Plain-English disclosure of how Buckeye Telecom gets paid. 100% carrier and supplier residuals — you pay us nothing directly. Because vendor-neutral should mean something.
You don’t pay us an advisory fee. When you choose a carrier or platform we recommend, that provider pays us a residual — and only for as long as you stay a happy customer. Our income depends on getting it right for you over the long run, not on selling you anything.
100% of our revenue is residual and commission paid by the carriers, platforms, and suppliers you buy through. You pay Buckeye nothing directly — not for advice, not for project work, not for the managed partners we place. The quote you get is the same whether you go direct or through us; our share comes out of the provider’s margin, never added on top of yours.
Internet, SIP, and hosted voice you buy through us pay a standard residual on the monthly recurring — industry-standard 3–12%. Your price is identical to going direct.
When you engage a managed or security partner we place, that partner bills you and pays us a residual. You write the partner a check — never Buckeye — and we stay accountable for the outcome.
Cabling, network design, and migrations are sourced through distribution and our partners — the supplier compensates us. No separate Buckeye invoice.
Spectrum, AT&T, Lumen, Cox Business, Verizon, Comcast, and the regional fixed-wireless providers — the residual on any one recommendation is too small to bias our advice.
When we steer you away from a carrier we earn on, it’s because they won’t deliver. We’d rather keep a 10-year relationship than a one-time commission — and the average client saves 27% in year one. (Averages across Buckeye client engagements; your results depend on current contracts, addresses, and term — ask and we’ll show the math for your situation.)
We don't take spiffs - one-time bonuses paid for selling specific products in a window.
If you can’t see how someone is paid, you can’t trust what they tell you. The MSP and telecom industry has trained buyers to be cynical about “neutral” claims — for good reason. We’d rather earn your trust by showing you the math than by repeating a slogan.
Talk to the Buckeye team — the owner is involved in every engagement, and there’s no advisory fee.
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