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Cellular Service - Contract, Rate and Billing Information

NDSU provides centralized cellular services for faculty and staff through the Voice & Collaboration Services Department. Below is more information on contracts, rates and billing.

Rates/Contact Information

Charges are passed-through from the carrier to NDSU departments with no mark-up from Voice & Collaborations Services Department.  

Verizon has a 24 month contract, eligible for upgrade after 18 months.  Penalty charge for early contract cancellation.

AT&T has a 24 month contract, eligible for upgrade after 18 months.  No penalty charge for early contract cancellation.

Rates are listed below based on the latest contract:

Voice Plans:

AT&T Voice-OnlyVerizon Voice-Only
100 Min. $22.50100 Min. $23.99 + 100 messages
N/A200 Min. $28.69 + 100 messages
300 Min. $29.25N/A
N/A400 Min. $30.76 + 100 messages
600 Min. $39.75600 Min. $44.10 + 100 messages
1000 Min. $52.501000 Min. $56.40 + 100 messages

Texting Plans:

AT&T TextingVerizon Texting
200 messages - $3.001000 messages - $10.00
unlimited messages - $20.00unlimited messages - $12.00

Smart Phones:

AT&T SmartphonesVerizon Smartphones
300 Min./unlimited data, pictures, and text - $48.75400 Min./unlimited data, pictures, video and text - $49.35
600 Min./unlimited data, pictures, and text - $61.43600 Min./unlimited data, pictures, video and text - $62.19
1000 Min./unlimited data, pictures, and text - $73.131000 Min./unlimited data, pictures, video and text - $74.03

Phone Replacement:

AT&TVerizon
18 months18 months

Shipping:

AT&T Verizon
Overnight at no chargeOvernight at no charge

Billing

Billing is provided through the PCR general ledger interface on the 16th of each month. One bill contains all cellular, telecommunications, and emergency technologies charges. To request call detail records for a particular cellular phone number for a given month, the department's Telephone Administrator can contact NDSU IT Business Unit for this service.