The “folk wisdom” revered by many successful people says: the main thing is not to earn a lot, but to spend it wisely. And this applies to business expenses, including long-distance telephone communications. According to the results of a study conducted by Gartner Group, Russian companies and enterprises spend up to 4% of turnover on communications (depending on the size of the company). And that's a lot.
But you can save a lot of money on long-distance calls to partners and clients. How? We will tell you and look at several specific examples with which you can achieve savings.
IP telephony: reduce long-distance communication costs by up to 50%
IP or VoIP telephony involves the transmission of voice (and not only) via the Internet. Those. You can use it even where there is no fixed telephone connection. You only need Internet access at a speed of 100 kbps. Calls can be made from computers, from special SIP phones and regular telephones (via a SIP adapter).
There are no restrictions. You can call any number: fixed line, mobile, etc.
How much can you save on long-distance calls using IP telephony?
Telecom operators regularly conduct research and surveys on this matter. Their average results look like this:
- Almost 22% of companies achieve savings of 50% or more.
- A cost reduction of 30-50% is observed in approximately 18% of companies making long-distance calls via IP telephony.
- About 32% of respondents start saving 20-30% on communications.
- Communication costs (including long-distance) are falling by 10-15% for approximately 15% of companies.
And now the specifics: tariffs for long-distance calls when using virtual telephony
To understand how much you can save, here’s a figure: the cost of a minute long-distance from a landline phone with Rostelecom starts at 1.9 rubles. What do IP communication operators offer?
Telfin - 45 kopecks per minute
One of the most popular tariffs for business (and not only) at Telfin is “Per-minute”. A simple and clear calculation principle is applied here - the more you talk, the less you pay. The cost of a minute for long-distance calls on Pominutny is from 45 kopecks (i.e. almost 3 times less than when using a fixed telephone line). This tariff also includes bonuses that are pleasant for business. Firstly, there is no subscription fee. Secondly, calls within the company on this tariff are made free of charge.
Integration with the programs you use is possible. Telfin has more than 40 ready-made integrations with popular solutions. There is an API, thanks to which IP telephony with favorable prices for long-distance calls can be integrated with almost any programs and services. on the market for more than 17 years. During this time, a reliable large-scale infrastructure has been built to provide subscribers with high-quality communications that meet the most stringent requirements.
Mango Telecom - convenient zoning
- another one of the “old-timers” of the market. The solution of this company will appeal to those who constantly call the same regions. The company has more than 20 years of experience. It also has a fairly powerful infrastructure for providing high-quality IP telephony services.
Tariffs here are slightly higher. But when connecting to corporate tariffs with numbers 8-800 (so that customers throughout Russia can call you for free), calls throughout Russia cost 1.45 rubles per minute. There is a minimum payment for calls per month that you must make, regardless of whether you used long-distance calls or not.
Mango Telecom has its own approach to tariffing for long-distance calls. The cost depends on the region you are calling. There is also a division into zones. The territory of Russia is divided into 7 zones, each of which includes several regions, long-distance calls to which are charged at uniform rates for the zone. This will be a convenient option for those whose clients and partners are concentrated in one or more neighboring regions. The cost of long-distance calls, depending on the zone - from 1.8 to 7.09 rubles per minute
How to choose the optimal tariff for yourself
To understand which tariff plan is right for you, you need to answer some questions:
- How often do you call other cities from your home phone?
- How long do you talk to other callers?
- How much money can you spend on communication?
- Do you need additional options?
If you want to save on communication costs, then you should choose Rostelecom tariffs for long-distance calls from your home phone, such as choice when calling or pre-selection. You don't have to pay for the service monthly. You will only pay for the minutes used.
If you often call your friends or relatives from your home phone, then TPs with a subscription fee are suitable for this case. For this case, the operator offers the most optimal and favorable conditions for its clients.
Rostelecom's "Unlimited Russia" long-distance telephone tariff is suitable if you often use telephony services. At a relatively low price, you can make profitable calls throughout Russia and provide yourself with all the necessary options.
