Students who want to place calls to off-campus numbers can open a telephone service account that gives them access to the worldwide public telephone network and enables them to be billed for any toll calls they make. Most new student residents receive full details about the service mailed directly from ACUS during August before moving to campus. This system allows each student to get a personal bill, avoiding the conflicts that can occur when roommates share phone service. An added convenience is that the PSC can be used from any residence phone on campus and toll calls are billed to the PSC holder instead of the phone used. Students who are away from the campus for more than a month can keep the account open but inactive and reactivate it at no cost when they return.
Inactive accounts have no monthly fee until reactivated.
Several discount plans are offered by ACUS and can be viewed at their website by students with current accounts. ACUS rates and fees are subject to change, sometimes without notice to students or the University. For a detailed examination of comparative costs of U of H and local exchange carrier phone services click here. Bills are sent to subscribers each month or can be viewed and paid by account holders at the secure ACUS website. The University recommends that students receive their bills at their campus mailbox or on the Internet, but they may elect to have their bills sent to any other address they wish.