Telecommunications Updates
University Phone Bill Distribution
Beginning with the September phone bill, you will receive monthly copies of your telephone bills electronically through E-Print - available through Dal Online “Web for Administrators”.
The bill is normally processed near the middle of each month – so mid-October for this first one.
The report name is GWRTBIL, “Telephone Bill Report By Customer”. It will include the Bell Aliant account numbers and the phone details in numerical order.
Additionally, it includes the long-distance charges for each telephone number.
The summary of charges will be posted to your financial reports with the monthly amount and rebated tax amount shown as two separate lines.
These charges are normally expensed to 8640 (Centrex Service & Rental) and 8641 (Long-distance & Fax).
In delivering the phone bill through E-Print, it may mean that Agricultural Campus administrators, who previously received copies of the bill from Province of Nova Scotia,
may not have access to these reports. If you have delegated Financial Self-Serve access to them, they will be able to view this report.
Unfortunately, you are not able to delegate just access to the Phone Bill Report, delegated access means that all financial reports, including payroll would be available.
We encourage you to review your bills for accuracy, ensuring the phone numbers you are being billed for, actually belongs to your Department.
Should there be any discrepancies, please send the details to Networks.Systems@Dal.Ca or contact Shelley Zinck at 494-3440 or Bob Pettipas at 494-1859 for assistance.
Bell Mobility billing information
The Bell Mobility invoicing and payment process is changing.
In September, Bell Mobility will begin mailing the invoices directly to the departmental administration assistants.
Dalhousie’s mobility billing period starts the 16th of the month and runs until 15th of the following month. Your first bill should arrive the 3rd week of September and that bill will include charges from August 31st to September 15th. In October you will receive the bills for the period between September 16th and October 15th.
We have created new mobility accounts for your department and placed your cell, pager, BlackBerry, and tablet plans into those accounts.
All devices are on the same plans as they were prior to the merger and therefore the rates will remain unchanged.
The preferred method of payment is by Pcard. Otherwise when you receive your mobility bill please indicate the appropriate Dalhousie FUND/ORGN and expense account with the authorizing signature and forward to Financial Services, Halifax via the campus mail.
Please note Financial Services only process the current charges, if there is a previous balance you would like to pay we would require the bill for the month in which the charges occurred.
To set up direct billing on your Pcard please contact Networks and Systems at networks.systems@dal.ca or by phone at 902-494-7160.
Bob Pettipas PMP
Manager, Telecommunications
Dalhousie University
Killam Library B513
Halifax, NS
B3H4H8
Office 902-494-1859
Cell 902-478-8727
bob.pettipas@dal.ca