Data & Communication recharge rates for FY26

The rates for IT Data and Communications have been approved for FY26. As the Data and Communications rate is now majority funded by General Fund (GF), most departments will no longer receive a billing summary for this rate. Billing for these rates will start being processed right away.

Details about each rate are below.

Data and Communications rate

An UAA employee headcount-based rate for network, data, cybersecurity and telecommunication services. This rate is based off employee headcount as of Oct. 1 in the prior fiscal year. Using the headcount data, the billing headcount for each d-level is calculated as follow:

• Full time faculty and staff * 1
• Part time faculty and staff * 1/4
• Student workers are not included in the calculation
• Community Campuses receive an additional 10% discount on headcount
  • Recognizes local IT support at community campuses

UAA Anchorage area, PWSC, Kodiak College - $593.13 per billing headcount. Anchorage campus units include the Business Enterprise Institute, Student Health & Counseling Center, Business Services, and IT Services.

UAA KPC, Mat-Su College - $1,346.71 per billing headcount. These campuses retain their Network Access fee and do not receive a credit for the fee against their rate.

Community campuses and applicable Anchorage campus units will be sent a billing summary and a JV template to complete as part of the billing process, much like the Microsoft expense distribution.

Handset rate

Covers the replacement cost of the physical desk phone for normal use conditions and life cycle. If a user is primarily using the phone from their computer via the soft phone app, they may elect to turn in their desk phone and avoid paying this rate.

Please note that certain restricted funds, such as grants, will have their annual bill for the Handset Rate split into quarterly installments.

$116.77 per handset

Network/telephone line rate

A telephone line based rated for non-UAA units who use telephone and network services on UAA campuses. While the rate is currently charged per telephone line, it encompasses network connections and usage for non-UAA entities as well.

$559.39 per phone line

Billable labor rate

Billable services include:

• Field work requested by UAA departments.
  • Moves, adds, or changes for network ports, network devices, and telephones.
  • Requests for new cabling or new network devices (such as new wireless access points).
• Work requests from non-UAA university organizations, UA Land Management managed/leased buildings (e.g. ULB, BOC2, etc.), and for UAA leased buildings.
  • Any request for network support (if unit wasn't included in recharge billing).
  • Moves, adds, or changes for network ports, network devices, and telephones.
  • Building access control installation and maintenance.
• Work requested by non-UA entities using university infrastructure.
  • Any request for network support.
  • Moves, adds, or changes for network ports, network devices, and telephones.
  • Setting up event specific networks or network connections may include additional fees for network use and access.
  • Building access control installation and maintenance.

$160.17 per hour

Contact

If you'd like more information about billing, please reach out to UAA Technical Support Center at 907-786-4646 or [email protected].

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