Videoconferencing (VC)
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Videoconferencing Prices & Procedures

• Prices
• Procedures

Prices

1 US Dollar=5.75 Egyptian Pounds - 1 Egyptian Pound=0.16 US Dollar (Source: Al Ahram Newspaper Monday, November 21, 2005)

1. Usage of videoconferencing equipment:

	Price
AmCham members	$150/hour
AmCham non-members	$200/hour

• 10% discount for reputable VC studios.
• 10 % discount for Embassies and Non-profit organizations.
• Special prices for Educational institutions, Travel Agencies, USAID projects and regular users (company conducted more than 10h).
• Payment will be accepted in either U.S. dollars ($) or Egyptian pounds (LE), in accordance with current exchange rates.
• For a videoconferencing session on a weekend or after 7:00 pm, an extra charge of $50.00/hour will be applied.
• For a videoconferencing session (more than 5 hours), please contact the Business Information Center.

2. Telephone charges:

• Dialing-in (other party initiates the call) incurs NO charges.
  
  
• Dialing-out (AmCham initiates the call) incurs additional cost based on the connection destination and speed, the following are our competitive prices for international dial-out:

3. Meeting room charges:

** In case of conducting the session at the client’s premises, ISDN international lines are required. This will incur extra charges for technical support:

Optional Requirements:

Catering Service:

          * Detailed menus can be provided and additions are available.

Procedures

Reservations:

• Reservations should be made 10 days prior to the session date
• Click here for reservation form
• A down payment for one hour's charge has to be paid upon reservation
• A FREE quality assurance test session is conducted with the other party at least two days prior to conference session
• A list with all the names of the attendees should be sent to AmCham 48 hours prior to the session so as to facilitate security procedures

Duration:

• Minimum duration for a videoconferencing session is one hour
• The pre-determined duration of the session, mentioned upon reservation, has to be precisely followed
• Any extensions for conference sessions are to be notified 20 minutes before the pre-determined end time. This also depends upon the schedule flexibility
• All videoconference sessions are billed in 15-minute increments

Cancellation Fees:

• Cancellations received within 24 – 72 hours prior to the session time will be billed at half-price of the session.
• Cancellations received less than 24 hours prior to the session time will be billed full amount of the session.

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