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Meet-Me
Conference
With this service, conferees call a reserved conference
telephone number at a pre-arranged time These conference
numbers have the capability of handling 6 to 30
conferees.
To
have a successful conference call, please follow these
steps:
- The person setting up the conference call (the
originator) should call Operator Services at
312-413-8200.
Be prepared to give the operator your name, the
phone number, date of the conference call, start
and end time of the conference call and the
number of parties that will be on the call.
- The
operator will record this information and reserve
a conference line for you.
- The
originator must call the other conferees and give
them the reserved conference number.
- Prior
to the scheduled time: The originator should dial
into the reserved conference number (works best
from an on-campus phone) at least two minutes
before the scheduled time.
This will open the line for the other conferees.
The line will continuously ring until one of the
other conferees dials in. As each conferee dials
in, a tone is heard. When all conferees are on
line, the conference can begin.
NOTE:
Pressing the switchhook or transfer button will lock the
call (privacy). The line can not be transferred to
another location. Once the call is locked, no one else
can dial in; if a conferee is disconnected, the conferee
will be unable to get back in (busy signal). All parties
must hang up and redial.
Lines
reserved for 6 conferees can hold only six (including the
originator). The seventh person will get a busy signal.
Be sure to reserve the required line.
Charges
- No cost if made from a campus phone. Off campus calls
are billed by the caller's local phone company.
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