Telecommunications provides the voice, data, and video transmission capabilities for the university.
The department provides approximately 9,000 telephones lines to university departments and 2,000 lines to the student residence halls. Four PBX switches, linked together by leased lines, connect the main campus in Manhattan, the Foundation Center, and the manufacturing learning center with the Salina campus. Fiber optic cables connect remote modules of the main campus PBX switch and carry data to all academic buildings and residence halls. The department provides long distance service to students living in the residence halls. An authorization code assigned to each student identifies the caller and ensures proper billing.