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Manufacturing telecom: consolidate the accounts, unlock the wholesale tier.

Multi-location manufacturers, plant operators, and industrial equipment companies typically have a recurring pricing problem: separate accounts at each facility lose volume leverage. Consolidating under one master agreement is usually the cleanest path to lower per-line costs.

The pattern we see

The Multi-Site Manufacturing Problem

Manufacturing companies grow facility by facility. Each plant or office sets up wireless lines locally - sometimes through different carriers, almost always on different rate plans. Years later, the corporate office is paying multiple bills, with no visibility into per-line cost across the company. The fix is structural, not vendor-driven. Pooling all lines under one master agreement unlocks volume tier pricing that no individual facility qualifies for. The savings can come from contract structure, not just switching providers.

Sub-accounts everywhere

Each plant manager set up wireless lines independently - sometimes through different carriers, almost always on different rate plans. The corporate office is paying multiple bills with no visibility into per-line cost across the company.

Volume pricing left on the table

Carriers give their best rate tiers when a high number of lines are on one agreement. Split across sub-accounts, no individual facility qualifies for them - even though the company as a whole easily would.

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Featured Case Study

Wireless

Irvine-Based Manufacturing Company

Before
Mixed plans across AT&T and T-Mobile
After
Consolidated to single carrier wholesale agreement
Annual savings
$25,800
29% reduction

8 locations, all seperate sub accounts had been signing up for new lines and devices individually for years, each on different plans and rates. We consolidated all 215 lines under a single MA agreement with one bill, one rate, and centralized device management.

Company name available on request under NDA.

FAQ

FAQ

No. Master agreements support location-level reporting and provisioning. Plant managers can still add lines and manage devices at their facility - the corporate office just gets centralized billing and the volume tier pricing. We've found the conversation goes easier when corporate frames it as a savings program where facility-level service stays the same - because that's what it is. A manufacturing company in our market with 8 locations and 215 lines spread across separate sub-accounts consolidated under a single master agreement, kept facility-level autonomy intact, and recovered $25,800 in annual savings - a 29% reduction in total wireless spend.
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