Carrier or Carrier Reseller What is the difference

As we are out quoting projects it is constant battle with non-carriers quoting services as resellers of carriers. They often oversell their capabilities or the carriers capabilities by setting false expectations of how services are delivered. We often have to walk away from projects, but luckily we get second chance to re-quote after the customer discovers the quotes are incorrect.

In other words watch out for the pretend carriers, especially in the Indiana WAN environment. They are at least 2-3 Indiana WAN carriers that have signed up some many resellers you never know who might offer you WAN products. Make sure they are register CLEC or ILEC. They often represent themselves as the carrier.

So buyer beware of the who you buy your IP WAN service from.