Teleconferences
Overview
ITS offers two types of teleconferences,"Meet-Me" teleconferences, and operator-assisted teleconferences. You must schedule all teleconferences at least one day in advance.
Note: To allow departments more flexibility to schedule and control departmental conference call needs, ITS no longer offers 1-800 "Meet-Me" teleconferences. Please refer to The State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for a list of DIR-approved teleconferencing services. Through these services, departments have exclusive use of the conference call bridge and the vendor bills the department directly.
To schedule a "Meet-Me" Teleconference or an Operator Assisted Teleconference, call Teleconference Operator Services at 512-232-CONF (2663).
Features
- Standard "Meet-Me" teleconferences allow each conferee to dial a local number to participate; conferees pay their own long distance charges
- Operator-assisted teleconferences provide university operators who will establish each connection at the time of the teleconference. Long distance charges are billed to a university long-distance authorization code.
- Instead of traveling to a meeting, lecture, or presentation, you can attend via teleconference. You'll save between 0.6 and 1 pound of carbon emissions for each mile you would have traveled.
Denotes a Green IT feature. Learn more about Green IT.
Cost
There is no setup fee for either standard "Meet-Me" teleconferences or operator assisted teleconferences. Long distance rates are applied as per the following table:
| Service | Long Distance Rates |
|---|---|
| Standard "Meet-Me Teleconferences | Provides a local dial-in number. Callers from outside the local area must pay any tolls related to their call |
| Operator-assisted Teleconferences | Long-distance charges are billed to an authorization code at the published rates |
