AT&T GIVES NON-PROFITS LOWER TELECONFERENCE RATES.BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1995--Nursing home and hospital patients who can't get to Cincinnati's Rockdale Temple The Rockdale Temple is located on Rockdale Avenue in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. This classical Temple was built by K.K. Bene Israel the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains and the 4th oldest congregation in the United States. for Friday night services pick up their phones to hear the service. Home-bound home-bound Health care adjective Referring to a person who is 'truly unable' to leave the home parishioners of St. Paul's
Rockdale and St. Paul's are just two of the non- profit organizations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. that are taking advantage of a 40 percent discount introduced recently on AT&T TeleConference Service. Offered exclusively to non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that reach out to the home-bound or hospital-bound in their communities, the new AT&T discount program is the only one of its kind, and makes teleconference service more affordable for such groups. "AT&T wants to support groups that support the home- bound," said Carol Passavant, general manager of AT&T TeleConference Service. "Often these groups are the only connection to the community that the ill, elderly and disabled have. "AT&T wants to help strengthen these important ties within communities," said Passavant. Under the program, qualifying non-profit organizations who conduct programs, such as concerts, lectures and religious services, over the telephone for home-bound individuals will pay only 31 cents a minute per connection for AT&T operator-dialed conference calls from 3 p.m. to 8 a.m. local time, Monday through Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. AT&T also is waiving the set-up charge of $4 per connection. With operator-dialed service, an AT&T TeleConference specialist calls program participants and adds them to the call, so participants just have to pick up the phone when it rings. To be eligible for this offer, a non-profit organization must provide AT&T with a copy of the 501c3 document it has on file with the federal government verifying ver·i·fy tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies 1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate. 2. its non-profit status, and a notarized document indicating the calls will be used to support home-bound individuals -- people unable to leave their residences due to illness, age, disability or personal safety, or someone who supports one of these individuals, such as a parent or a caregiver care·giv·er n. 1. An individual, such as a physician, nurse, or social worker, who assists in the identification, prevention, or treatment of an illness or disability. 2. . AT&T also will provide a non-profit organization with materials, such as tip sheets and sign-up forms, to use in administering a conference call program and educating participants. For more information on AT&T's TeleConference Service for non-profit organizations, call 1 800 508-5586. CONTACT: AT&T Susan Reiche 908 221-4855 (office) 201 543-7913 (home) or Ruthlyn Newell 908 221-6367 (office) 908 647-6260 (home) |
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