SUBJECT:

Discontinuation of Third Party Telephone Billing to University Telephone Numbers

Third-party calling is a operator-assisted call, placed from one number to
a second number, and billed to a third number. This type of call is
substantially more costly than either direct dial or telephone credit card
calls. In addition, third-party calling is not verified by the operator
unless placed from a public telephone.

Non-verification makes this type of call very susceptible to fraud and
billing abuse against the University and its departments. Not a month goes
by without some fraudulent third-party calls being billed to various
campus telephone numbers. The fraudulent charges levied against these
campus telephones may vary from a few dollars to several hundred dollars
per telephone. The research and tracing of fraudulent third-party calls is
not only time consuming, but also cost prohibitive to the university.

There are several alternative solutions in place already that will help to
alleviate this problem. Each of the following should be considered and
the one(s) best suited for your needs selected:

   1. Utilization of your UCSD "Authorization Dialing Code" with
     remote access to the campus.

   2. Using a University telephone credit card. The following are
     telephone credit cards available thru the UCSD Telecommunications
     Services for faculty and staff:

     a.  The MCI "UCSD CALLCARD"
     b.  The "AT&T Corporate Card"
     c.  The "Pacific Bell Calling Card"

If you have a requirement for one or more of the above solutions to the
third-party calling problem, your department can easily obtain your
requirements for you by simply requesting it from this department, Mail
Code 0320, via a Telecommunications Services Form FO 2158 (Rev 4/91). We
would be more than happy to provide the service that would best fit your
specific needs.

Effective with this notice Pacific Bell and AT&T will be notified that the
university will no longer honor third-party calling charges to any of the
university's telephone numbers.

Roger Talamantez Assistant Vice Chancellor - Administrative Computing and Telecommunications