Enterprise Information Technology Services Press Release
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

WRITER: Bert DeSimone, 706/542-5110, bert@uga.edu
CONTACT: Judy Howell, 706/542-6962, jhowell@uga.edu

UGA telephone system to begin using 227 prefix

ATHENS, Ga.— During the month of November, UGA Telephone Services will begin assigning the 227 prefix to new telephone numbers allocated on the Athens campus. The 227 prefix will join the two other prefixes currently in use at UGA: 542 and 583.

"All features will be the same as the current 542 and 583 telephone numbers that are assigned to UGA users and devices," said Judy Howell, UGA Telephone Services manager. "Calls can be made between the three prefixes using five-digit dialing; for example, 7-6962 can be dialed instead of 706-227-6962."

The new prefix is required due to continued growth of the UGA campus. A number of new facilities have been constructed over the past several years, and communications are required for phone lines and faxes in these new facilities.

There are currently 11,400 lines on the 542 and 583 prefixes. As planned, the 227 prefix will add as many as 400 lines to the existing pool of numbers assigned to UGA devices.

It has been 8 years since the last addition of a new prefix, when the 583 prefix was added in October 1998.

About EITS
The Office of the Chief Information Officer and Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) are committed to the mission of UGA as a land-and-sea-grant institution where academics come first and the research extensive university community encourages research efforts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. To that end, under the direction of the University´s Chief Information Officer, EITS endeavors to provide a robust, reliable, and secure information technology infrastructure, maintain essential production services, and offer world-class support. For more information, please visit the EITS Web site: www.eits.uga.edu.