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.

Persimmon Telecommunications Rings in the New Year with Success

Persimmon Telecommunications, as a proud member of the Telarus group, is pleased to announce that 2008 was an outstanding year for both. Telarus reached new heights as discussed in previous postings. It made the front cover of US Business Review, was named "Top Agent" by a number of our carriers (see previous postings), and was written up in PHONE+, VARBusiness, and CRN magazines. We thank all the staff and associates and the customers whose trust in us contributed to our success and growth. We hope that all enjoy a healthy, safe, and prosperous New Year.

$3 Million in Monthly Billed Telecommunications Revenue reached in October

Another milestone has been reached - this month the total monthly revenue of our commercial customers has surpassed the $3 Million mark. As a proud member of the Telarus group of consultant agents, Persimmon Telecommunications is proud to be a part of this growing venture. While other businesses around the world are struggling in these difficult economic times, as a confirmation of our great business model, we are doing better than ever. Meanwhile this year Telarus has received numerous awards. Some of the most significant are:

2008 Members Choice Award Winner - Telecom Association
2008 Gold 5-Star Award Winner - VAR Business Magazine
2008 PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program
2008 Emerging Tech Vendor - CRN Magazine

US Business Review Front Page Article describes our Innovative Telecommunications Business Model

The cover story on the current issue of US Business Review describes the success of the Persimmon Telecommunications business model. As a proud member of the Telarus group of consultant agents, we are able to provide organizations with very quick (often real-time) Telecommunications quotes and plan descriptions from over 20 carriers. This includes data and voice quotes on T1, DS3, OC3, Fast Ethernet, OCx, GigE, PRI, SIP, PtP (Point to Point), and MPLS services. The article details how, at the beginning of this decade, this concept that many in the industry thought to be impossible, was developed by the two founders of Telarus into a working business model that is well on its way to generating more than $50 million of projected contract sales for 2008.

Persimmon Telecommunications Selling Broadweave Commercial Services in Provo, UT

Persimmon Telecommunications, as a proud member of the Telarus group, is thrilled that we are now marketing commercial fiber optic network services in Provo, UT for Broadweave Networks. The services offered include 1 Mbps to 10 Gbps high-speed Ethernet internet access, full-featured phone services via hosted VoIP service, SIP trunking, PRI service, and call-center telephony services.

CRN Magazine Places Us Among "180 Young Lions In The High Tech Jungle That Are Eating The Lunch Of the Big Fat Cats"

Another award earned: Persimmon Telecommunications, as a proud member of the Telarus group, is thrilled to announce that we have been labeled by CRN Magazine as being among "180 Young Lions In The High Tech Jungle That Are Eating The Lunch Of the Big Fat Cats". You can read more about this honor at
http://www.telecomassociation.com/vendor/telarus/080703.htm.

VAR Partner Program Success

Our VAR Partner program continued its success in April by distributing over 644 qualified and verified VAR leads. In April, our VAR Network partners reported closing over 150 VAR opportunities. The largest VAR Network job quoted (not awarded) in April was $750,000.

Numerous Awards for Excellence in Telecommunications Services

Persimmon Telecommunications, as proud member of the Telarus group, is thrilled to announce that we have been honored by quite a few Telecom organizations. Although our main business is consulting on and selling Telecommunications Carrier Services, we received a Gold 5-star Honor from VAR Business magazine for our Partner program. This puts us in the same award category as 3COM, Oracle and RIMM. In our VAR Partner program, we partner with suppliers of Telecom equipment (phone systems, PBXs, Key Systems, routers, etc) and organizations that provide Telecom services.

For our main business, consulting on and selling bandwidth and phone services (such as MPLS, Ethernet, PRI, SIP, T1, and DS3 services), we were honored by ACC Business, AireSpring, AT&T, COVAD, MegaPath, NUVOX, Telnes and XO.

We Won The ACC Business Platinum Cup Again for 2007

For the Fourth Consecutive Year, ACC Business announced that the Telarus Group, of which Persimmon Telecommunications is a proud member, won the ACC Business Platinum Cup. The 2007 Platinum Cup Award "demonstrates that Telarus is consistently a top performer for ACC Business" commented Sandy Butler Buchanon, National Sales Director for ACC Business. It includes the top 1% of all sales agents in the ACC Business program.

Persimmon Telecommunications announces 2008 TA Members Choice Award winners

Persimmon Telecommunications, as a member of the Telarus group, is proud to announce that the Telecom Association (TA), a professional membership organization of over 2,000 telecom distributors founded in 1996, has honored Telarus as its 2008 TA Members Choice Award winner in the Master Agency category. Read the Telecom Association Press Release for more info.

Another Award: The AT&T 2007 Sales Excellence Award for top growth

Persimmon Telecommunications, as a member of the Telarus Group, is pleased to announce that AT&T awarded Telarus the 2007 Sales Excellence Award for top growth. Telarus began selling AT&T services in 2006 and quickly grew sales of AT&T Telecommunications Carrier Services to win this award less than 2 years later.

