FAIRMONT HOTELS & RESORTS -DESIGN STANDARDS

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts · Design Standards
SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
Telephone Systems (continued)
Similar equipment manufacturers by other telephone systems manufacturers are
acceptable, subject to approval by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
Air-conditioning provided for the telephone switch and associated equipment must be a
stand alone system capable of handling 16,000 BTU’s/hour and must be on emergency
power
There should be at least two risers enclosed in risers serving the guest levels, or if
construction dictates, risers between each vertical line of rooms. In some cases separate
risers may be necessary for elevator and service lobby telephones as well as upper floor
function areas.
One intermediate distribution frame is required on each hotel floor for each riser. A
conduit is to be run down the guest corridor from the intermediate distribution frame
and stubbed into each room. Refer to the Data Cabling Specifications for details.
Voice Mail
Provides guest and administrative voice main; interface to telephone switch, property
management system for message notification. For Nortel supplied systems, Meridian
Mail is the standard.
Call Accounting
Provides costing of all calls made by telephones on the property, interfaces to the
telephone switch and property management system (to post guest charges to accounts).
The standard is XETA.
Long Distance Carriers
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts competitively bids direct dial services where markets
permits. Operator services are evaluated on a country by country basis. Our current
North American suppliers are:
Direct Dial Service US:
Direct Dial Service, Western Canada:
Direct Dial Service, Eastern Canada:
Operator Services:
Sprint
Telus
Bell
Canopco
Standard Guestrooms are to have the following features:
a) Bedroom at the night table a Cordless Teledex CL2210 (2-line) or CL1210
(single line) phone. These phones have Securechek technology which
stops cross billing between rooms, which is experienced with lesser
models in large installations. This is a true hospitality cordless set with
Message Waiting lamp and speaker phone, 10 speed dial buttons, and full
faceplate. See http://www.teledex.com/telephones/cordless/index.html
Simplex telephone jacks with RJ-11C termination at the bed
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