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Local phone service, however, will only be available to students who upgrade their lines for a $20 monthly fee, according to Nancy Kinchla, director of telecommunications services at University Information Systems (UIS). Phone service is provided through a contract with Verizon...
Dingman and Kinchla declined to comment on exactly how much the College would save by cutting local phone service, but indicated it would be a significant portion of the current $1 million phone bill...
...When you pick up a phone and dial 911 or 9911, the call and your address goes to the Cambridge police,” Kinchla said. “But when you dial 911 on your cell phone it goes to the state police, and they may be able to pinpoint the call to the Harvard campus, but not anywhere close to as accurate as an entryway...
...Kinchla explained that many other colleges have been grappling with the costs of local phone service in an increasingly cellular...
Dartmouth College recently switched from charging for local calls to providing free service to all students using mostly Voice over IP, an internet-based phone system that is cheaper than traditional lines. This move is not reasonable for Harvard, Kinchla said...