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University Daily Kansan, January 16, 1984
Page 7
KU may purchase its own phone system
By AMY BALDING Staff Reporter
Like many consumers planning to buy their own phones since the Jan. 1 breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph, the University of Kansas is looking into buying its own campus system.
The changeover to an independent phone system would cost the University about $8.5 million, said William Hogan, associate executive vice chancellor.
Because of the anticipated effects of the AT&T divestiture, the University's telecommunications committee deems it necessary to consider buying its own phone system.
THE UNIVERSITY now leases its equipment from AT&T, but formerly leased it from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Hogan said a campus phone system would be considerably more eco-
nominal in the long-run because any future rent increase in rental rates may not affect your income.
Because of the advantages of the proposed system, telecommunications committees for both the state and KU are now receiving bids from several companies. Hogan said in a courtation this year on whether to buy the system.
If the Board of Regents and the KU administration approve one of the bids, the changeover would occur in 1986, Hogan said.
The University would then own the 2,400 phones in residence halls and the several hundred administration phones. This is essential to a complete phone system
J. J. WILSON, director of housing, said that if KU owned its own system it would be responsible for collecting all charges made on residence-hall phones.
The telecommunications committee
nas made a recommendation to Chancellor Gene A. Budig that a deposit be required from students in residence bails to ensure payment.
"The University hardly wants to discourage communication, but rather to encourage it." Wilson said. "How to assess these charges and how to ensure against delinquent charges will be part of the growing pains."
Students pay about $500,000 a year in long-distance calls, he said.
The committee has definitely decided that phones will remain in each residence-hall room, Hogan said, despite the added responsibility of collecting long-distance charges that would be inherent in the new system.
THIS YEAR, because of a rate increase approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission, intrastate service and equipment charges will cost KU about $76,000 more than last year, Hogan said.
Hogan also said the breakup would
increase the long-distance rates and installation fees at KU until the diversity could make the switch to the new data baseable KU to limit any future increases.
However, Wilson said, the University cannot increase hall fees to cover the rate changes, because service charges are included in this semester's contracts.
AS A RESULT of a recent rate increase approved by the Kansas Corporation Commission, KU students, like other Southwestern Bell users, will have to pay $1.35 more per line every month for basic service, said Hogan. Southwestern Bell Co. had requested a monthly increase of $7 per line.
Hogan said housing department officials were able to anticipate the lower actual increase of $1.35, based on the Kansas Corporation, Commission's history of approving a fraction of Southwestern Bell's request.
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Contract is on agenda
By the Kansan Staff
The commission will also consider an ordinance that would establish a schedule of maximum rates that the Kansas Public Service Company Inc. could charge customers.
The Lawrence City Commission will consider signing a contract tomorrow night that would allow Town Center Venture Corp. to solicit department stores for the downtown redevelopment project.
At last week's commission meeting, Commissioners Michael Amyx and Nancy Shontz opposed putting the issue on this week's agenda. They said the move should be delayed until the city's comprehensive plan for redevelopment could be altered to permit the construction of a shopping mall in the 600 block of Massachusetts Street, where Town Venture plans to build.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission is scheduled to meet Jan. 26 to consider changing the comprehensive plan.
The report includes a recommendation for installing traffic signals where 11th Street intersects with Kentucky and Tennessee streets, and raising speed limits on some streets.
THE COMMISSION will discuss a report from Traf-Tran Engineering, 2500 W. 6th St., which recommends that the state increase traffic safety in Lawrence.
REPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ON THE STATE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT KU
by Robbi Ferron Director of the Office of Affirmative Action
Report
Questions and Answers
Reception
Thursday, January 19, 1984
7:30 p.m.
Alderson Auditorium — Kansas Union
Reception honoring the Affirmative Action Board and the Office of Affirmative Action staff follows report.
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