Telecom Junkies

Join the Junkies – telecom managers Jeff Mazzabufi and Marcia Hecht and Voice Report Associate Editor Colleen Stewart – as they discuss their accomplishments in 2008, what needs to be on every telecom manager's 2009 to-do list, and how the failing economy is affecting their plans.

Join the Junkies – telecom consultant Denise Munro, telecom attorney Martha Buyer and Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski – as they break down the impact of the FCC’s privacy rules that went into effect a year ago. Learn what steps enterprises now need to take on behalf of their third-party consultants and TEM firms.

Lacking cell phone coverage in your building/campus? Join research analyst Dan Shey, telecom consultant Larry Treas and Voice Report associate editor Colleen Stewart to discuss the solution of distributed antenna systems and the possibilities they could hold for your industry.

Join executive recruiter Martha Heller and Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski as they analyze the results of Voice Report’s annual national salary survey. Tune in to hear the latest telecom manager salary figures – plus get insight on how telecom pros will fare in their next salary negotiations and what makes a strong telecom manager resume.

The Junkies discuss cost-cutting measures that telecom departments can employ as the troubled economy makes every company tighten its belt. Mary Allan, regional telecom manager at Comcast, joins Voice Report Associate Editor Colleen Stewart on this episode.

Colleen Stewart – English major and Starbucks fan – joins the staff of Voice Report as associate editor.

Join the Junkies as they puzzle over Verizon’s property tax fee – and the fact that it’s increasing 20%. Telytics’ Gary Eckert and telecom attorney Martha Buyer join Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode.

What do you get when you cross a tumultuous economy with a rapid march to IP telephony? The opportunity to save time and frustration by leasing phone equipment, says telecom consultant Gary Audin, who joins Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode. Listen now at http://www.telecomjunkies.com.

After months in court, Black Box and Continuant get the green light to pursue monopolization and conspiracy allegations against Avaya for its PBX maintenance practices. Tune in to hear Bruce Shelby, Continuant’s VP of sales, and Gartner analyst Christine Tenneson give their take on what these lawsuits mean for your next PBX service contract. Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski hosts this episode of Telecom Junkies.

Tune in as the Junkies mull the missteps that left FEMA’s CallPilot open to hackers who made $14,000 worth of international calls. Nortel’s Mark Fletcher and Sipera’s Eric Winsborrow join Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode.

Listen in as Chris Hackett, Sprint’s VP of business and government solutions, gives a glimpse into Sprint Nextel’s plans for its iDen and EV-DO push-to-talk networks. Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski hosts this episode.

Don’t just sit idly by as your enterprise’s text messaging bills skyrocket. Fifteen-year auditor Art Yonemoto and telecom manager Dino Kusulas join Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode to discuss strategies to police against excessive texting by end users.

Join Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski and telecom manager Mary Allan, who mastered convergence through advanced training at Johns Hopkins and hands-on work at Black & Decker. Mary shares what it took for her to learn to play nice with the data guys.

Listen in as the Telecom Junkies pinpoint the merits and shortcomings of the iPhone 3G. Keith Shaw, programming director for Network World and ruler of the Cool Tools empire, joins Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode.

The Telecom Junkies tackle the challenges you'll face when you move your voice traffic to IP networks. David Rohde and David Lee, senior consultants at TechCaliber Consulting, join Voice Report Editor Jessica Gdowski on this episode.