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Step 5 of 5
Your estimate
$708.08/month, all in
- Per year
- $8,497
- Per user
- $16.86
- Per phone or device
- $16.47
- Estimated taxes and fees
- $167.41 (31.0%)
What’s included
- 33 classroom and common-area phones$9.98 each$329.34
- 9 office lines$12.46 each$112.14
- CallingChannels plus extra minutes$61.28
- Account and IT adminsService fee and 1 admin$19.98
- Numbers, voicemail, 911, fax and pagingEverything else, itemized below$17.93
- Service, before taxes$540.67
Estimated taxes and government fees
- Federal Universal Service Fund (USF)42% contribution factor on the interstate share of charges (64.9%).$147.38
- California public purpose programs surcharge$1.05 × 11 phone numbers.$11.55
- California 911 surcharge$0.41 × 11 phone numbers.$4.51
- California 988 surcharge$0.05 × 11 phone numbers.$0.55
- CPUC user fee1.8% of the in-state share of charges.$3.42
- Total estimated taxes and fees$167.41
Estimated for California. Actual amounts depend on your service address and are calculated on your invoice. Rates as of October 14, 2026.
Why this calling setup
1 incoming and 1 outgoing channel cost less than paying per minute for your expected calling (about $28.62 a month less than paying per minute for everything).
Expected outside calling: about 6,225 incoming and 5,370 outgoing minutes a month.
Not-to-exceed for your board
$9,600/year ($800/month)
A ceiling your board can approve. It allows 50% more calling than estimated and 10% growth, including estimated taxes.
One-time costs (optional)
None chosen: your IT team sets up and installs everything, with our training and support. You can add setup services or phones in step 4.
Every line item
| Item | Qty | Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service fee | 1 | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Admin user (support contact) | 1 | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Item | Qty | Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone or device | 43 | $4.99 | $214.57 |
| User / extension | 42 | $4.99 | $209.58 |
| Phone number | 11 | $1.49 | $16.39 |
| 911 location | 1 | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Voicemail box | 10 | $0.99 | $9.90 |
| Conference room | 1 | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Email-to-fax box | 1 | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Item | Qty | Price | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming channel | 1 | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Outgoing channel | 1 | $29.99 | $29.99 |
| Incoming minutes beyond channels | 1,578 | $0.0059 | $9.31 |
| Outgoing minutes beyond channels | 1,211 | $0.0099 | $11.99 |
Assumptions
- Calling: about 6,225 incoming and 5,370 outgoing outside minutes a month (typical calling for a school this size). You can change this under Calling.
- Busy times: calling is spread over about 22 business days a month, with the busiest 15 minutes around 7:45 a.m. (morning attendance). Channels are sized for those peaks.
- 911: 1 location, usually one per building. Locations can include extra detail such as a room number.
- Desk phones are not included. You can buy phones from us or use compatible phones you already have.
- Setup: your IT team builds users, phones, voicemail and menus in the admin portal after training, or you can add Pre-Service Configuration.
- Cutover day: your team installs the phones and runs the tests with our checklist, or you can add Scheduled Cutover Installation.
- Your network (cabling, PoE switches, VLANs, DHCP, firewall and internet) is yours to provide and manage. See our network requirements.
- Taxes and government fees are estimates for California as of October 14, 2026. Your invoice shows the exact amounts for your service address.
- Public agencies are often exempt from local utility users' tax, so it isn't included. Confirm with your city.
- Prices as of October 14, 2026. Prices can change with 30 days' notice.
- No long-term contract: either side can end service with 30 days' notice.
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Numbers, add-ons, fax, paging or calling plans not covered above.
Hardware, installation, porting.
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Estimate based on the information you entered. Taxes and fees vary by location. Confirm all figures with each provider.
7 questions to ask about any phone quote
- Are taxes and government fees included in the price? Roughly what percentage?
- Are there per-line fees with names like "regulatory recovery" or "E911 service"? How much per line?
- Does every classroom or common-area phone need a full license (seat)?
- What's the contract length, does it auto-renew, and is there an early termination fee?
- Who gets support: every user, or your IT team? How fast, and from whom?
- How are 911 locations handled for each room and building, and what does it cost?
- Are there porting, installation or hardware lock-in costs?
Estimate based on the information you entered. Taxes and fees vary by location and appear exactly on your invoice. Prices as of October 14, 2026; tax rates as of October 14, 2026.