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Staying Connected — 100 episodes

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Back Billing, Recovery Rights, and the Cost of Billing Errors

2

How to Escalate Supplier Problems Without Starting a War

3

Does "On-Net" Still Matter?

4

A Modern Expression of TC2 and LB3

5

Staying Ready Between Major Projects

6

Comparing Cloud, Software, and Network Deals Without Getting Lost in the Math

7

HPE + Juniper: What Network Consolidation Means for Enterprise Leverage

8

Finding Run-Rate Waste Without Disrupting the Business

9

AI Pricing Is Changing the Software Deal. Are Enterprises Ready?

10

CCaaS and UCaaS Sourcing: How to Compare Offers, Not Stories

11

From Invoice Fire Drill to a Baseline You Can Trust

12

How to Turn a Network Rate Review into Real Leverage

13

How to Make a Global Network Roadmap Executable

14

IT Strategy That Survives the Renewal Calendar

15

"Who Did I Just Buy This From?" — Negotiating SaaS Deals Through Cloud Marketplaces and Resellers

16

Why the New Verizon/BT Joint Venture Should Get the Attention of Every Enterprise Customer

17

My Invoice Doesn't Match My Contract, What Do I Do Now?

18

Why Cost Creep Happens Even in Well-Run IT Environments

19

Benchmark the Deal, Not Just the Price

20

When the FCC Fines You Without a Jury: Unpacking the Supreme Court's AT&T Decision

21

TC2's Insights on Gartner's Latest TEM Market Guide

22

FCC Call Center Outsourcing NPRM

23

Preserving Deal Value With Lifecycle Services

24

What to Do When a Supplier Relationship Breaks Down

25

Defining Colocation Requirements That Create Leverage

26

The Reality Check for Sustainable IT Procurement in 2026

27

The Shift from "Low Cost" to "Total Value" in IT Sourcing

28

Negotiating Zoom Agreements: What Really Matters

29

Wireless & Aviation Industries Wrestle Over Spectrum

30

Deploying and Operating Starlink at Scale

31

Starlink for the Enterprise Part 1—Where It Fits and Why It's Different

32

Lumen's EMEA Divestiture

33

SASE, A Practical Guide to the Future of Secure Networking

34

IT Cost Management is a Board-Level Priority

35

Retiring WAN Technology Debt with an Internet-First Strategy

36

New Year's Housekeeping – The Enterprise Playbook for Renewals, Rights, and Cost Control

37

Inside Lumen Control Center: A New Era of Enterprise Self Service

38

Reflections on the First Year of TEM Talk, TC2's Fast-Growing User Community

39

Technology Debt, Part 2 - Diagnosing the Problem and Funding Transformation

40

Technology Debt, Part 1 - The Hidden Cost of Standing Still

41

How Hyperscalers Are Rewiring Global Connectivity

42

Verizon Restructuring – What Enterprise Customers Need to Know

43

Whose Paper?

44

Lumen is Increasing Rates…Again

45

5G and Aviation - The Spectrum Conflict Cools

46

Cloud Diversification and How Amazon Broke the Internet

47

WAN Sustainability - from Compliance to Competitive Advantage

48

The Evolving Legal Landscape for AI in your Contact Center

49

The Hidden Value of Pre-RFP Activities - How to Shape a Smarter Sourcing Process

50

Rethinking Supplier Support - Effective Strategies for the Enterprise

51

Bill Shock Ahead - Verizon's Legacy Voice Rate Surge

52

Verizon's HCL Gamble

53

2025 U.S. Wireless Fees and Trends

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2025 Preparing for Verizon's Legacy Service Sunsets

55

The Regulatory Reckoning for ESG

56

What Arista's Acquisition of VeloCloud Means for the Enterprise

57

Effective Negotiations When You Don't Have Any Competition

58

From Complexity to Clarity: Negotiating Enterprise-Grade Cisco Contracts

59

Charter to Acquire Cox Communications

60

Will AT&T's Latest Service Guide Change Force You Into a Technology Migration?

61

Growth of Private 5G

62

Sustainability Requirements in your Network Service RFP?

63

Are Your Cisco Negotiations Becoming Increasingly Challenging?

64

The Evolving Landscape for CCaaS Services in 2025

65

2025 Regulatory Outlook and the Impact of Tariffs on ICT Services

66

Controlling Chaos – Expanding Beyond Traditional TEM

67

Can Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) Be What You Want it to Be?

68

Wired No More - The Growth of LEO Solutions

69

Bulk Messaging Charges – Will Ofcom Come to the Rescue?

70

AT&T Increases the Property Tax Allotment Surcharge

71

Transacting for a Successful ERP Transformation

72

Current Trends in IT Outsourcing and the Rise of XLA's

73

"EULA's and AUP's and Hidden Terms …Oh My!" – Finding and Fixing ICT Online Terms

74

Unpacking Gartner's 2024 TEM Market Guide

75

Running Effective RFPs in an Evolving Market

76

Sourcing & Contracting for CCaaS Solutions in the Age of AI

77

T-Mobile and AT&T Data Breach Settlements at the FCC

78

Broadband Technology is Transforming the Enterprise WAN

79

The Evolving Commercial Model for Broadband Service

80

Another Data Breach May Put Enterprise and Individual Data at Risk

81

The Evolving Business Case for Broadband in the Enterprise WAN

82

Risky Business – AI in Your Contact Center

83

Supreme Court Decisions Curtail Agency Powers and Could Impact the FCC

84

AT&T Suffers Yet Another Major Data Breach

85

The Time has Come for Broadband

86

TC2's Takeaways from the 2024 Enterprise Connect Conference

87

Announcing TC2's IT Cost Management Practice

88

The Search for Innovation in Outsourcing Services

89

Net Neutrality and the Open Internet

90

Coping with COLA in your Outsourcing Deal Negotiations

91

Lumen's Recent Layoff Announcement

92

Farewell to AT&T Corp.

93

Look Out for Upcoming Changes to Lumen Account Support

94

Deal Integration – Headache or Opportunity?

95

Examining AT&T's Recent Data Breach: Does it Put Enterprise Information at Risk?

96

Fixed Wireless Access

97

Contract Guardrails to Prevent AI Mishaps

98

Pendulum Swings for Managed Services

99

Rethinking Cloud

100

Enterprise Customers Diversify Away from Cisco