VCUnet ACCOUNT USAGE REPORT - DESCRIPTION OF TERMS

1. ACCOUNT
2. ACCOUNT SUMMARY
3. ACCOUNT USAGE REPORT
4. BILLING PERIOD
5. INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY
6. INDIVIDUAL USAGE
7. LOCAL CALL DETAIL (LOCAL)
8. MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES (MRC)
9. OBJECT CODES
10. OTHER CHARGES AND CREDITS (OCC)
11. SUBSCRIBER
12. SUBSCRIBER NUMBER
13. SUBSCRIBER SUMMARY
14. TAG
15. TITLE(DEPT)
16. TOLL CALL DETAIL (TOLL)

ACCOUNT - An 8-digit number, which includes either a University budget code or VCUHS MAS/cost code, to which charges are billed.

ACCOUNT SUMMARY - A section of the Subscriber Summary page of the Account Usage Report that summarizes the charges by object codes.

ACCOUNT USAGE REPORT - A report that provides summary and detailed information about charges assigned to a specific account number.This report includes all charges assigned to an account number, regardless of the department affiliation of the subscriber.

BILLING PERIOD - The month in which the charges are incurred (i.e., November Account Usage report reflects October charges).

INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY - A section of the Individual Usage page of the Account Usage Report that summarizes the toll, local, MRC and/or OCC charges for a subscriber.

INDIVIDUAL USAGE - This page of the Account Usage Report provides detailed information for an individual subscriber. Sections of this summary page may include LOCAL CALL DETAIL, TOLL CALL DETAIL, MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES, OTHER CHARGES AND CREDITS and INDIVIDUAL SUMMARY.

LOCAL CALL DETAIL (LOCAL) - Long distance charges for calls made within the 804 area code, such as Petersburg, VA. When reviewing the "From Number" column, remember that long distance authorization codes can be used to place long distance calls from any 828, 827, 628 exchanges, and the telephone number that the call is made from will show on the report. This DOES NOT mean that your department is being billed for the monthly recurring charges associated with this telephone number; ONLY the calls are billed to your department.

MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGES (MRC) - Itemization of charges that occur each month for a subscriber, such as line fees, voicemail, and equipment maintenance.

OBJECT CODES - All charges are categorized by object codes that can be matched with the charges on FRS (Financial Record System) for University accounts only.These include:

1731     -            Tele Centrex Expense

1732     -            Tele Key Systems

1733     -            Tele Circuits Expense

1734     -            Tele Long Distance

1736     -            Tele Equipment Maintenance

1737     -            Tele Other Expenses

OTHER CHARGES AND CREDITS (OCC) - Itemization of charges for one-time services received for a subscriber, such as work order processing fees, new installations and new equipment.

SUBSCRIBER - A subscriber is established for each billed department and for those employees with a long distance authorization code and/or calling card number.

SUBSCRIBER NUMBER - A unique number assigned to each subscriber by the VCUnet billing system.

SUBSCRIBER SUMMARY - This page of the Account Usage Report summarizes, by subscriber, all charges billed to a specific account number.

TAG - Identification tag containing a serial number, attached to the telephone set, usually on the bottom of the set.

TITLE (DEPT) - The 7-digit department number assigned by VCUnet. Please include this number on all billing inquiries.

TOLL CALL DETAIL (TOLL) - Long distance charges outside of the 804 area code.When reviewing the "From Number" column, remember that long distance authorization codes can be used to place long distance calls from any 828, 827, 628 exchanges, and the telephone number that the call is made from will show on the report.This DOES NOT mean that your department is being billed for the monthly recurring charges associated with this telephone number; ONLY the calls are billed to your department.