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Telecommunications Billing Format
for Non-University Park Locations


Two telecommunications billing statements are produced for non-University Park locations: a Usage Statement and a Service and Equipment (Recurring and One Time) Statement. Each statement lists year-to-date summary charges on the first page of the bill, while detailed charges and itemized Usage information are listed on subsequent pages of the bill.


Sample Usage Statement for Non-University Park Locations

This Statement is produced around the 8th calendar day of the month as part of the Campus Billing Cycle and contains usage for the previous month. It is provided as a form of information-only to the campuses, since campus actual usage is either billed by their provider or direct-billed by Telecommunications and Networking Services as a lump sum, one-time charge on the Service and Equipment Statement.


Sample Usage Summary Statement for Non-University Park Locations

The Usage Summary Statement is produced around the 8th calendar day of the month as part of the Campus Billing Cycle. The Summary contains budget-level totals of all the usage for the administrative area.


Sample Service and Equipment Statement for Non-University Park Locations

This statement is produced on the last weekend of the billing month as part of the University Park Billing Cycle and contains service and equipment charges for that month. The service and equipment total on this statement is direct-billed to the appropriate campus budget/funds.


Sample Service and Equipment (Recurring and One Time) Summary Statement for Non-University Park Locations

These Summary Statements are produced on the last weekend of the billing month as part of the University Park Billing Cycle. The statements are sorted by administrative area and give a summary of the total dollar amount direct billed to each budget/fund associated with that administrative area. For Non-University Park locations, only recurring and one-time charges appear on this summary statement.




Notes:
  1. Year-to-Date totals are based on a fiscal year: July 1 - June 30.
  2. Service and Equipment charges include recurring charges for circuits, backbone connections, LAN connections, and various maintenance fees, and one-time charges for work done on TSR's. Year-to-Date Service and Equipment totals on the Usage statement include charges billed through the end of the month prior to the statement (e.g. Service and Equipment charges billed through the end of May are included in the June Usage statement Year-to-Date totals).
  3. Usage charges include direct dial long distance, calling card calls, and directory assistance calls.
  4. Usage Billing Period is for calls made during the month prior to the Billing Month.
  5. Service and Equipment charges include recurring charges for circuits, backbone connections, LAN connections, and various maintenance fees, and one-time charges for work done on TSR's.
  6. Usage charges include direct dial long distance, calling card calls, and directory assistance calls. Year-to-Date Usage totals come from the Usage statement for the same billing month produced around the 8th calendar day of the billing month (i.e. several weeks earlier than the Service and Equipment statement for the same month).
  7. This total is incomplete since the Service and Equipment charges for the billing month are not included in this total. The Year-to-Date figures on the Service and Equipment statement are more complete totals.
  8. Service and Equipment Billing Period is for the month just ended and corresponds with the billing month.
  9. This is the amount that is posted to Central Accounting as a direct bill.
  10. Service and Equipment recurring charges include circuits, backbone connections, LAN connections, and various maintenance fees.
  11. Service and Equipment One-Time Charges include labor and material charges for work done on TSR's. In addition, pro-rated charges for partial month service are included here, as well as adjustments for prior billing errors.

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