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Happy Holidays from TimelyBill

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'Tis the season to celebrate, and at TimelyBill, we're filled with gratitude and warmth as we extend our heartfelt wishes to you and your loved ones. May this holiday season bring you endless joy and laughter. As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the meaningful connections we've made and the moments that have defined our journey. We're grateful for the opportunity to serve you, and we look forward to continuing our partnership in the coming year.
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Introducing the New TimelyBill Logo

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Welcome to the all-new chapter of TimelyBill's visual identity! We're excited to unveil our redesigned logo.  This updated logo goes beyond aesthetics; it symbolizes the very essence of our organization's development and progress. The original TimelyBill logo was designed in 2001.  Back then, we chose a futuristic font that fit well with our newly developed billing software... which was ahead of its time!  Fast forward twenty-three years, and we felt it was the right time to update it.
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Automated NetSapiens Provisioning

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TimelyBill workflows can automate NetSapiens provisioning SCHEDULE A DEMO VIEW PRESENTATION TimelyBill has out-of-the-box tools that can work together as workflows to interact with the NetSapiens platform. Methods of NetSapiens integration with TimelyBill: Visual Workflow Designer Workflow Rules Engine REST Actions Configurator  ↗️ REST Log Data Alarms Custom Executables
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NetSapiens UGM 2023 - Official Sponsor

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TimelyBill is a 4-time Silver Sponsor and Exhibiting Vendor at the NetSapiens Event. Registration for Crexendo's annual User Group Meeting is open, and we are proud to be a sponsor! If you're attending, make sure to stop by and connect with the team to learn about the latest TimelyBill features that are helping the service provider community supercharge business growth.
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We Use What We Sell, Sell What We Use

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Eating Our Own Dog Food: How it Enhances Our Billing Software. In software development, the phrase "eating our own dog food" may sound unusual, but it carries significant importance when it comes to improving our billing software. Essentially, it means we use TimelyBill internally (just as a dog food company would feed its own food to its dogs).
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Essential Features of a Telecom Billing System

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Billing for telecom is a complicated process. If accounts and services are incorrectly billed, it can lead to lost revenue. The ability to produce both accurate and timely invoices is paramount. The software platform you select should be able to make precise billing information every time. A robust telco billing platform will also have other important back-office processes integrated.
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Key Challenges In Telecom Billing

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Identify and Reduce Your Telecom Billing Issues A telecom bill is a statement that communications companies provide to their customers.  These bills must accurately reflect the correct services, service dates, charges, taxes , and fees. An inaccurate bill can have several negative impacts on customers, both financially and in terms of customer satisfaction.
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Telecom Billing Process Flow Chart

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What is Telecom billing and revenue management? Telecom billing and revenue management is the methodology that involves communication services and debt collection management. The process consists of gathering data usage files, calculating billing fees, generating invoices, and managing customer payments. How does TimelyBill rate usage, calculate billing charges, and generate invoices? The diagram above depicts the telecom billing process flow from the service provider's usage through invoicing and payment processing. Here is a summary of standard telecom billing process steps below: Step 1:  The service provider gathers the usage data files within their network Calls, bandwidth, faxes, per-use… Step 2:  The service provider pushes the usage files to a secure FTP location (via a VPN) At predefined intervals (15 minutes is typical) Step 3:  The billing system imports the usage files and "types" the calls Local, intralata, on-network… Step 4:  The billing system rates usage
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