Defining PBX Traffic: CCS Rating http://centrexorpbx.blogspot.com/2009/04/defi... PBX traffic load is generally measured in 100 call-second units known as Centum Call Seconds (CCS). Centum from Latin, signifies 100. The maximum traffic load per station user during the Busy Hour is equal to 36 CCS, which is a shorthand method of stating 3600 seconds. Thirty-six CCS is equivalent to 60 minutes, or 1 hour of traffic load.
Small Offices and SOHO Markets: Key Systems versus PBX http://telecommunications-cost-management.blo... For many small offices, a PBX is unnecessarily large and complex. Key systems will serve offices with less than 60 telephones; but beyond those numbers, a PBX is required. From a financial perspective, the
Front-End: Call Processing | Major Billing Functions http://simple-telecom.blogspot.com/2009/04/fr... The front-end process guides billing records to specific customer accounts. Guiding uses the call detail record identification information such as the calling telephone number to match the billing record to a specific customer account.
Setting up QuickBooks http://quickbook2009.blogspot.com/2009/04/set... To use QuickBooks, you need to do two things: install the QuickBooks software and run the setup interview, which is called the EasyStep Interview. This post gives a bird's-eye view of both of these tasks. I also spend just a few paragraphs talking about some of the planning that you should do before you set up QuickBooks, and some of the missing setup steps in the EasyStep Interview ”¯”¯ things it should do but doesn't.
Accounting for Fixed Assets http://quickbook2009.blogspot.com/2009/04/acc... Fixed assets are those items that you can't immediately count as an expense when purchased. Fixed assets include such things as vehicles, furniture, equipment, and so forth. Fixed assets are tricky for two reasons: Typically, you must depreciate fixed assets (more on that in a bit), and you need to record the disposal of the fixed asset at some point in the future”¯”¯for either a gain or a loss.
Relocation | Recruitment”¯”¯Retirement http://employment-practice.blogspot.com/2009/... At least three months notice of the intent to relocate will be given in writing to those affected. Employees will be told, either that they are required to work at the new location or that they may work there if they wish, or that they are not required to move.
Types of Services http://simple-telecom.blogspot.com/2009/04/ty... The control of a billing system is usually under the finance department. Billing systems are often viewed as accounts receivable as the billing system assists in the collection (receipt) of money from customers. Billing systems are also is part of accounts payable (for inter-carrier settlements) as customers often use services from other companies such as long distance and call completion through other networks.
Rehabilitation of Offenders http://employment-practice.blogspot.com/2009/... Although there is nothing to stop employers asking applicants for details of any criminal convictions, under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 certain offences become 'expired' after various periods of time and must be ignored. Other than jobs which are exempt, taking account of an offence after it has been time-expired breaches the Act.
Broadband TDM Bus http://centrexorpbx.blogspot.com/2009/04/broa... Most local TDM buses have limited bandwidths capable of supporting between 32 and 512 time slots. A TDM bus functioning as a center stage switching complex capable of supporting switch connections between many local buses must have a transmission bandwidth equal to or greater than the total bandwidth of the local TDM buses it supports for nonblocking access. For example, a single TDM bus with a bandwidth of 128 Mbps (2,048 time slots) can support switch connections for sixteen 8-Mbps TDM buses or four 32-Mbps TDM buses.
OSHA-Approved State Programs http://osha-compliance-manual.blogspot.com/20... The Occupational Safety and Health Act encourages states to develop and operate, under federal OSHA guidance, state occupational safety and health programs. Once a state plan is approved, OSHA funds up to 50 percent of the program's operating costs. States are required to provide standards and enforcement programs, as well as voluntary compliance activities, which are at least as effective as the federal program.
Recordkeeping and Reporting | OSHA http://osha-compliance-manual.blogspot.com/20... Before the Act became effective, no centralized and systematic method existed for monitoring occupational safety and health problems. Statistics on job injuries and illnesses were collected by some states and by some private organizations; national figures were based on not-altogether-reliable projections. With OSHA came the first basis for consistent, nationwide procedures ”¯”¯ a vital requirement for gauging problems and solving them.
Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) http://osha-compliance-manual.blogspot.com/20... In many states, an employer that receives a comprehensive consultation visit, corrects all identified hazards, and demonstrates that an effective safety and health program is in operation may be recognized by OSHA for its commitment to workplace safety and health. OSHA's Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, better known as SHARP, is a program within the Onsite Consultation service that provides public recognition for employers with model safety and health programs and awards them by granting a one-year exemption from OSHA's general scheduled inspections.
