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For more information or to order one of the following services call CUIT at 854-0000 or send e-mail to cuit-design@columbia.edu.

AT&T Corporate Calling Card
Personal Security Codes
Telephone Operator Services
Telephone Directory Information
Services for People with Disabilities

AT&T Corporate Calling Card

The AT&T corporate calling card is issued to University faculty and administrators to use on and off campus for business purposes. A calling card is required when using RolmPhones for domestic or international operator-assisted calls for information. All calls made with the card outside of the University are billed to your department's monthly telecommunications bill.

Personal Security Codes

We provide PSCs (Personal Security Code) for use on the University's RolmPhone system. Similar to a phone company calling card, the PSC allows you to make phone calls from any campus telephone, whether the phone is restricted or unrestricted, public or in an office. All calls made with a PSC from any campus telephone will be billed to the responsible person's telephone number.

Columbia Telephone Operator Services

The Columbia University general information number (90 or 212-854-1754) is staffed by trained operators who will transfer your call on request or connect you to a member of our Referral Center for further assistance. Please note: Columbia operators do not accept or connect collect calls. Hours are:

8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and holidays

Telephone Directory Information

The Columbia University Directory is the central information resource on officers and staff at Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College. Please visit the online directory for information.

How to Obtain Verizon Directories

You can order Verizon telephone directories, as well as any others in the U.S. Send a Purchase Order to CUIT Telecom Services, 115 Computer Center, Mail Code 1685. Call 212-854-0000 for additional information. Note that Verizon charges for out-of-state directories.

How to Change Your Directory Information

Columbia staff and faculty can edit their personal contact information and change the way it appears in the online directory by going to the myColumbia portal (https://my.columbia.edu/):

Click on the link Log in with your Columbia UNI in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
Enter your UNI and Password.
Click on the Faculty & Staff tab.
Under the Tools blue bar, click on People @ Columbia - Self Service to expand the menu.
Click on Update Your Address and follow the instructions on that page.
Remember to log out when you are done changing your information

Submit any other Directory changes by sending e-mail to toocs@columbia.edu.

Services for People with Disabilities

We are available to accommodate any Columbia student, faculty, staff or visitor with a special telecommunications need. Facilities and assistance for persons with disabilities include:

Telephone heights: All publicly accessed Rolm and coin telephones are installed at a height that is easily reached from a wheelchair.
Hearing-aid-compatible handsets: Rolm and coin telephone handsets with more sensitive microphones are available.
Telecommunications devices for the deaf: All RolmPhones and other campus phones provide TDD compatibility.
Elevator telephones: ll elevators are equipped with emergency telephones that automatically dial the Security Office at the touch of a button.
PhoneMail message waiting: PhoneMail provides both audible and visual indications that a message is waiting.
Audible call waiting: The call waiting feature may be designed to indicate audibly and visibly that a second caller is waiting.
Special Station Design: The RolmPhone station can be designed to accommodate a special need.