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PSC Telecommunication Services and Management

Telecommunications Services

Provides professional voice and data tele-communications systems technical design and provisioning, and support for telecommunications equipment and services (including voice mail). Provides procedures, guidelines and time frames for requesting telecommunication services, and provides liaison between our customers and the telecommunications vendors. Provides domestic and international calling cards, toll-free services, FTS 2001 domestic long distance and international long distance connectivity, and acquisition services for pagers and cellular phones. Provides advice and assistance with billing issues customers have resulting from direct bills from vendors. The Telecommunications Branch is comprised of two sections: The Washington, DC office serves the Southwest Federal Center and other locations primarily in Washington, DC as well as the HHS Regional offices. The Rockville office is located at the Parklawn Building and serves customers and location groups in suburban Maryland.

Performance Standards:
95% of telephone service requests involving 10 stations or less will be processed within 4 days of receipt.

Availability: All Federal Government
Service Fee : $8.73 per line/month for services provided
Point of Contact: Mike Pravlik
Phone: (301) 443-8600
E-mail: Mpravlik@psc.gov

Telecommunications Management

Provides strategic coordination and integration of voice, data and video communications via telephone network facilities, and implements major network changes to assure cost efficient, technologically current services. Provides day-to-day oversight and workforce management for the primary contractor and over 30 subcontractors that provide telecommunications services to customers. Manages a voice mail system consisting of more than 42,000 mailboxes; oversees maintenance to the desktop; requests and evaluates proposals from contractors to provide state-of-the-art equipment and services; provides management and oversight of domestic and international long distance services; and provides centralized billing for telecommunications dial-tone.

Performance Standards:
95% of all trouble calls will be cleared within 24 hours.

Availability: All Federal Government
Service Fee : $3.29 plus equipment and actual service usage costs
Point of Contact: Mike Pravlik
Phone: (301) 443-8600
E-mail: Mpravlik@psc.gov

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Last revised: October 21, 2003

 

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