Purpose: Announce CIT's annual rates. Is also the general approach for mid-year rate adjustments.

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From: Information Technologies Special Bulletins <itbulletin-mailbox@cornell.edu>

Subject: CU FYxx data, voice rates set

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Cornell Information Technologies is pleased to announce that the University has approved our recommended fiscal year xxxx voice and data rates. For the [4th] year in a row, there are no increases in monthly rates.

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Effective July 1, xxxx, [describe what rates will decrease. Then note any increases. Then note that the rest are staying the same.]
 
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Highlights of fiscal year xxxx rates are below; details are at http://www.cit.cornell.edu/ncs/rates

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[List rates that are changing, with previous FY rate provided for comparison -- see sample for formatting. Include brief description of what services that rate includes.]

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If you have questions or concerns, please call 254-NCS1 (254-6271) or e-mail <ncs-os@cornell.edu>. [CHECK - this may be changing to the CIT Billing Office]

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From: "Information Technologies Special Bulletins"
Subject: CU FY08 data, voice rates set

Please excuse duplicate messages you might receive as a result of CIT's efforts to provide this information to deans, directors, and department heads; the Cornell Univ. Financial Forum; Cornell's Computing Directors; the IT Managers Council; Net-Admin-L; and the telecomm coordinators list.

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Cornell Information Technologies is pleased to announce that the University has approved our recommended fiscal year 2008 voice and data rates. For the 4th year in a row, there are no increases in monthly rates.

Effective July 1, 2007, the rates for data ports and standard WAN usage will decrease. Most other rates will remain at FY07 levels. Please note two important changes that will take effect beginning in the current fiscal year:

1) Starting Apr. 2, 2007, CIT will begin prorating the fees for voice and data services. Fees will be assessed based on when services are begun or ended. (Currently, CIT charges the full monthly fee regardless of the start date.) CUTV fees will not be prorated, per our vendor contract.

2) Starting Apr. 2, 2007, CIT will change the fee that units are billed when they submit requests for moving, adding, changing, or disconnecting voice and/or data services (MACD requests). Currently, a unit is billed $30 per order, whether that order contains a single or multiple MACD requests. Beginning in April, CIT will assess a $5 fee per individual MACD request. Historical data indicates that this change will not increase what most units pay for MACD requests.

Highlights of fiscal year 2008 rates are below; details are at http://www.cit.cornell.edu/ncs/rates

DATA RATES: FY08 (7/1/07-6/30/08)

Port fee ... $5.20 per month
(FY07 was $6.25)
Provides network connectivity to a single device or
multiple devices (gateway)

Standard WAN usage (NUBB) ... $2.50 per month
(FY07 was $2.75)
Provides unlimited on-campus network traffic plus
sending or receiving between 4 MB and 5 GB
of data off-campus (via Internet or Internet 2)
per month

Additional WAN usage (NUBB) ... $0.0015 per megabyte
(FY07 was same)
Covers sending or receiving more than 5 GB
of data off-campus (via Internet or Internet 2)
per month

VOICE RATES: FY08 (7/1/07-6/30/08)

Analog phones ... $21.50 per month (average)
(FY07 was same)
Provides a single-line phone with basic dialing
features plus campus and local calls

Digital phones ... $34.50 per month (average)
(FY07 was same)
Provides a multi-line phone with advanced features
plus campus and local calls

Long distance (domestic) ... $0.05 per minute
(FY07 was same)

If you have questions or concerns, please call 254-NCS1 (254-6271) or
e-mail.

Polley Ann McClure
Vice President for Information Technologies
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cornell University
314 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
voice: 607-255-7445

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