Data & Communication Recharge Rates for FY23
by Green & Gold News |
The Data & Communications rate methodology, formerly telecommunications, has been updated for FY23 to be primarily based upon employee headcount rather than telephone line alone. This change better aligns the rates with the services provided such as cybersecurity, network connectivity, data, and telephones.
Billing for the Data & Communications Rate will begin next week. Much like the Microsoft
expense distribution, Colleges and other major units will be sent a billing summary
and a JV template to complete.
The Handset Rate, Telephone Line Rate, and Billable Labor Rate will begin billing
after Spring break. Please note that certain restricted funds, such as grants, will
have their annual bill for the Handset Rate split into quarterly installments.
Details about each rate are below:
Data & Communications Rate
An Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ employee headcount-based rate for network, data, cybersecurity, and telecommunication
services. This rate is based off employee headcount as of October 1 in the prior
fiscal year. Using the headcount data, the billing headcount for each d-level is
calculated as follow:
• Full time faculty and staff * 1
• Part time faculty and staff * 1/5
• Student workers are not included in the calculation
• Community Campuses receive an additional 10% discount on headcount
(Recognizes local IT support at community campuses)
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Anchorage area, PWSC, Kodiak College - $537.99 per billing headcount
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ KPC, Mat-Su College* - $1,221.51 per billing headcount
*These campuses retain their Network Access fee and do not receive a credit for the
fee against their rate.
Handset Rate
Covers the replacement cost of the physical desk phone for normal use conditions and
life cycle. If a user is primarily using the phone from their computer via the soft
phone app, they may elect to turn in their desk phone and avoid paying this rate.
$74.18 per handset
Telephone Line Rate
A telephone line based rated for non-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ units who use telephone and network services
on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campuses.
$355.39 per phone line
Billable Labor Rate
Billable services include fieldwork requested by departments such as moves, adds,
or changes for ports and telephones.
$99.41 per hour
Contact
If you’d like more information about billing, please reach out to the IT Business
Office at uaa_itbusinessoffice@alaska.ed
If you would like to make changes to phone services, please (link start) submit a
service request through the or contact the Technical Support Center (TSC) at 907-786-4646 or uaa.techsupport@alaska.edu to get a request created. Changes received after March 24 cannot be guaranteed to
be accounted for in this fiscal year’s billing.