Sun-Sentinel, 12 June 2006

The cost of phone service was bad enough for Aaron Lee. The potential expense of poor business continuity after a hurricane threatened his business.

As a small business owner, Lee was spending hundreds of dollars each month for two business lines and a fax line at Illuminati Studios, his graphic design and Web production company in Miami Lakes. Even at home, his personal, business and fax lines were topping a combined $150 a month, when features like voice mail and caller ID were added. He also knew that should a storm hit, if his phones went down, he would be incommunicado.