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Video Conferencing Room and Service Rates

VNS provides video conferencing connectivity via H.323 video conference protocol at 384.

No network fees are accessed for H.323 connectivity between the University Twin Cities Campus, Coordinate Campuses or regional sites within the Learning Network of Minnesota.

The following rooms can be scheduled for video conferencing, video streaming, video recording and satellite downlink broadcast feeds:

TWIN CITIES ROOM/BUILDING (Seating Capacity)

Credit

Non-Credit

Non-U Client

VNS Rooms (Maintained & Scheduled through VNS - hourly rate includes student room operator)

West Bank

Studio C Rarig Center (24)

N/C

$30/hour

$60/hour

East Bank

165 Peik Hall (28)

St. Paul

Magrath Library 4 (22)

145 & 155 Peters Hall (36)

Non-VNS Rooms Equipped for Video Conferencing: (hourly rate applies when VNS provides the room operator)

EB: 5-125 Moos Tower (90) - Scheduled through AHC

N/C

$30/hour

$60/hour

EB: 2-101 Basic Science Seminar Room (40) - Scheduled through BSci

EB: 215 Donahowe (15) - Scheduled through HR

WB: 20 Law School (40) - Scheduled through Law School

ISDN POINT TO POINT CONNECTIONS:

New Site (One Time) Technical Site Test

N/C

$60

$75

Event/Scheduling Fee

N/C

$25

$40

Room Fee (includes room operator)

N/C

$30/hour

$60/hour

Dial OUT (hourly long distance rate)

N/C

$55/hour

$100/hour

Dial IN (line use rate)

N/C

$35/hour

$50/hour

I.P. NETWORK CONNECTIONS: (Conferencing with non University sites outside the state network)

Event/Scheduling Fee

N/C

$25

$40

New Site (One Time) Technical Site Test

N/C

$60

$75

Room Fee

N/C

$30/hour

$60/hour

Gateway Fee

N/C

$50

$75

EVENT GATEWAY FEE

Connectivity Fee for non-VNS events

N/C

$50

$75