Zadarma - worth considering if you're looking for a prepaid plan
Zadarma has been operating in the telecom services sector since 2006. The service now has more than 160,000 active users around the world. Zadarm has its own approach to the formation of the tariff schedule. It includes several tariffs, which include various options, including outgoing calls. For example, by ordering the “Office” tariff for $37 per month, you get 2000 outgoing minutes, which are distributed as follows:
- 800 - to landline numbers in the Russian Federation;
- 800 - to mobile phones;
- 400 to other countries.
There is also a tariff without included minutes with payment for the number of minutes. The cost of long-distance communication at this tariff and when using the minutes included in the tariff depends on the region to which you will make long-distance calls. The price of a minute of long-distance conversation at Zadarma is from $0.011 to $0.045.
In principle, a good option if you are not afraid of linking prices for services to foreign currency. According to customer reviews, Zadarm does not have any special problems with the quality of communication. After all, this is one of the largest and most popular providers of IP telephony services in Russia.
UIS - approach to tariff formation depending on the region
UIS is another IP telephony provider with a solid history. The company has been working in this field for about 20 years. The cost of long-distance calls here depends on two factors. The first is the region in which the client is located and from where calls will be made. The second is the selected tariff plan.
Here are approximate prices for long-distance communications from UIS for companies from different regions:
- From 1.42 rubles per minute for users from Moscow, subject to the Plan 2500 tariff. The cost of outgoing intercity calls to landlines and mobile phones is the same.
- From 1.42 rubles per minute of outgoing call for companies located in St. Petersburg for the same plan. Tariffs for long-distance calls to mobile and landline phones are also the same in this case.
- From 1.42 rubles per min. for clients from the regions.
It can be seen that the tariffs here practically do not depend on the region in which the client’s office is located. The only difference is in the cost of outgoing calls to landlines and mobile phones in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
What is MGTS Operator Code for Long Distance Communications
The conditions for choosing MTS PJSC as a long-distance operator for each call are specified in the public offer of MTS PJSC. If a subscriber using access to long-distance and international communication services under the conditions of choosing an operator for each connection, wants to select MTS PJSC as a long-distance operator, then he must dial, in addition to the number of the called subscriber, an additional code for selecting a telecom operator. Please note that a call from Moscow to the Moscow region is long-distance, since the city of Moscow is an independent subject of the Russian Federation (a city of federal significance). The subscriber accepts (accepts) the terms of the public offer in case of establishing a long-distance or international telephone connection using MTS PJSC network selection codes. To establish a long-distance connection through the communication network of MTS PJSC, selection code 23 is used, for international - 28. Subscribers who have entered into an agreement with MGTS PJSC for the individual use of subscriber equipment, who have access to long-distance and international communication services on the terms of choosing an operator for each connection and who want to gain access to the services provided by MTS PJSC on a pre-selection basis, you must:
- familiarize yourself with the terms of the offer to conclude an agreement on the terms of preliminary selection;
- call from your subscriber number by phone: (the call is free) and follow the instructions of the telephone operator, you can also submit an application at the sales and service offices of PJSC MGTS.
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FMC - a way to save on long-distance calls to mobile phones
If your company has many employees who are constantly traveling for work (including in other regions), or you have branches where, for various reasons, it is not possible to connect a fixed line connection (only mobile is available), on long-distance calls You can also save a lot of money.
FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) technology will help with this; its essence is to combine landline phones, SIP devices and mobile numbers into a single corporate network. At the same time, for calls within the network, a short numbering system is used, which is very convenient. Calls within a network using FMC technology are much cheaper (or even free). An excellent option for companies that have employees working on the road, remote workers, employees who regularly travel on business trips to other regions, and so on. This way you can save a lot of money on long-distance calls to mobile phones.
FMC from Telfin
Save on long-distance calls to colleagues
Telfin offers the Fixed Mobile Convergence service, which allows you to combine all the company’s mobile phones into one network, and save a lot of money on communicating with remote employees and workers who are constantly traveling in other cities and regions.
The FMC service from Telfin is provided under the following conditions:
- Free calls between colleagues. Even if it is long-distance, there is no connection fee. Imagine how much you can save.
- The ability to redirect calls to mobile phones connected to your FMC network to other subscribers.
- Recording conversations in CRM and other systems.
- Short and extension numbers (including for employee mobile phones) for quick dialing and convenient communication within the corporate network.
