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Saturday, March 22, 2003
Marshall U. Plans to Offer Cellphones, Not Traditional Phones, in 4 New Dormitories - SCOTT CARLSON
When students move into Marshall University's new dormitories this fall, their room phones won't hang on the wall or sit on a bedside table. The students will carry the phones in their pockets. The university is one of a handful of institutions that will assign cellular phones to students in lieu of land lines. Ed Grose, vice president for university operations at Marshall, says that during the construction of four new residence halls he noticed ubiquitous advertisements for cellphone providers and their frenzied competition for customers. He figured that he could use that competition to get a good deal on phone service in the new buildings.
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