commission from student calls

[David Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

HIGHER ED'S THE WINNER IN TELECOM BATTLES
AT&T, MCI and Sprint may still be duking it out in long-distance
commercials, but colleges and universities are the beneficiaries as
companies vie to give them the best deal. "It's like David and Goliath, but
now there are three Goliaths and they're knocking themselves out to play
with David," says a former college president. Universities now can demand
not only good service and low rates, but flexibility to adapt to changing
technology and even commissions on calls made by students, professors and
administrators. The University of South Florida earns up to $5,000 a month
in commissions from AT&T. (Chronicle of Higher Education 1/20/95 A41)