Power of Telispire

Telispire has the power to transform. With Telispire’s help, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) or independent incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) can upgrade themselves into full-service communications providers with all of the benefits of essential mobile voice and data applications. For universities, cooperatives and other non-telcos, Telispire also offers a simple and easy pre-paid service to introduce mobile service to the all-important young consumers who gravitate to the pay-as-you-go option. Telispire’s turnkey programs allow newcomers to enter the wireless business instantly with the product offerings and market knowledge equal to long-time mobile service providers’.

Telispire’s strengths are to the first, second, third and fourth powers. Each power inspires confidence in a potential solid business partner that is cutting a pathway to leading-edge mobile services.

Experience

Telispire has been helping CLECs and independent ILECs enter the wireless business since 2000, making it among the longest-operating, most experienced mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the United States. In that time, Telispire has watched a lot of other companies come and go. Some MVNOs exist as little more than marketing tools to promote cable networks, Web sites, radio stations, or convenience stores. Telispire operates above the hype and shows wireless industry entrants how to build a business plan built to last.

Wireless service without gimmicks is also wireless made simple. Telispire shows the way to success with little capital risk. When you speak with a Telispire representative, you will learn about contract options tailor-made for new entrants and small businesses and strategies for making money on wireless without the expense of building a wireless network.

Technology

Telispire knows that success in the wireless business depends on back-office systems.   The technologies that count are those that allow the reseller to bill customers and handle all customer service tasks in the most cost-effective way possible.   Telispire offers:

• An interactive voice response (IVR) system and a Web-based customer service platform that allow the customer to find self-help information easily and, at the same time, give customer service representatives the information they need to speak intelligently when more difficult issues arise.   For pre-paid customers, the back-office systems offer fast access to account balance and minutes-used information.
  
• Direct connectivity between Telispire and the carriers ensures reliable flow of critical data.

• A flexible and secure billing system that the reseller can configure to e-mail customers their monthly bills automatically or send billing data electronically to third-party bill printing and mailing companies.   Telispire systems integrate easily with a telco’s existing billing systems.

Relationships

If you would like to see Telispire’s coverage area, just look at a map of the USA.   Thanks to its flexible, high-value business relationships with leading national mobile carriers, Telispire resellers can offer CDMA-formatted mobile phone and data coverage in 97 percent of U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for a total potential reach of 240 million pops.

Mobile phone technologies change and improve at a very fast pace and consumers continually demand new features. Telispire’s close relationships with handset manufacturers and distributors facilitate use a wide range of mobile applications. At the same time, resellers can be assured of a readily available supply of the most up-to-date handsets at affordable prices.   Telispire can supply three levels of product:

1. Basic mobile phones support voice service and simple text message capabilities.
2. Intermediate phones offer extra services that are popular with a growing number of consumers, including built-in digital cameras, integrated MP3 digital audio players and global positioning service (GPS) location features.
3. Niche products include personal digital assistants (PDAs), PC Cards and other accessories that allow the traveling business executive or technology buff with a laptop computer and a wireless connection to have access to information, anytime and anywhere.

With so many phones and devices in circulation, a few of them are bound to reach the customer with some flaws.   Telispire’s industry relationships smooth the way for returning damaged phones – perhaps the most frustrating and time-consuming activity in the wireless business.   The turnkey approach is at the heart of all that Telispire offers.

Ownership

In early 2006, the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) acquired a majority interest in Telispire.   The two organizations are a perfect fit.   NRTC’s mission is to help its rural electric and telephone industry members build their businesses, promote economic development in rural communities and generally improve the quality of life. Telispire’s emphasis is on turnkey programs, locally labeled products, bundling opportunities and finding ways to help its resellers build customer loyalty.   The two organizations are working together to help resellers market high-quality mobile service with their already successful core products.

Telispire’s founders were rural telephone companies, some of which continue to hold shares in the company.   Telispire’s combination of wide coverage areas and easy business-entry options add up to a solution that no other MVNO can match.