A MTU telephone number is assigned to the conference call and is directed to a 26 port conference bridge. When the first person calls the conference bridge, it will continue to ring until the second person calls and the two are connected. As each person calls in, they are automatically added to the conference.

The people who have already joined the conference will hear a tone to indicate that another person has been added. They will also hear a tone if an individual chooses to leave the conference.
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There is a $15.00 service fee for each conference and a 15 cents per minute usage charge per attendee calling the 888 number. The 888 access is only from within the US, Canada and Mexico. As an example, the cost of a 30 minute conference call with 10 people - 6 calling locally, 2 calling from California and 2 calling from Detroit would be:

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If you want to use this service you must schedule the conference call 48 hours in advance of the call.

• Call or stop by the MTU Telcom Customer Service in Room B24 in the EERC basement, to schedule or;
  
• Send an on-line request from our web site: www.tc.mtu.edu or;
  
  
• Send 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

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