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Every effort is made for accuracy, but we cannot be held liable for any errors or omissions. Commercial sites were add- ing fiber availability at a fast pace before the COVID-19 pandemic moved most people to work from home, accord- ing to the latest research from Vertical Systems Group. The research firm classifies fiber lit buildings into two categories, large and small. Based on the findings, more than 1 million commer- cial buildings and data centers now have on-net access to fiber-based network services. The Fiber 20+ segment, which includes buildings with 20 or more employees, has an es- timated 64.5 percent fiber lit availability rate. By contrast, 12.1 percent of buildings with fewer than 20 employees are fiber capable. Despite the small total, the buildings with fewer employees grew at a much faster rate than did the Fiber 20+ segment, accounting for more than two-thirds of the new fiber lit sites, said VSG. Additionally, 13 retail and wholesale providers attained top tier rankings on the 2019 U.S. Fiber Lit Buildings Lead- erboard, which means they had 10,000 or more on-net fiber lit commercial sites. Last year’s VSG fiber-lit building report included 11 companies in that category. Snom has announced a trade-in rebate program for end user customers. Rebates are now available for businesses that choose to replace old phones with Snom’s latest solutions. Rebates are valid through July 15, 2021 when replacing a minimum of five and a maximum of 200 phones. The offer is valid with a pur- chase or 36-month lease of eligible devices. Eligible devices include SIP desksets (D120, D717, D735, and D785), DECT wireless (M10 KLE SIP DECT 4-Line Handset, M10R KLE SIP DECT 4-Line Rugged Handset, M18 KLE SIP DECT 4-Line Deskset, M65 Professional Handset, M85 Industrial Handset, M70 Business Handset, M80 Industrial Handset, and M90 Medical Handset), and conference phones (C520 SIP Conference and C620 SIP Wire- less Conference). Any working business-grade deskset or handset from a vendor other than Snom will qualify for this of- fer. In addition, all VTech and Snom legacy equipment purchased over one year ago is eligible. End users can submit claims online at SnomRe- wards.com. Only 12% of Small Commercial Buildings are Fiber Lit ICYMI Snom Announces Rebate Program 50 CHANNEL VISION | July - August, 2020