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1. Which of the following best describe or classify your firm?

Check All That Apply

	Management consultant
	Information technology (IT) consultant
	Telecommunications consultant
	E-consultant
	System integrator
	Solutions provider
	Value-added reseller
	Engineer
	Architect
	Industry/market analyst
	Venture capitalist
	Other:

2. What percentage of your current clients represents each of the following types of companies?

Type of Client		Percentage of Current Clients
Enterprise/End-User		%
Network Service Provider/Carrier		%
Telecommunications Equipment Vendor		%
Other:		%
		(This total should equal 100%)

3. Among your enterprise/end-user clients, about what percentage falls into each of the following size of business categories?

IF YOU DO NOT CONSULT TO ENTERPRISES/END-USERS,
PLEASE GO TO QUESTION 4

Size of Enterprise/End-User Clients		Percentage of Enterprise Clients
Large (Fortune 500)		%
Medium (Fortune 500-2000)		%
Small		%
		(This total should equal 100%)

Approximately what percentage of these clients are multinational companies with global voice and data networking needs?
%

4. Among your network service provider and carrier clients, which of the following do you consult to?

IF YOU DO NOT CONSULT TO NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS,
PLEASE GO TO QUESTION 5.

Check All That Apply

		Interexchange Carriers (IXC)
		Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC)
		Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC, ILEC, ICO, etc.)
		Data Local Exchange Carriers (DLEC)
		Building Local Exchange Carriers/On-Site Service Providers (Building LEC)
		Applications Service Providers (ASP)
		Data Service Providers (data storage, hosting, etc.)
		Internet Service Providers (ISP) (facilities-based, wholesale and retail)
		Cable Operators
		Wireless Service Providers (WSP)
		Other Service Providers:

5. Which of the following types of consulting services do you provide to your clients?

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	Application development or deployment
	Billing solutions
	Business operations and process re-engineering
	Business strategy and planning
	Customer relationship management
	Contract negotiations
	Disaster recovery
	Installation & maintenance
	Managed services/outsourcing
	Marketing & market research
	Network administration/management
	Network/system integration
	Network/systems needs analysis and planning
	Network/systems design, configuration and/or engineering
	Network/system security
	Products/services evaluations and recommendations
	Product/service procurement support
	Product/service reselling
	Project management/implementation
	RFP development & support
	Technology assessments
	Telecom expense management
	Training
	Traffic & cost analyses
	Vendor and carrier evaluations and recommendations
	Web integration

6. In which of the following product/service categories do you consult?

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	Voice Network Services
	Data Network Services
	IP Network Services
	Voice Communications CPE (E.g., PBX, Key/Hybrids, Centrex, Voice Mail/Messaging Equipment, Voice Processing Equipment, Interactive Voice Response Equipment, Call Accounting, etc.)
	Data Communications CPE (E.g., DSL Equipment, ATM Systems, Bridges/Routers, Communications Servers, CSUs/DSUs, Frame Relay Systems, Gateways/Hubs, ISDN Switches, Modems, Multiplexers, Videoconferencing Systems, Etc.)
	LAN/WAN
	Call Centers (E.g., CRM, ACD, Customer Care, Etc.)
	Computer-Telephone Integration
	Messaging (E.g., E-Mail, Integrated/Unified Messaging, Voice Mail, Web-Based Unified Messaging, Etc.)
	Internet Services and Applications (E.g., Access, E-commerce, B2B, Online Services, Secure Web Servers, Web Application/Design/Development/Hosting/Manage- ment, Etc.)
	Wireless and Mobile Services and Equipment (E.g., Cellular, PCS, Paging, SMR, LMDS, Fixed, Mobile Data, Satellite Communications, Third Generation Technology, Etc.)
	Network Infrastructure Equipment and Services (E.g., CO Switching, CO Transmission, Access, Internet Access, Network and Service Management, Communications Software, Etc.)
	Optical Networks
	Cabling (E.g., Category 5 & 6, Fiber backbone, Fiber-to-the Desk, Fiber Optic Cable, Outside Plant, Etc.)

From among the product/service consulting areas you selected, which three are you most active in?

Most Active

Second Most Active

Third Most Active

7. In which of the following industries or vertical markets do you consult?

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	Banking/Financial Services
	Broadcasting and Publishing
	Communications/Information Technology
	Construction
	Distribution (wholesale/retail)
	Education
	Energy/Utilities
	Government
	Healthcare
	Hospitality/Lodging
	Insurance
	Manufacturing/Processing
	Professional Services
	Real Estate
	Transportation
	Travel & Entertainment

8. In which of the following geographic regions does your firm have offices?

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United States	Latin America	Middle East
Canada	Western Europe	Africa
Mexico	Eastern Europe	Asia Pacific

9. Does your firm publish and sell industry/market reports, market studies, newsletters, directories, etc.?

	Yes
	No

10. Does your firm participate in any industry vendor agency, partners, lead referral, channel or reseller type programs?

	Yes
	No

11. About how many telecommunications-related professional consultants does your firm employ?

Consultants

12. Do you make specific product, service, technology platform or vendor recommendations to any of your clients?

	Yes - Continue to question 13
	No - Go to question 16

13. In about what percentage of your projects do you influence the product, service, technology, or vendor/service provider selection decisions for each of the following types of clients?

Percentage of Your Projects Influencing The Selection/Buying Decisions Of Your:

Enterprise/End-User Clients

Network Service Provider/Carrier Clients

1-10%

11-20%

21-30%

31-40%

41-50%

51-60%

61-70%

71-80%

81-90%

91-100%

14. On average, about what percentage of your product/service, or vendor/service provider recommendations are implemented by your clients?

Enterprise/End-User Clients		Network Service Provider/Carrier Clients
	1-10%		1-10%
	11-20%		11-20%
	21-30%		21-30%
	31-40%		31-40%
	41-50%		41-50%
	51-60%		51-60%
	61-70%		61-70%
	71-80%		71-80%
	81-90%		81-90%
	91-100%		91-100%

15. Which of the following dollar ranges represent a good estimate of the TOTAL ANNUAL sales dollar potential of the product and service recommendations you make to your clients?

Total Annual Sales Dollar Potential of Your Recommendations to Your:

Enterprise/End-User Clients		Network Service Provider/Carrier Clients
	Less than $100,000		Less than $1 million
	$100,000 - $500,000		$1 million - $10 million
	$500,000 - $1 million		$10 million - $50 million
	$1 million - $5 million		$50 million - $100 million
	$5 million - $10 million		$100 million - $150 million
	More than $10 million		More than $150 million

16. Do you help any of your clients with their RFP, selection or contract negotiation processes?

	Yes
	No