Bicek Telecom had an auto body shop sign a contract for hosted phone and internet services.

The customer gets rid of their old premise based phone system, gets brand new phones, more reliable internet service plus an increase in bandwidth, and lowers their overall cost by 30+%.
Further, they consolidated telecom providers with one bill and one company to contact for all telecom needs.

If you are considering replacing your current premise based phone system or hosted provider, please give us a call.

Bicek Telecom signed an accounting firm, funeral home, and florist shop to new electric contracts that start late spring and summer ahead of the electric supply rate increase coming this June.

Electric supply rates are expected to increase to 9.5 cents/Kwh and more starting in June due to a facilities/distribution rate increase.

Please call me to see if we can save your business money on  electric and/or gas supply costs. ​

I wanted to alert you of some significant news potentially impacting your  electric supply costs. 

On July 20th, 2024, the Regional Transmission Organization that manages the electric grid across 13 states - announced the results of its annual Base Residual Auction(BRA) for the 2025-2026 delivery year (06/01/25-05/31/26).
 
This auction sets the capacity prices that power providers must pay to ensure reliable electricity supply.  The costs will be going up a weighted average of 750%! This will impact currently contracted accounts and accounts that are on the local utility rates.  So if you have COMED for electric supply, you will be seeing an increase in supply cost starting summer 2025.

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/exelon-pjm-capacity-auction-bge-talen-data-center/723163/
PJM capacity auction to lead to double-digit rate hikes for Exelon utilities: CFO

This cost increase will impact facilities in 13 states including  ComEd customers. Comed has estimated this increased capacity cost will raise their rates by 2 to 2.5 cents/kWh. That means starting June 2025 ComEd customers would see rates go from the current ~7 to ~9 cents/kWh.

That's a significant increase.

If you currently have Comed for electic supply, or have an electric supply contract coming due to expire in the next 3-4 months, please contact me to see what we can do to help your situation now.

A golf club just signed a contract with For2Fi for wireless back-up service for one of their buildings located on their golf campus. 

This provides back-up protection in case of any downed internet service so as to stay connected plus provides peace of mind. They chose to self install this. Optionally, they could have had the provider install.

For2Fi is a Managed Mobility Service Provider that offers cellular-based internet services and network redundancy. Our business internet plans are suitable for primary or backup service, with flexible month-to-month contracts. We provide a fully managed solution with onsite support and monitoring from our Network Operations Center.

Ask me about wireless back-up ideas for your business.

With cyberthreats becoming more sophisticated and frequent, businesses today face a new set of challenges in keeping their data secure. That’s where Managed Security services come in – offering your business comprehensive protection that’s powerful, efficient, and easy to manage.

Why Managed Security Matters for Your Business:

• Strengthen Your Defense: As more businesses shift to the cloud, ensuring robust protection across all entry points—be it on-premises or remote—is crucial. Your business gets enterprise-grade security with features like Next-Generation Firewalls, Anti-Malware, and Intrusion Prevention Systems.
• Simplify Security Management: Instead of multiple service provisers, one vendor consolidates all security operations under one roof, reducing complexity and cutting down the total cost of ownership.
• Enhance Threat Detection & Response: The integrated security fabric allows for faster threat detection and response times, minimizing the impact of breaches and helping businesses stay ahead of cyberthreats.

Call me to discuss cybersecurity and how it can benefit your business.

Bicek Telecom just migrated a church from their old carrier to a new carrier for network connectivity for their existing phone system using SIP trunks. The customer desired to  keep their phones and premise based phone system .

Savings realized: 55% by migrating to a new service provider.

Ask us about how we can lower your overall telecom spend. 

Here are the October energy rates...

Current Nicor gas supply 28 cents/therm

Current Comed electric supply (through May 31, 2025)6.47 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh)
​(Note: This is written on your bill as 0.0647)

Please contact me to check your current rate v. alternative competitive rates that can quite possibly save your business 15-20% or more on your energy bills.

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ACS Automotive is the only Technology Services Distributor to focus specifically on dealer solutions.  The technology experience is simply better for our dealers. Every provider offered goes through months of due diligence and testing before joining the portfolio. Our agreements and volume with every provider guarantee best pricing, superior support, and issue free installs. Enjoy unmatched support, since we can escalate issues immediately to Tier 3 or executive management as needed, minimizing downtime.

Why not schedule a time to talk more about what ACS can do to save your automotive dealership money, consolidate network infrastructure, and implement the best technology solutions for every department.
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