Teleconferences

Overview

To schedule a "Meet-Me" Teleconference or an Operator Assisted Teleconference, call Teleconference Operator Services at 512-232-CONF (2663).

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.

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.

Cost

Teleconference Costs

Service	Setup fee	Long Distance Rates
Standard "Meet-Me Teleconferences	None	Provides a local dial-in number. Callers from outside the local area must pay any tolls related to their call
Operator-assisted Teleconferences	None	Long-distance charges are billed to an authorization code at the published rates