Local Personal Calls

            Use of State telephones for local personal calls should be kept to a minimum in number and duration.

Long-distance Calls

            Any use of the State Long-Distance Network for other than official State Business (*except in approved circumstances) is a violation of the tariffs filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.   Misuse of the system may result in appropriate penalties, including dismissal.

*Allowable Personal Calls

            An employee who is traveling for three or more consecutive days in a week is allowed one personal long-distance telephone call per week for which reimbursement to the employee may not exceed $3 for in-state calls or $5 for out-of-state calls.