When choosing voice service for your business consider getting a voice T1. A T1 is a highly reliable fast digital network connection.  The T1 provides professional grade service for businesses.  They are typically provisioned over fiber optic cables but can also be provided using copper wires. 

Here are the top five things to consider about service.

Benefits

A T1 uses 24 channels, which are used as voice paths.  These channels are in a pool of lines that can be accessed by anyone.  The channel is in use only for the duration of each call and then becomes free again for someone else to use.  Your company can save a significant amount of money by using a T1. Because the channels are shared you only need one T1 for each 50 to 100 telephones (standard usage).  The T1 long distance service provides digital speech paths for clear conversations.

Service

 Voice T1 service is configured for each customer.  It provides high quality voice connection with little if any down time.  If there is an outage you may be able to route your calls over other lines until the problem is corrected.  Since the connection is digital some errors may be able to be corrected quickly remotely, usually at any time of day or night.

Price

T1 pricing has dropped in recent years.  The infrastructure is in place to handle T1s in most central offices.  Pricing is much less than you would pay for individual lines to handle the same amount of traffic.  Look for packages that include a router or CSU.  This portion gets installed on premise and is the main interface point for the T1 and your telephone system.

Reliability

T1 service is very reliable.  Once installed, a T1 has very little that can go wrong.  For full reliability be sure to use a UPS system to power the router or CSU.  If a problem does occur it can often be fixed remotely.

Speed

Voice T1 service offers digital high-speed connectivity.  The T1 transmits at a speed of 1.544 megabits per second.  This is considerably faster than most standard modems.  It provides enough bandwidth to send and receive large files and is the fastest speed commonly used to connect networks to the Internet.