BUSINESS NOTES &
NEWS
FEBRUARY 2008
In This Month's Issue:
Update to MAPP 10.03.05
FY08 Mandatory Training Period Wraps Up
Choosing the Right Account
Department Who's Who
February Calendar
HUB Statistics
Non-Overnight Transportation
Budget Development Module Training
Petty Cash and Change Fund
ePAR Project Update
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Update to MAPP 10.03.05
Employee Responsibility – Telecommunications
Resources
Air Cards
After further discussion, air cards, which
provide wireless internet service to
laptops, may be direct-billed to the
department or reimbursed to an employee.
They will not be considered in the same
category as cell phones, PDAs, pagers, or
home internet service, which are restricted
under MAPP 10.03.05 due to IRS documentation
requirements.
Since most air cards are used in university
laptops for business travel or intermittent
use at various locations on campus, air
cards will not be considered a substitute
for home internet service. It is assumed
that most, if not all, employees with
university-provided air cards (or university
laptops that contain air cards) have their
own home internet service and do not rely
upon their university-provided air card for
their personal internet access.
Therefore, a department may purchase an air
card and directly pay for the monthly
service, as it did previously, and
departments do not need to pay its employees
a monthly communication allowance for air
card service. All other provisions of MAPP
10.03.05, as outlined in the January issue
Business Notes & News, remain in effect.
Cellular Wireless Vendor Workshops
Information Technology Communication
Services (ITCS) has organized some
informational workshops for faculty and
staff to help them make decisions about
purchasing a personal cell phone,
Blackberry, or similar device, if one is
needed, and choosing a service plan. A
vendor (T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, or
Sprint) will be present at each workshop to
answer questions about their products and
services. ITCS representatives will also be
available to answer questions. Attendance at
these workshops is not required and there is
no need to register.
All workshops will be held in room 116, PGH
from 11 AM to 2 PM on the following dates:
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Vendor
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Date of Workshop |
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T-Mobile |
February 25 |
| Verizon
Wireless |
February 26
March 11
March 25 |
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AT&T |
February 27
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26 |
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Sprint |
March 6 |
Additional Information
Employees are encouraged to visit IT’s
Cellular Web Page for
assistance and helpful information or
contact ITCS Customer Services, Ext. 3-1111
if needing general cellular support and/or
support associated with the UH Centrally
Billed Cellular Devices.
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