Subscribers of the mobile operators Megafon and Beeline can be connected to the corporate network using FMC technology. The subscription fee for one Beeline SIM card is from 300 rubles per month, for MegaFon - from 200 rubles. There are no significant changes for the mobile subscriber. He continues to make calls through his operator's telephone network at the usual rates. Those. In addition to saving on long-distance calls to employees, you can use mobile phones for personal and work purposes. At the same time, it is possible to limit communication expenses.
Other telecom operators also offer the opportunity to save money using Fixed Mobile Convergence technology.
FMC from Mango Telecom
As in the case of Telfin, subscribers with SIM cards of the mobile operators MegaFon and Beeline can be connected to it. At the same time, they must be connected to one of the corporate tariffs (for MegaFon it is “Corporate Unlimited” or “Corporate Standard”, and for Beeline it is “Everything for Business”). The cost of servicing a SIM card for a Moscow subscriber starts from 750 rubles per month, for users from other regions - from 600 rubles. Beeline provides services on a postpaid basis, in the case of a megaphone - on a prepaid basis. If necessary, in order to save as much as possible, depending on the operator, you can organize outgoing calls from a mobile phone from the corporate network only through your company’s virtual PBX.
FMC from UISCOM
UIS also offers Fixed Mobile Convergence services, which can help you save big on calls to remote and on-the-go employees. Everything here is similar to other service providers: it is possible to connect various operators, free calls within the corporate network, etc. One of the features of FMC from this provider is the ability to make calls from a mobile phone without additional characters in front of it (for other operators this may be a “hash” or nine). Here, to make a call, you just need to dial a number or select the desired subscriber from the phone book of your mobile phone.
Another option that allows you to save on calls is “Call for free to MTS Russia 100”. It is suitable for those who often make calls to subscribers connected to MTS.
Description and cost
As the name suggests, the service provides 100 minutes for making calls. Moreover, this time is allocated not for a month, but for a day. As a result, in a calendar 30 days you can make free calls for a total of 3000 minutes. Unfortunately, such a large amount of time is provided only for outgoing messages within the network. Calls to numbers of other operators will be charged as before.
Of course, the option is not free. The subscriber must pay 3.5 rubles for connection. In the future, a similar amount will be debited daily. That is, it can only be recommended to those who have many friends who use MTS. In other situations, a person will not feel any particular benefit. Especially if he has an activated tariff with an impressive package of minutes.
In order to find out the number of minutes remaining when the service is connected, you must use the command *100*1#.
How to connect
Most MTS tariffs and services offer a variety of activation methods. The same applies to the “Call for free” option.
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Activation occurs instantly, after which 3.5 rubles are debited from the subscriber’s account.
How to disable
There is also nothing complicated about deactivating the service. The easiest way is to send a USSD request *111*868#. Deactivation is also available after sending an SMS with the text “8680” to 111. You can also log into your personal account through the operator’s website or mobile application to deactivate.
Long distance calls are not only for business
It is worth noting that IP telephony is available not only to corporate clients, but also to individuals. Only the tariffs of not all operators are suitable for private owners. For example, using IP telephony from the same Mango Telecom involves connecting to a virtual PBX. Naturally, for private needs this will not be very profitable. Unless, of course, everyone chips in for this cause.
But Telfin has a tariff that can be considered by individuals who want to save on long-distance calls. This is the “Per-minute” tariff . Due to the fact that there are no subscription or connection fees, and the cost of an outgoing call starts from 45 kopecks per minute, this is a good option for individuals.
In general, both businesses and individuals have options to save on long-distance calls. Thanks to the variety of offers from different operators, you can easily find the one that suits you.
Advantages of the mobile operator GARTEL
GARTEL is a “golden” partner of Beeline, which guarantees affordable prices and unlimited tariffs for its subscribers. By connecting to us, you will forget about hidden subscriptions and services that you did not order. All conditions are favorable, and most importantly – absolutely transparent. It is enough to pay a subscription fee once a month and enjoy all the benefits of GARTEL tariffs:
- calls to anywhere in the world via international and long-distance calls at favorable tariffs,
- stay in touch with loved ones living abroad,
- stay in touch with international business partners,
- convenient and fast connection (within 15 minutes),
- transparent service.
For any questions, you can call 8-800-500-00-02. We will be happy to advise you.
