Siemens Hicom Office PhoneMail Installation And System Administrator's Manual page 17

Telephone Company Facility Changes
The telephone company can make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations, or proce-
dures that can affect the operation of your equipment. If they do, you should be notified in ad-
vance so you can maintain uninterrupted telephone service.
Nonlive Voice Equipment
Nonlive voice equipment such as music-on-hold devices and recorded announcements for sys-
tems must be approved by Siemens and registered in accordance with the rules and regula-
tions of Subpart C of the FCC Rules, Part 68; or it must be connected through protective cir-
cuitry that is approved by Siemens and registered in accordance with the rules and regulations
in Subpart C of the FCC Rules, Part 68.
REN
The REN is used to determine the number of devices that can be connected to a telephone line
so that all the devices ring when that telephone number is called. In most areas, but not all, the
sum of the RENs of all devices connected to a line should not exceed five. Contact the local
telephone company to determine the maximum REN for your calling area.
Newly Established Network Area and Exchange Codes
The off-net routing feature, also known as the least-cost routing (LCR) software feature, which
allows user access to the public switched network, must be reconfigured to recognize newly
established network area codes and exchange codes as they are placed in service.
Failure to reconfigure the customer premises equipment to recognize the new codes as they
are established restricts the customer and the customer's employees from gaining access to
the network and to these codes.
Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) publishes North American Numbering Plan (NANP)
information on paper, microfiche, and tape. An abbreviated summary of the newly established
area codes and exchange codes is also available. Contact Bellcore at (908) 699-6700 to obtain
the appropriate information to keep customer equipment upgraded.
Hearing Aid Compatibility
Telephones for emergency use and telephones installed in common areas such as lobbies,
hospital rooms, elevators, and hotel rooms must have handsets that are compatible with mag-
netically coupled hearing aids. Persons who are not in common areas also must be provided
with hearing-aid compatible handsets, if needed.
For the hearing impaired, all Siemens digital telephones manufactured after August 16, 1989,
are hearing aid compatible and comply with FCC Rules, Part 68, Section 68.316.
G281-0507-00, April 15, 1998
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