As the number of students using cellular phones steadily increases, the University is losing revenue generated from the long-distance phone calls made by students over the land-lines provided by the University.
Between 1998 and 2004, the number of minutes students spent making long distance phone calls has decreased by nearly 4.3 million, Mark Doherty, Chief Housing officer said in an e-mail.
Doherty cited the increasing use of e-mail and competitive calling card and cell phone packages as reasons for the decline in revenue.
Despite the drop, there has been no effect on Housing's budgetary considerations, and there will be no effect on electronic services currently provided for students living in on-Grounds housing, said James A. Jokl, director of Communications and Systems.
"Internet and cable services will not be
impacted by changes in student long distance usage," Jokl said.
According to Doherty, University Housing will not change the phone services currently offered any time soon, despite the declining number of students who rely on the telecommunications services.
"Although we have no plan to change the service package in the immediate future, both Housing and ITC are constantly searching for and evaluating alternatives that would be cost competitive and would be consistent with increased cell use by students," Doherty said.
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