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BT strike cancelled but Cloud Net sales continue to rise

Cloud Net recently announced the launch of its backup phone system in a box and despite the recent cancellation of the strike ballot has seen sales and website activity rise consistently ever since.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced that it had stopped balloting workers for industrial action amid fears that the vote could be declared void due to legal technicalities. The CWU has, however, announced that it will start preparing for another industrial action ballot, without delay.

Charles Chance, Managing Director of Cloud Net commented, “Communications play a vital role in any business and even though strike action has been avoided this time, companies have woken up and realized the threats identified over the past few weeks are very real and could easily resurface. It is for this reason that conscientious business owners are seeking to put measures in place now, to minimize the impact on their bottom line should we see a repeat action.”

Cloud Net is offering BT subscribers a special package at £47.50 per handset + VAT set up cost, including a free phone, set up to any telephone number, a powerful internet based switchboard, and the ability to cancel the contract immediately with no termination fees. Cloud Net will only bill rental charges (£8.50 per month) and call costs from the date a user starts to use the system.

This means if negotiations between BT and the CWU are unsuccessful and another strike goes ahead, small companies will have a complete back up plan in a box waiting to go, preconfigured, for a low cost with no commitment.

“Unlike companies that resell BT services, Cloud Net’s network is not reliant on BT engineers to fix it. Their network is based on Voice over IP which utilizes the internet to carry phone calls.

As long as there is a broadband connection, Cloud Net phones will continue to work, wherever they are. If one connection goes down, users can take their phones and plug them into an alternative broadband line and work there for the day. This means that users will still have use of their usual office phone numbers and all the switchboard features they are used to, including the ability to transfer calls within the business," explains David Hill, Chairman of Cloud Net.

For more information please visit www.cloudnetuk.com or telephone 01922 21 33 33.