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Written by Steve Bryan

If you own a growing business, it may be time to think about PBX phone systems. Email is a great tool for the modern office, but there are many times during the business day when you have to reach a human being over the phone. A quick telephone call to a colleague or associate can answer a question in a few minutes, especially for a co-worker drowning in e-mail. One major reason that businesses begin to consider switching phone systems is the PBX price benefits.

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Investing in PBX Systems

PBX stands for private branch exchange and is very much like having your own internal phone system. Instead of investing the time and money to have every individual desk phone connected to an outside line, your staff will share a limited number of outgoing phone lines. Every employee will have an internal "extension" number, such as 7544, plus a number that can be dialed by customers outside the system (i.e., 555-7544). By having more extensions and fewer connections, PBX price savings can really add up.

Employees using PBX systems can call internal phone extensions without having to use the telephone company's outgoing lines. Your private branch exchange will transfer and switch internal calls automatically.

The telephone company will assign a main telephone number for your private branch exchange, which will connect clients with a central PBX monitoring station when they call. This station can be set to "auto answer," which allows callers to reach an extension directly, or you can have a staff member act as the operator or receptionist during normal business hours.

Features of PBX Systems

Making the switch to a PBX phone system can yield tangible financial benefits for your company. You don't have to maintain hundreds of individual phone lines with your local telephone company, and branch office workers can be hooked up to the same PBX system as home office employees. This means, for instance, that an employee in St. Louis doesn't necessarily have to use a long distance line to reach a co-worker in Phoenix.

If you are considering PBX telephone systems for your business, look for the following features:

Voice mail for the receptionist as well as each individual employee
Call forwarding for both internal and external calls
After-hours answering, which still allows clients to reach associates after the receptionist has gone home
Conference calls, even if some callers are within the PBX system and others are using an outside line
Out-of-office options for employees. When an employee is out of the office, the call goes immediately to voice mail
An automated phone directory that lets callers reach an employee by punching in his or her last name

If PBX sounds like a good option for your business, try our free PBX price tool and get matched to multiple dealers who will try to get you the best deal for your business.