NuVox Communications #1 Dealer of 2007

NuVox Communications, whose vision is to be the market leader in delivering communications solutions to business customers, declared the Telarus Group of which Persimmon Telecommunications is a proud member to be the number 1 Dealer in 2007. For quotes on business carrier services, such as T1, DS3, OC3, MPLS, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) services from NuVox and about 30 other carriers, visit T1Guy.com.

Advertising Today - New Approach

One of our largest Telecom customers is Jingle Networks, Inc. who has been increasing their use of bandwidth and phone lines at an awesome pace. Why are they growing so fast? Well, many of us do not like to pay our land line or cell phone or VoIP providers $1, $2 or more for Directory Assistance calls. Jingle Networks provides free Directory Assistance at 1-800FREE411. The cost to the caller is that advertising is played during the call. FREE411 has grown to receive over 21 million calls per month!

Jingle Networks liked our business model so much that they are using us as their exclusive marketing agency to Small Business Advertisers. If you own or manage a company that would like to advertise to captive listeners who are actively looking for your type of business, sign-up at 800FREE411. Typically, a caller to 800FREE411 hears a random ad based on the caller's area code. This ad costs the advertiser 5 cents per play. Then, once the caller says what number he wants, an advertiser's ad is played as follows: 1) If the caller asks for our advertiser, of course the advertiser's number is given; 2) If the caller asks for an advertiser's type of business, an advertiser's number is given, or 3) If the caller asks for one of your competitors, the caller first hears an ad for your business and can press a digit on his phone to be connected to you - else the caller is given the requested number. If the caller connects to your business via 3) and stays on the line with your business for 30 seconds or more, than you pay a premium for that hot lead. The premium varies by business type. You can try this form of advertising for an investment as low as $100. You can turn any campaign on and off from a web interface so if one ad is not working the way you like, you can run a different one. After you go to 800FREE411 and sign-up, Jingle Networks staff will contact you and assist you in designing an ad campaign.

Fast Ethernet & Gigabit Ethernet Internet Connection Quotes Now Available

T1Guy now offers realtime info on Fast Ethernet & Gigabit Ethernet connection availability. As a member of the Telarus group, T1Guy allows you to enter your location and in Real-Time see the nearest Ethernet connections. T1Guy can then indicate the costs associated with providing a Fast Ethernet (up to 100 Mbps) or Gigabit Ethernet (up to 1 Gbps) Internet connection to your location.

SunRocket VoIP Service being Discontinued

SunRocket, a major supplier of residential VoIP service, is Adrift. See SunRocket Out of Business for more details and for suggestions for existing SunRocket customers. In the last few days SunRocket has been sending an Email to its customers that includes the statement "While services to customers may be discontinued at anytime, all services will be discontinued no later than August 5, 2007".

"President's Pick Award" for "Innovation Excellence."

Telecom Association (TA), a professional membership organization of more than 2,000 telecom distributors founded in 1995, honored the telecom industry's best vendors Sunday at the Telecommunications Channel Partner Show in Las Vegas. TA also awarded a "President's Pick Award" to honor one vendor for "Innovation Excellence." The 2007 President's Pick Award for Innovation Excellence for their groundbreaking distributor-lead program went to the Telarus (ShopForT-1) Group of which Persimmon Telcommunications is a proud member.

Persimmon Telecommunications announces T1 Awards

Persimmon Telecommunications, via it's T1Guy.Net website, is a proud participant in the "Shop For T1" DS1 and DS3 program. Note the following awards. The "Shop For T1" DS3 and T1 group:

• Has attained "Platinum Agency status" with ACC Business/AT&T, meaning we are one of their top 1% agencies.
• Was the Top Agent in 2006 for Broadwing.
• Was the highest performing agency in terms of number of circuits sold in the last half of 2006 for Nuvox.
• Was the Top Agent in 2005 for Xspedius.
• Sold the most single T1's in 2005 for Netifice.
• Was the "Most Valued Partner" with New Edge for 2004 through 2006 as one of their Top 20 agencies.
• Sold the highest number of point-to-point T1's in 2005 for Network Innovations.

And our success is continuing!

Packet8 VoIP Service Now Set Up For Fax Lines

You can now have a Packet8 VoIP Fax line for $9.99 per month after a one-time $29.99 activation fee. This VoIP plan gives you 300 minutes of send time to any USA, Puerto Rican or Canadian phone numbers (except for 900 numbers). International calls are charged for calls to other countries. In a month in which you use more than 300 send minutes, you pay 3.5 cents per minute for the overage. Unlimited incoming faxes are included. At no charge except for a $12.95 Shipping Charge, you receive a phone adapter for each fax line. For more info on VoIP options, see VoIP De-Mystified. The Residential Freedom Link on that page will take you to the Packet8 fax info.

"VoIP for Dummies" Presentation to be given Friday, November 17

Joe Budelis will speak on "VoIP for Dummies" at BCUG -- Brookdale Computer Users Group -- on Friday, November 17. Many think that VoIP is the future of voice phone service. Joe will discuss what VoIP offers and what it can do for you. He will give us some history of VoIP along with pros and cons relating to some current implementations. At the very least, you will learn what to look for before you decide to go with a VoIP service.