Telecom Services for University Housing
Due to feedback from students regarding the extensive use of cell phones on campus, Housing and Dining Services has continued the removal of phone lines in individual student rooms. Common area phones will be available on each floor for emergency use and on-campus calling. Students are encouraged to use cell phones for local and long-distance calls. For specific information about a phone line in a particular room, please contact the Housing and Dining Services office. Telephone service includes free on-campus and local calling. Local calls include those made to the Southside, Northside, East and West Ends.
It is possible to reach long distance carriers. You can reach the carrier of your choice by simply dialing 9+10+10 XXX+ 0 and placing either a collect or credit card call.
Note #1: XXX is the access code of the carrier you choose but not all long distance carriers will offer services provided by an operator.
Text telephone equipment for the hearing impaired is available in Cyert Hall A Level by the vending machines and at University Police at 300 S.Craig Street.
Students are not permitted to accept collect or third number billed calls. Failure to comply with this rule will result in an investigative fee of $25.00 in addition to the cost of the call.
Telecom & Network Services provide the CableTV service in all on-campus and several off-campus residences. All bedrooms have a CableTV outlet, and many common rooms have one as well. The CableTV service has over 100 channels, including the local news, foreign language programming, and a special event relay service for on-campus events. For a current listing of channels and locations served, as well as hints for connecting your television/VCR or computer TV card to the system, please go to our website: http://www.cmu.edu/computing/network/cable-tv/index.html.
Like fire alarms and emergency phone lines, a student's telephone line is part of the University's communications network for the security and safety of resident students. No alteration to the wiring or entry into the communications closets is permitted.
To reach a Carnegie Mellon campus operator, dial "0". The Telecom Trouble and Repair Line is 412-268-8500.