Cellphone/Blackberry Policy Survey

Regarding Cellphone/Blackberry policies for employees:

1. Do you provide cell phones for employees? Yes or No
( If Yes, please answer the following questions, if No, please go to questions #2)
a. What positions/levels do you provide company cell phones to?
b. Do you require reimbursement of costs over a certain level?

2. Do you reimburse employees for using their own cell phones? Yes or No
( If Yes, please answer the following questions)
a. Do you reimburse according to a flat rate, if yes please describe.
b. Do you reimburse actual cost based on submitted bill/receipt

3. Do you provide handheld devise for email/internet, blackberry or similar for employees? Yes or No
( If Yes, please answer the following questions, if No, please go to questions #4)
c. What positions/levels do you provide company handheld devises to?
d. Do you require reimbursement of costs over a certain level?

4. Do you reimburse employees for using their own handheld devise for email/internet, blackberry or similar? Yes or No
( If Yes, please answer the following questions)
c. Do you reimburse according to a flat rate, if yes please describe.
d. Do you reimburse actual cost based on submitted bill/receipt

Out of 16 particpants, 14 provide cell phones to selected employees. Of those 14, 13 also provide handheld devises which can check email and internet. Most of the companies generally pay and provide the equipment. Two companies provide a flat rate to cover business use on a personal phone/devise; one as an exception, the other as a regular policy. About ½ of the companies will reimburse for business use on a personal phone w/ receipts.

Participating companies (in alpha order): Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Accumetrics, Ambit Biosciences, Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Ardea Biosciences, Biocept, Celgene, Ceregene, Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Cyntellect, Gen-Probe, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Millipore, Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Signal Pharmaceuticals, and Synteract.