Telecommunications Information for Faculty & Staff

To request a Personal Billing Number (PBN), please stop by our office. If that is not possible, your supervisor can fax a request for a PBN to us.

All calls placed with a business PBN are assumed to be business-related, and are charged to the employee’s department. The bill for that account should be reviewed by the supervisor to ensure that all calls being charged to the department are business-related. If a personal PBN is accidentally used to make a business call (or vice-versa), please call us at x7975 to correct the error.

If you lose your PBN or suspect that it may have been stolen, please come to the Telecommunications Office during regular business hours. We will issue you a new one.

To terminate service, we require a written request. The employee’s department should notify us if an employee is leaving, but it is the employee’s responsibility to submit a disconnect request for a PBN in writing.

Employees may request, in writing, to receive a refund check if they are still actively employed but no longer wish to use their personal account. (Please note that refund checks may take up to 4–6 weeks for processing and to be mailed out.) Checks will not be issued for credit balances under $5.01.

If there is trouble on a departmental line, call our office at 518-564-7975. Be sure you know the extension number that is having the problem, and can provide a detailed description of the problem. We will then work to resolve the problem. Most problems are resolved on the same day they are reported, but some problems may require more time.

To move, add, delete or upgrade a telephone line, complete the Telecommunications Request Form. Please note that there is a charge attached to most service requests, and approval is required from both the department head and the appropriate dean. Please be detailed when filling out a service request, and be sure to leave contact information. Completed requests may be faxed, mailed, or dropped off. Depending on the complexity, requests may take up to ten business days.

Contact telecommunications for estimates regarding telephone move, install, number change, set change, disconnect and software changes. 

Phone: 518-564-7975
Email: [email protected]

Due to campus budget restrictions, new requests for department-owned phones or reimbursement of personal phone extensions are not being accepted at this time.