Telecommunications Information
Telephones in student residences
Franklin Pierce University provides a local dial tone to each dorm room and each bedroom in the special living options. Each student and his or her roommate needs to provide one analog telephone per room for making and receiving calls, and accessing 911. Long distance calls can be made by using a calling card, either pre-paid or billed, purchased by the student or parent.
When you lift the receiver of your phone plugged into a jack on campus, you will hear a dial tone. This dial tone will give you access to the voicemail system (4100) and any on-campus extensions.
To access a dial tone to make a local call or to dial a toll-free number, dial 7.
Local telephone exchanges from Rindge are:
Rindge: 899
Fitzwilliam: 585
Peterborough: 924
Jaffrey: 532
Winchendon, Mass. (area code 978, exchange 297)
Calling a student in a campus residence
From off campus people can either dial (603) 899-4100 and your voicemail number, if you have one, or call (603) 899-4000 and the campus operator will connect them to your room.
Voicemail
Voicemail is provided to Freshmen only upon request. If you are a member of a club or organization on campus you may be required to have a campus voicemail. If you live on campus, this number can be programmed to ring in your room so that people from off campus can reach you and your personal voicemail directly. To request a voicemail number, fill out this simple form.
Cell Phone Service
US Cellular is the cell phone provider in Rindge, NH. They have installed a repeater on campus, and service is reasonably reliable in most buildings. Verizon Wireless has a reciprocal agreement with US Cellular and service from Verizon is also fairly dependable. Nextel has a tower on Pac Monadnock and their service has recently improved. Rindge is a rural area, surrounded by granite ledges and at the base of Mt. Monadnock. It is beautiful. However wireless phone service is not guaranteed.
TTY and FAX Service
The University provides TTY service for the hearing impaired, located on the first floor of the library and available for student use. The telephone number is 603-899-1125. Faxes can be sent and received 24 hours a day from the Campus Safety building. The fax number is 603-899-4325. There is no cost to receive a fax. Sending a fax costs $1 per page.
Cable Television System
The University Cable Television provides service to all campus residences. Students may bring a television from home to receive Franklin Pierce Cable programming in their residence hall rooms. RG6 quality cables are recommended and may be brought from home or are available for purchase at the University Bookstore. Televisions should be cable ready.
E-Mail
Outlook e-mail is the University's official method of communication. E-mail provides faculty, staff and students with an efficient and economical means of communicating among themselves, parents, home and others. Students are required to access their FP Outlook e-mail daily for up-to-date community information and individual communications.
eRaven
http://eraven.franklinpierce.edu provides community members with up-to-date information on events & activities. Students are encouraged to utilize this vehicle.
If you have any questions about Telephone Service, Cable TV, e-mail, or the computer network please call (603) 899-1110, which is the IT Help Desk.
