November 07, 2006
VoIP Systems For Chicago Public Schools
While public schools in Washington state are only using VoIP for their Electrocom intercom system, all of the nearly 700 public schools in Chicago, Illinois, are being converted over to VoIP phone lines over a four-year period by Mitel Networks. Because the new system can pinpoint the room that a call is made from, it will comply with state regulations for e-911 emergency calling. Teachers will also have voicemail, caller ID, and other features. This is considered to be the largest VoIP conversion of any school system in the US.
So you kids better watch out. Who needs parent-teacher night to discuss your troublemaking bottom if those "other features" allow IM chatting between your teacher and parents. But seriously this is good news for VoIP equipment and service providers. In fact, Mitel claims that 95% of all telecom systems they now install are VoIP-based (though not all of their customers are necessarily schools). Rauland-Borg is another player in the school VoIP market.
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