TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FEE (TIF) 1. What is the Technology Infrastructure Fee (TIF)?
In 2003, CTS formed a university-wide workgroup that included staff members from both academic and administrative areas to develop a transparent billing model for communications services. The workgroup agreed to segregate rates in three service areas: (1) voice and voice features; (2) directly billed services, such as voice usage, voice mail, cable television and bandwidth; and (3) technology infrastructure services that support the entire campus, including the UCLA backbone, Commodity Internet, Internet2, BOL services, Connect2, and underground inter-building wiring/cabling and maintenance. The billing model for the technology infrastructure services is referred to as a Technology Infrastructure Fee (TIF). FY 2005/06 was a transitional year, during which the TIF was charged at $32.00 per line, based upon active phone lines in place as of the end of calendar year 2004. Beginning FY 2006/07, the TIF will be based on an FTE model that will recharge for technology services at approximatel
