Charter Business Enters Into Master Agent Agreement with Telarus
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Suite of fiber Ethernet and bundled coax business services include high-speed internet, TV, and voice solutions through the Telarus, Inc. distribution channel.
- Albany, GA (1888PressRelease) September 06, 2012 - Charter Business representatives Don Coufal, Michael Fair, and David Neely, welcome Telarus co-founders Adam Edwards and Patrick Oborn to the Master Agent Program. Charter Business representatives Don Coufal, Michael Fair, and David Neely, welcome Telarus co-founders Adam Edwards and Patrick Oborn to the Master Agent Program. ST. LOUIS, MO -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Telarus, Inc, a national distributor of commercial voice and data services, to sell Charter Business' portfolio of small, medium, and enterprise broadband voice, video, and fiber-optic solutions. The agreement opens the door for the 1,200 independent agents who source through Telarus to prequalify, recommend, and sell Charter Business products to their business clientele.
"Providing our world-class business products to the Telarus agent channel enables us to compete for and win future business as Charter Business becomes part of the solution independent consultants propose to their clients," said Michael Fair, Vice President of Charter Business Third Party Sales Channel.
"Trusted advisors and independent sales agents have a unique ability to sell data and voice solutions to medium-to-large enterprises," said Fair. "With the help of Telarus, Inc. and our other master agent partners, we'll be competing for and winning future business as Charter Business becomes part of the solution independent consultants propose to their clients."
The Charter Business agent program's dual focus is : Being the first being small business broadband, voice, and video products comparable to T1 and integrated PRI services offered by ILEC and CLEC vendors and providing metro Ethernet networks and Internet access. Telarus has developed proprietary software that automates most small business product qualification and order process, in addition to creating ca Google map display that its agents can utilize to discover larger metro Ethernet selling opportunities.
"We are excited to be the newest addition to the Charter Business channel program," added Adam Edwards, President of Telarus. "We have a long history with man folks Charter Business has brought in to manage our relationship which will help both sides ramp up quickly. This partnership also creates new and exciting selling opportunities to our community of independent sales agents in the territory served by Charter Business. Working together with Charter Business and other cable operators is a major part of our long-term growth strategy. The message this sends to our partners and the agent community in general is 'Telarus is your source for Cables, especially Charter Business.'"
Prior to launch, Telarus programmed its GeoQuote system to accurately qualify addresses deemed serviceable by Charter Business along with the specific price plans and available promotions.
"We are very selective about who represents our brand -- we only plan to work with a select few master agents who exhibit an ability to support their agents and scale growth through operations and technology," said Don Coufal, Charter Business Director of Sales. "After extensive due diligence, we saw that Telarus, Inc. would be a great fit for our program. We look forward to working with them and our other masters to reach out to all agents who have an interest in selling Charter Business' data, voice, and video portfolio."
For more information about the Charter Business - Telarus relationship, please contact Justin Chugg, New Partner Development Manager, Telarus, at (877) 346-3232.
About Charter Business
Charter Business, a division of Charter Communications, Inc., provides business organizations with scalable, tailored, and cost-effective broadband communications solutions, including business-to-business Internet access, data networking, business telephone, video and music entertainment services and wireless backhaul. Catering to the unique broadband needs of business customers, Charter Business offers competitively priced bundled products over its state-of-the-art, fiber-based network, helping businesses in a variety of industries maximize efficiency while continuing to grow. Charter Business is Metro Ethernet Forum Certified. More information about Charter Business can be found at charter-business.com.
About Telarus
Telarus, Inc., a value added distributor that holds contracts with the world's leading commercial telecommunication carriers, makes it easier and more profitable for solution providers, VARs, and MSPs to sell and source voice and data WAN solutions. Our patented GeoQuote platform combines real-time carrier pricing with advanced research features and branded proposals. Telarus' experienced Sales staff is strategically focused on enterprise WAN and high-capacity bandwidth solutions, making it easier to find the best offer, every time. For its part, Telarus has been named the top Master Agent by the members of the Telecom Association in each of the past three years, the first and only company in the carrier channel to accomplish this feat. Whether you are a top producer or a voice-and-data expert just starting out on your own, there is a place for you in the Telarus community. For more information on the Telarus partner program, please visit www.telarus.com or call the new partner hotline at 877-346-3232.
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