You will provide your participants with the time of the conference and the designated phone number that will be used to call into the conference bridge. When the first person calls into the conference bridge, it will continue to ring until the second person calls in and the two are connected. Each additional person that calls in will be automatically added to the conference, while those that have already joined the conference will hear a tone to indicate that another person has been added. The conference participants will also hear a tone whenever a participant chooses to leave the conference.

For more information on the Meet-Me Telephone Conferencing Service rules and procedures, see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/voice/voiceservices/teleconference/teleconfrules.htm
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There is a $15.00 service fee for each conference as well as a 15 cents per minute usage charge for each attendee that calls the toll free (888) number. Please note that the toll free (888) access is only available to those calling from within the US, Canada and Mexico.

Let’s say, for example, that you have scheduled a 30 minute conference call with 10 people, where 6 will be calling locally, 2 will be calling from California, and 2 will be calling from Detroit. Your costs would be calculated as follows:

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If you want to use this service you must submit your request at least 48 hours in advance of the conference call by:

• Visiting the Telcom Customer Service Center in Room B12 in the EERC basement, or;
  
  
• Sending an on-line request from our web site using our Meet-Me Telephone Conferencing form at http://www.tc.mtu.edu/forms/meetmereqform.htm, or;
  
  
• Sending an email message to telcom-request@mtu.edu with the following information:
  
  
  • Your name
  • Your Tech ID number
  • The date you are requesting the service
  • The time the conference call is to start
  • Your department account number (if applicable)
  • Whether or not you will need an 800 number in addition to the local number
  • Any other relevant information that you wish to include in your request

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