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Important Notices
FCC and Industry Canada Compliance
Preprogrammed Dialer Features
When you program emergency numbers or make test calls to emergency numbers using Sie-
mens products with preprogrammed dialer features, stay on the line and briefly explain to the
dispatcher the reason for the call before hanging up. Perform these activities in off-peak hours,
such as early morning or late evening.
Connecting Off-Premises Station Facilities
Customers who intend to connect off-premises station (OPS) facilities must inform the tele-
phone company of the OPS class for which the equipment is registered and the connection de-
sired.
Direct Inward Dialing Answer Supervision
Customers operating any Siemens switch discussed in this section without providing proper an-
swer supervision are in violation of Part 68 of the FCC rules.
Proper answer supervision is when:
Each Siemens switch discussed in this section returns answer supervision to the public
switched telephone network (PSTN) when DID calls are:
– Answered by the called station
– Answered by the attendant
– Routed to a recorded announcement that can be administered by the customer
Each Siemens switch discussed in this section returns answer supervision on all DID calls
forwarded to the PSTN. Permissible exceptions are when:
– A call is unanswered
– A busy tone is received
– A reorder tone is received
Equal Access Requirements
Call aggregators such as hotels, hospitals, airports, colleges and universities, and so on must
provide the end user equal access to the carriers of the user's choice. The current equal access
codes (also known as carrier access codes [CACs]) are 10xxx and 101xxxx, and 800/888 or
950, where xxx or xxxx represents the carrier identification code.
To select the carrier of choice for a call, the user dials the equal access code before dialing the
called party number. Equal access is also obtained by dialing the 800/888 or 950 number of the
carrier of choice.
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