By Leon Rines
BGC Director of Retail Development

Selling wireless handsets is a great way to attract new customers, improve customer loyalty and gain greater profits

Prepaid wireless services first surfaced in the United States in 1996. Since that time, there has been tremendous changes and growth in the prepaid wireless industry.

Five years ago, wireless retailers in the United States were turning away more than one out of every three people who applied for wireless service due to their insufficient credit ratings. Every third wireless customer was a painful reminder of lost revenues and profits. The necessity to solve the problem eventually led to the start of the prepaid revolution in the USA. Many of these customers with insufficient credit ratings came to Rent to Own stores nationwide seeking options to include phone services. The RTO industry noticed this opportunity and it became common to see prepaid services in RTO stores. These options included Prepaid Long Distance Cards, Prepaid Home Phone Service, Prepaid Internet, Prepaid Credit Cards and Prepaid Airtime Pins.

BGC Telecom, headquartered in Sikeston, Missouri, has developed a unique business strategy - offering RTO dealers the ability to generate revenue from pre-paid and post-paid wireless products.

BGC Telecom currently sells a variety of Motorola, Nokia, LG, Sanyo, Samsung, Sanyo and Ericsson phone models. Handsets are available brand new as well as some factory refurbished models. We have a variety of prepaid solutions that allow the customer to take control of their wireless spending habits such as Verizon Easy Pay, Cingular Go Phone, Venture PCS, M3 Wireless, Net10, Oxygen, Tracfone, Opex and Boost Mobile.

We have post-paid opportunities such as NECC Wireless. NECC Wireless services are available to everyone regardless of credit. This is not a prepaid plan. Your customer will receive a monthly bill. They qualify for family plans up to 4 lines, business plans up to 12 lines and much more. BGC Telecom will make your stores authorized payment locations so that the customers will visit often. Our selections of wireless accessories compliment the other services and provide the total wireless solution from one simple place BGC Telecom.

Selling wireless handsets is a great way to attract new customers, improve customer loyalty and gain greater profits. BGC Telecom’s goal is to provide the RTO industry with brands that you know and trust, and wireless products that will enhance the current RTO profit margin.

BGC Telecom’s founder and Director of Business Development Anthony Jarrett believes that prepaid wireless is becoming a mainstream service today. “This is a critical development time in the industry, and those firms that effectively measure and execute strategies to seize the growth opportunity presented by the demand for prepaid wireless services will be rewarded for their efforts.”

BGC is an acronym for Buyers Going Crazy. With our wide selection of services, you can truly create an atmosphere that will cause buyers to go crazy for these products. We have an affordable wireless solution for each RTO customer. BGC Telecom is different from companies that offer similar services because of our relationships with multiple carriers, numerous handset and accessory selections, shared focus and customer base, trusted industry brands, customized programs and training. We have developed the largest selection of wireless services, handsets and accessories to offer RTO dealers nationwide. BGC Telecom provides more wireless industry options than any other one company.

BGC Telecom understands the need to keep a clear focus on your core business but at the same time don’t miss out on a great opportunity. BGC Telecom’s relationship with RTO Stores such as Computer Time Rent to Own, Akron Ohio, Discount Rent To Own, Malden, Missouri and Aaron Rental, Decatur Alabama is a testimony to our common focus.

These wireless products are in great demand nationwide. Leon Rines Director of Retail Development said “Our phones will be direct shipped to the consumer or activated at the point-of-sale by a sales associate in the RTO location.' Many of BGC’s solutions have free Mobile to Mobile service at no additional charge. Some unique post-paid solutions do not require a credit check or large customer deposit. Mr. Rines a former indirect sales manager for Sprint PCS from 1996 – 2003 gives BGC Telecom the sharp retail edge that we need to assist RTO leaders with these services.

Contact BGC Telecom for more information.