It is the policy of the Amherst Campus regarding telephone usage, that University telephones are to be used for business purposes only. In the event that this option is impractical, reimbursement can and must be made via a personal check, payable to the University of Massachusetts.
Departments are responsible for the collection and deposit of reimbursement checks.
Departments shall distribute monthly telephone charge detail reports to all users within their areas on a timely basis. It shall be the responsibility of users to review the detail, identify their toll charges, and certify by signature or initials that those charges represent either appropriate business usage, or personal calls for which the University will be reimbursed. Signed telephone charge detail reports shall be returned to the caller's department for review and approval. These reports should be retained for seven years for audit purposes. The University's long distance carriers allow only one month for the Telecommunications Office to request billing credits for any reason.