A flat monthly charge is levied automatically for each campus employee who qualifies as a Communication User, as determined by the employee's payroll title code. (This charge replaces telephone line and computer network charges.)

A UCSD employee is considered a Communication User when other employees in the same title code generally use a telephone and/ or the UCSD data communications network as part of their daily work. A campuswide committee evaluated every job title and determined whether the majority of its constituents did or did not qualify. Employing the "Communication User" category as a basis for charging is not meant to be a precise reflection of individual use, but rather a fair mechanism for aggregating and averaging communications charges over departments.

• See a list of Communication User title codes
• See a sample recharge statement
• See NGN: Overview

In phase two of NGN (NGN2), monthly charges for full-time Communication Users and postdoctoral fellows will change July 1, 2006, and then increase annually for the next 5 years. See rates in the chart below:

Communication User NGN2 monthly rates 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 On campus $60 $70 $74 $79 $85 $89 On-campus postdoc $20 $28 $33.30 $39.50 $46.75 $53.40 Off campus $23 $29 $31 $33 $36 $37 Off-campus postdoc $7.67 $11.60 $13.95 $16.50 $19.80 $22.20 Med Center $12 $22 $23 $25 $27 $28 Med Center postdoc $4 $8.80 $10.35 $12.50 $14.85 $16.80 Grad student $12 $21 $22 $24 $26 $27 Public computer labs   $16.50 $18 $19 $20 $22 $23 Note: To check on the charging category for your location, see a summary list (Excel). Charges to grants: Faculty grants: Charges are assessed on the funds from which faculty salaries are paid, including grants, start-up funds, and other sources. The percentage of NGN charge assessed to any fund source, including a grant, will be the percentage of salary on that fund source. Other academics and staff are charged as Communication Users at the percentage of their salary on the grant, up to 100%. Postdoctoral researchers and fellows are charged at one-third the Communication User rate, multiplied by the percentage of time on the grant. Under NGN2, one-third will increase to 40% in 2006-2007, then by 5% per year until 2011, when it reaches 60%. Grants are not charged for graduate students or undergraduate students. Monthly fees include: Voice services: Basic voice service (digital or analog telephone line), customer service, feature packages for phones, line repairs, and technical support Data services: Switched Ethernet data service, on- and off-campus network access, electronic mail services, DHCP service, line repairs, and technical support Wiring: Fiber optic cables between buildings and category 5 (or better) cables inside buildings Equipment: Upgrades for backbone and building network switches Wireless: Wireless data network access in selected public areas and classrooms, and in new building upgraded projects Local and long-distance toll calls (after July 1, 2006) Monthly fees do not include: Installations, moves, or changes for data and voice lines Telephone and computer instruments Local and long distance toll calls (until June 30, 2006) Voice mail Experimental networks and exceptionally high bandwidth needs Special-use rooms and computer labs Questions? Contact ngn@ucsd.edu or one of the following: For billing: Cyndi Humphrey, (858) 534-1938 or Alison Kibble Koshi, (858) 822-5222 For funding: Sheryl Gerbracht, (858) 534-7339 For technology: Jim Madden, (858) 534-2682 For contracts and grants: Linda Dale, (858) 534-3333

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