Telephones and Communications

Housing facilities are not equipped with telephones. For security reasons, all Program participants are required to rent a cellular phone for the duration of their stay. Please read the information on how to sign up for a phone. Immediately following your acceptance to the Program you should go ahead and reserve a phone using the information included in the application package.

To ensure our students' safety, the Program has negotiated an advantageous rental rate with a company which has been in the business of renting cellular phones to travelers since 1995, Platform3000. The Program will pay for the set-up fees associated with Participant's contracts. Students pay only for the calls they make from their cellular phone. The cost of calls are charged directly to the credit card number included on the application form. Please note that incoming calls are unlimited and free.

Participants will be notified of their Italian cellular phone number before departing from the US. Once your application has been approved you will receive instructions for how to reserve your cellular phone.

NB! The ASU Summer Program in Florence is not party to, or financially or legally involved in any business transaction between Program participants and Platform3000.

To make outgoing calls economically, another option is to buy a phone card (sold at tobacco shops and currency exchange booths) meant specifically for calling the United States. These are usually quite affordable, €10-15 for ca 100 minutes.