Read the full of Obama text: "REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON SECURING OUR NATION'S CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE".

DIA DS3 Service for $1999 per month!

A fantastic DS3 promotion is running through the end of June 2009. On a 3 year contract, if your building is fed out of certain COs (Central Offices), you can have 45 Mbps DIA (Dedicated Internet Access) for $1999 per month with no upfront charges. Or, on a 2 year contract, it's $2499 per month with an upfront charge of $500.

To see if your location(s) qualify for this promotion or for other great pricing, enter your info at T1Guy.com for real time quotes.

Our Business Growing Because of Economy?

Persimmon Telecommunications, a proud member of the Telarus group, announces that Telarus sales have continued their growth path through December. In December 2008, annualized revenue exceeded $7 MM for the first time ever. I believe this is at least in part because, in these trying economic times, businesses which in the past just paid their Telecommunications Carrier bills without paying a lot of attention to them are now looking more closely at these expenses. When they do so, they often find us since we are able to quickly review the options available from over 50 carriers and then to recommend the ones that best fit the business need. See a chart of the annualized revenue since inception at http://t1guy.com/Annualized Sales.ppt.

Learn "How To Do Webinars" This Weekend

Joe Budelis, Owner of Persimmon Telecommunications, is giving training presentations this weekend at the Trenton Computer Festival on "How To Do Webinars". The presentations give guidance on choosing a platform for audio conferencing, PowerPoint presenting, more general presentation of whatever is on your desktop monitor, and video conferencing. A platform that Joe recommends and sells will be demonstrated. Links will be given to other systems that are free or very low cost. If you would like to attend the Sunday morning presentation remotely, register at "How To Do Webinars" registration by 11 AM Eastern Time at the latest.

United States Patent and Trademark Office formally accepts Telarus Telecommunications Claims

As a proud member of the Telarus group of Telecom agents, Persimmon Telecommunications is proud to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office formally accepted all 38 claims relating to the online generation of real-time commercial telecommunication service quotes. Originally filed in May 2003, United States Patent 7,496,184, entitled “System and Method to Determine and Deliver Quotes for Distance-Sensitive Communication Links From Multiple Service Providers” was amended in August 2008 to include new innovations that occurred subsequently.

This will help protect the great, innovative ideas of our founders from being copied, and will help insure that the investments made in building this technological advance will be fruitful.