Voice Products and Services (Cellular, Telephone, Conferencing)

Cell Phones

Contracted Suppliers: AT&T, Verizon

IST's Cellular Devices & Services offers a variety of cellular products from contracted suppliers. Visit the IST Berkeley Telecom Wireless (Cellular) webpage to review cell phone device options. To place an order please go to the Telecom Catalog.

DO NOT USE BEARBUY. Do not place phone orders through BearBUY for these products/services. When you order products through BearBUY, they are not integrated with our current voice and billing systems which will result in problems with warranties and repair services.

Note: To minimize such problems, phone and voice products are being removed from BearBUY catalogs wherever we find them. (If you should locate one of these products in a BearBUY catalog, please notify Strategic Sourcing, so it can be removed. Headsets and cordless handsets not requiring phone services can be ordered through the existing BearBUY vendors.

Telephones – Desk, Conference Room

To order phones -- PBX, Centrex, VoIP, conference room phones, and associated voice products -- you must order through the IST Telecom Catalog to ensure that the products ordered are supported by our voice network on campus. If you have questions regarding phones or other voice products, you can contact IST Telecom at 664-9000; press 1, 1, 3 to reach a Telecom consultant.

Do not place phone/voice orders through BearBUY or use a bluCard for these products/services.  When you order products through BearBUY, they are not integrated with our current voice and billing systems which will result in problems with warranties and repair services. 

Note: To minimize such problems, phone and voice products are being removed from BearBUY catalogs wherever we find them. (If you should locate one of these products in a BearBUY catalog, please notify Strategic Sourcing so it can be removed. Headsets and cordless handsets not requiring phone services can be ordered through the existing BearBUY vendors.

See the Technology@Berkeley website for more information about acquiring office phones and telecommunication services.

Audio and/or Video Conferencing Services

Contracted Suppliers:  Refer to the Technology@Berkeley website for more information about available options and to set up an audio and/or video conferencing account.

Relevant Policy/Procedures:  Refer to IST Voice Services webpages.


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