Reiter's Wireless Data Web Log : Dartmouth College offers free wireline long distance

Reiter has posted an article today which discusses the fact that Dartmouth College has decided to stop charging students, faculty, and staff for long distance telephone service. One very interesting point from Reiter's article:

The article reports, "The school was spending $245,000 a year to market, track and bill students' long-distance charges, even though its total telecommunications usage bill last year was only about $140,000.  Phone service, like heat and water, is now covered by the university's building budget.