Every business faces a certain amount of risk.
And in the CLEC market, there's a type of risk that many companies do not protect themselves against, and that's fraud. CLEC's are quick to offer services and make their mark in their market segments. But as with many upstarts, the need to gain customers sometimes overpowers common business practices. I have found that many firms do not consider fraud protection a valuable risk management tool. After all, a CLEC provides local service, and there is no fraud in local services.