You can set up a conference call with your telephone for up to six parties with no degradation in quality. However, you may need to have a higher quality of line, allow a larger number to participate, or need participants to call into the conference. In the past, departments have received these types of conference capabilities from BellSouth and AT&T. Our PBX system has a conference bridge, so these same quality services can be provided from our campus.
If you need this type of service, contact the ITS Help Desk. We will need to know the number of participants, the duration, and the date and time of the conference call. We will set up the conference call schedule, the conference number and password, and bill the specified account. The cost for this service is $15 (for the setup) or .20/minute/participant, whichever is greater.
The advantages of this service are:
Higher quality, less degradation of calls even with large groups.
Large number of participants allowed (up to 16).
Participants can call into the conference.
An 800 number can be set up for participants.
Password protection for entry to the conference.
Announcement of entries and exits from the conference.
