Telephone Services

The CMOD on behalf of the Dept of Finance issued a request for tender in March 2001 to all telecommunications companies to offer fixed voice, fixed data, mobile voice and mobile data through a VPN solution to all Govt. Agencies, Health Boards, Local Authorities and non commercial semi state bodies. As result of this process Vodafone got awarded the contract on mobile communications. UCD is currently subscribed to the Governmet VPN.

Government VPN

The following is a list of the benefits that UCD enjoys, with Vodafone supplying voice solutions to University College Dublin:

- Lower mobile communication costs
- Reduced pressures on voice resources
- All government agencies will be on the same tariff, no matter what size
- Project managed by the CMOD
- Mobile costs reviewed on an ongoing basis, depending on volume

UCD Telephone Services monitors the performance of the account in order to ensure value for money is achieved. You can see reults of this monitoring exercise here.

Improved contactability and communication.

With this service you can reach UCD extensions by just adding the prefix "6" in front of the extension number. For instance if you want to reach extension 7777, from your mobile, you don't need to dial 017167777. You can just dial 67777. This will connect you to that extension number in UCD (this feature only works while in the Republic)