Utmost Communications

Independent telecom advisory · Since 2009

Independent telecom advisory for multi-site businesses.

Utmost audits telecom spend, sources connectivity and voice across a wide range of carriers and suppliers, and negotiates on the customer's side of the table. We're paid by the supplier the customer chooses, so our only incentive is getting it right.

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Reviews are free, there's no obligation, and you're never invoiced by us.

Since 2009Advising multi-site businesses
Telecom firstWith energy supply too
IndependentNot tied to any one carrier or supplier
Never billed to youPaid by the provider you choose

Specialists who stay

Finding the carrier is only the start.

Most of the real work happens over the life of the contract. That's where we stay involved, as your long-term point of contact.

Disputes, handled

When a carrier bills wrong, misses an install or drags out a credit, we take the escalation so your team doesn't spend hours on hold.

New locations & services

Opening a site or adding a service? We line up connectivity and voice and coordinate the timing with your team.

Renewals on your calendar

We track contract end dates and start the renewal conversation early, so you choose the terms instead of defaulting into them.

Services

Telecom first. Energy too.

Telecom is our core. Energy supply has the same long contracts and dense invoices, so we cover it too — one relationship instead of two.

Telecom

Connectivity, voice and continuity

We compare carriers across your footprint, negotiate terms and manage the rollout — then stay on for the life of the service.

  • Internet & fiber — dedicated internet, broadband and private networking.
  • Voice & phone systems — cloud phone systems, SIP and business lines.
  • POTS line replacement — alarm, elevator, fax and monitoring lines moved off retiring copper.
  • SD-WAN & backup — cellular and satellite failover for sites that can't lose connectivity.
  • Bill audits & disputes — unused lines, out-of-contract rates and billing errors.
Also on the energy side

Electric and natural gas supply

The same team also sources and audits energy supply for multi-site operators — same findings-first approach, one point of contact for both bills.

  • Electric supply procurement — competitive supply offers compared side by side, where your markets allow it.
  • Natural gas supply — fixed and index structures matched to your usage.
  • Energy bill audits — rates, riders and charges checked against your agreement.
  • Renewals — end dates tracked so nothing auto-renews unreviewed.

Attach an energy bill to the form below, or start at utmostenergy.com.

Who we are

Telecom and energy advisors since 2009

Utmost works on telecom and utility spend for multi-site businesses — supermarket chains, manufacturers and operators across the Northeast and beyond. Kent Morgan has spent years auditing utility and telecom spend for these businesses; Baris Ergin leads customer calls and solution design. Bill audits also run at auditinvoices.com and market pricing at telcomquotes.com — both Utmost Inc services.

Kent handled our energy contracts for years. When something on a bill didn't look right, we called him, not the supplier. He's straightforward and he doesn't oversell.

— Kylie Sale, Resource Management Specialist, Whole Foods Market

For referral partners

You keep the client. We handle the carriers.

MSPs, commercial real estate brokers, low-voltage contractors, POS dealers: you're in the building at exactly the moment your clients buy connectivity — and the carrier piece pays you nothing today. We handle that side, your client relationship stays yours, and you're paid on every deal — a share of the ongoing residual or a flat fee per close, your choice.

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Who we work with

Built to work with your IT, finance and procurement teams.

CTO & IT, CFO & controller, procurement: we work directly with the people who own the decisions and give each of them what they need to sign off with confidence.

CTOIT directorNetwork lead

For IT

Clear options on bandwidth, redundancy and voice, a single contact for install and cutover coordination, and someone to escalate to when a carrier falls short.

CFOControllerAP & finance

For finance

Plain-language findings on every bill, side-by-side offers, contract end dates you can plan around, and billing disputes worked through to a resolution.

ProcurementBuyersSourcing

For procurement

Specialist telecom and energy support inside your sourcing process: comparable offers, contract detail and bill audits, with the legwork handled for you.

Working with procurement

We've worked side by side with companies' procurement teams.

An in-house procurement team is a reason to work with us, not a reason to skip us. Your buyers own the process, the supplier relationships and the final decision. We add the telecom and energy depth that's hard to carry alongside every other category they manage — and we take the legwork off their desk.

We work inside your process: your sourcing steps, approval chain and vendor requirements.

Specialist market knowledge

Telecom and energy are what we work on every day — how carriers and suppliers price, how contracts are structured, and what's changing, like copper retirements and shifts in supply markets.

Carrier & supplier leverage

We work across many carriers and suppliers and know where there's room to negotiate, so your team goes to the table with comparable offers and a stronger position.

Bill-audit depth

Line-by-line review of circuits, lines, meters, rates and riders — detail that's hard to reach when you're buying across every category.

An easier job for your team

We gather quotes, lay them out side by side, chase credits and track renewal dates. Your team stays in control; we make the job easier.

Independent advisor

On your side of the table.

We aren't a carrier or an energy supplier, and we don't represent just one. We compare the market for you, recommend what fits, and stay accountable for how it works after you sign.

We never bill youWe're compensated by the provider you choose — you never receive an invoice from us.
Your price doesn't go upWorking through us doesn't add to the rate you pay.
Straight answersIf what you have is already the right fit, we'll tell you.

How we work

A simple, low-effort process.

You share the bills. We do the legwork and come back with findings, not a sales pitch.

Share recent bills

Upload telecom invoices below, or email [email protected]. A photo of the first page is fine to start.

Review & findings

We map what you have, when contracts end and what the market offers today — in plain language.

You decide

If nothing's worth changing, we say so. If something is, we handle sourcing, negotiation, paperwork and the install.

We stay your contact

Disputes, audits, new locations and renewals come to us — for as long as you're a client.

Talk to us

Talk to us.

Send a note or a recent bill and we'll reply within one business day with a clear view of what you have and whether anything is worth changing. No obligation.

  • Telecom bills first — energy bills welcome too
  • Plain-language findings, not a sales pitch
  • If nothing needs changing, we'll say so
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Call: +1 (512) 564-8190 · Mon–Fri, 9am–3pm ET

Send us a note

Attach bills now or send them later — whichever is easier.

Attach recent bills (PDF or photo) — optional, but we'll have a more productive call if we can review them first. You can also email bills later.

We reply within one business day. Bills can also be emailed to [email protected] — a phone photo of the first page is fine. Calls and follow-ups are handled by Baris Ergin, who leads customer calls and solution design — reach him directly at +1 (512) 564-8190, Mon–Fri, 9am–3pm ET, or book a 15-minute call at a time that suits you.