Rural Call Completion Officially Begins

Posted by Ken Babcock on Mar 10, 2015 4:02:00 PM

In case you haven’t seen the latest information released from the FCC, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has put their final stamp of approval on the Rural Call Completion Order.  While conversations around the order have been swirling since late 2013, the OMB approval means that all long distance voice service providers must take action by April 1, 2015.

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Topics: USF, Regulatory

KTA-TTA Conference Presentation – Big Data Analytics for Rural ILECs

Posted by Peter Mueller on Oct 31, 2014 5:14:00 PM

ATS’ COO Peter Mueller was asked to present at the KTA-TTA Fall Conference on the topic of Big Data Analytics for Rural ILECs.  Peter covers topics ranging from how to get started with cloud storage to how carriers can user their data to increase revenue and improve service levels.  The presentation has been broken up into 6 sections.

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Topics: Telecom Data Analytics, Big Data

ATS Announces Strategic Partnership with CCMI

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Sep 10, 2014 3:01:00 PM

Advanced Technologies & Services, Inc. (ATS), a leading provider of revenue assurance, network integrity, and data analytics solutions for communications providers, is pleased to announce its new reamrategic partnership with CCMI.  CCMI is an industry leader in telecommunications data, education, and rate information.  Our goal is to arm service providers with the capabilities needed to drive higher network performance as well as identify and reduce revenue leakage potential amidst the ever changing and reforming telecommunications industry.

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Topics: ATS

Ensuring Accuracy in Usage Based Billing for Broadband

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Sep 10, 2014 10:05:00 AM

Interview with Ryan Guthrie by Dan Baker, Contributor to B/OSS

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Topics: Usage Based Billing, Usage Meter Accuracy, Broadband

Why Telcos Should Care About Big Data - Chalk Talk

Posted by Peter Mueller on Jan 22, 2014 2:04:00 PM

In this episode of ATS Chalk Talk, COO Peter Mueller looks at the technical and economic rationale for having telcos embrace the public cloud. A brief explanation of MapReduce and Amazon Web Services are presented from the vantage point of sifting through Call Detail Records (CDRs).

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Topics: Telecom Data Analytics, MapReduce, Big Data, Rural Call Completion, Chalk Talk

Rural Call Completion - Chalk Talk

Posted by Ken Babcock on Jan 14, 2014 10:03:00 AM

In this episode of ATS Chalk Talk, Ken Babcock, VP of Regulatory Services, discusses the FCC’s recent order on Rural Call Completion (FCC 13-135). The interview covers:

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Topics: Rural Call Completion, Chalk Talk

SimCall Reduces Call Center Volumes by 40% for Tier 1 North American Carrier

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Mar 11, 2013 10:01:00 AM

Advanced Technologies & Services, Inc. (ATS), a leading provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communications providers, announced results from a 2012 SimCall project that reduced call center and operator service call volumes by more than 40% for a Tier 1 North American Carrier.

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Topics: SimCall, SimCall Lite, Case Study

ATS Inks Deal to Implement SimCall Wireless at Tier 1 North American Wireless Carrier

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Jul 7, 2012 3:00:00 PM

Advanced Technologies & Services, Inc. (ATS), a leading provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communications providers, announced it has entered into an agreement with a Tier 1 North American Wireless Carrier to implement SimCall Wireless to ensure network and billing integrity across the carrier’s footprint. With this latest implementation, the carrier now employs SimCall on both its wireline and GSM/CDMA wireless networks.

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Topics: SimCall

ATS Adds 4 New Clients to Universal Service Fund Traffic Study Service

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Jun 4, 2012 2:01:00 PM

Advanced Technologies & Services, Inc. (ATS), a leading provider of operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) for communications providers, announced it has added four new clients to its Universal Service Fund Traffic Study service.

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Topics: USF, Regulatory

Carrier Sit-Down: Carmen Mejia – Revenue Assurance Manager at Claro Dominican Republic

Posted by Ryan Guthrie on Nov 16, 2011 3:03:00 PM

Each quarter ATS will be sitting down with a revenue assurance, billing, or network expert from carriers around the world.  We’ll ask the questions and bring you the answers.  Would you like to submit a question for the next interview, or would you like to be the person we interview?  Email us at info@atso.com.

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Topics: Telecom Data Analytics, Revenue Assurance, Claro Dominican Republic