Do You Still Need a Landline?

by Jon Lober | NOC Technology | August 21, 2024

It's 2024— do business owners still need to pay for landline phone service?

The knee-jerk response might be no way! There are much better (and cheaper) options for business phone service now available. But the real answer: it depends. Jon breaks it down for us in the latest edition of the NOCout Report.

Jon Lober is the CEO of NOC Technology, a managed service provider and business technology consultant based in Washington, Missouri and servicing greater St. Louis and beyond. With over 25 years of business management experience and more than 15 in IT, Jon understands both the complexities of both business operations and the technological infrastructure that makes work possible. Jon is a CMMC Registered Practitioner from CyberAB and is passionate about cybersecurity compliance, business continuity, and intelligent automation, all built to support and protect US-based businesses.

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