Videoconferencing Facilities Available
Pine Tree Legal Assistance recently acquired ISDN-based videoconferencing equipment in
its offices around the State (Portland, Augusta, Lewiston, Bangor, Machias and Presque
Isle.)
The system includes Polycom videoconferencing units with 32" monitors, supported by 3
ISDN lines per location for high-speed transmission, including support of American Sign
Language interpretation. Using 3 ISDN lines for a point to point conference produces a
video with a frame rate of 30 frames per second - high quality video transmission.
The current system supports simultaneous transmission to up
to four Pine Tree sites simultaneously, or point to point transmissions between Pine Tree
offices or between a Pine Tree office and an external site (both inside and out of Maine.)
Local office conference room facilities vary in size but can accommodate between 5 - 12
people, depending on the location. Multi-point conferences produce video with a slower frame
rate, but more than adequate for conferences.
Videoconferencing facilities can be reserved for use by other nonprofit organizations
or private firms. The rating structure is as follows:
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Nonprofit |
Private |
Standard business hours
(8 - 5 Mon. - Friday) |
$75/hour per site |
$150/hour per site |
Evening hours
5 - 8 pm Mon - Friday |
$100/hour per site |
$175/hour per site |
Weekends & Holidays
8 am - 8 pm |
$175/hour per site |
$250/hour per site |
If the videoconferencing connection is between two or more Pine Tree office sites,
the rental fee includes all ISDN-based charges and other costs associated with the use
of the equipment. If the videoconferencing connection is between a Pine Tree office site
and an external site, ISDN charges will be an additional cost when initiated by the Pine
Tree site. (Those charges vary, depending on the location of the external site. Generally,
sites inside Maine will involve a minimum ISDN charge of $60/hour and sites outside
Maine will be $120/hour.) There is no additional charge when the external site initiates
the videoconference.
Individuals interested in using the equipment for a specific date and time should
contact Sandra Soucie in our Portland office: (207) 774-4753 x1211.
Invoices are payable to Pine Tree Legal Assistance c/o Sandra Soucie, Pine Tree Legal
Assistance, PO Box 547, Portland, ME 04112. Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice
may be subject to full billing.
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