Inter-Tel AXXESS Manual page 632

System Features
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INTER-TEL AXXESS
10.159When using this type of trunk, the system must be programmed to recognize the
absorbed digits. That is, the absorbed digits must be programmed as an absorbed digit string
for any trunk groups that include those trunks. For each local trunk group, only one string is
allowed, with a maximum of 48 digits. The only characters allowed in the string are digits (0-
9), pound (hash) sign (#), parentheses ( ), brackets ([ ]), greater than (>) and less than (<) sym-
bols, and the wildcards. (See
10.160If the system is not programmed to recognize the absorbed digits for a PBX or local
trunk, the system may be left open for users to bypass toll restriction. A user could bypass toll
restriction by dialing the digits that are absorbed by the CO before dialing a toll number. If the
system does not know that the first digits are absorbed, it will not recognize a toll digit that fol-
lows them. However, if the digits absorbed by the CO are programmed as an absorbed digit
pattern for the trunk group, the system will recognize them, absorb them, and then recognize
any digits that follow as possible toll digits.
10.161When dialed, absorbed digits (PBX or local) appear in the SMDR record if they are not
suppressed during SMDR programming. Repeatable (local) absorbed digits will appear in
SMDR only once, even if dialed repeatedly.
10.162Absorbed-digits are programmed on a trunk group-by-trunk group basis. In the default
state, no trunk group absorbs digits. See
tion.
Equal Access (U.S. Only)
10.163Under the terms of the final divestiture agreement, Bell Operating Companies provide
equal access to all long distance companies. The equal access provision requires each Bell
Operating Company to modify existing switching equipment to make it possible for customers
to have direct access to all available carriers serving their area code. Prior to equal access, rout-
ing long distance calls to long distance companies other than AT&T required a lengthy dialing
process usually involving a local access number, authorization number, and public network
number.
10.164As central offices are converted to provide equal access, customers served by those
offices may choose one of two options for the routing of long distance calls. The options are:
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10.165Presubscription does not limit long distance calling to the predesignated long distance
company. An access code (10XXX or 101XXXX) may be dialed to direct a call to the long dis-
tance company of choice. Presubscription also does not affect the way an operator may be con-
tacted. Any existing non-presubscription long distance company operator is called by dialing
the carrier's access code followed by "0."
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Presubscription: Normal "1+" or "0+" dialing procedures may be used and a switching
arrangement automatically routes calls to the predesignated long distance company.
Non-Presubscription: A long distance company is not predesignated and a five or six
digit equal access code identifying a long distance company (10XXX or 101XXXX) is
required to be dialed preceding the desired "1+" or "0+" long distance telephone num-
ber to designate the long distance company to handle the call.
for wildcard information.)
page 6-233 in PROGRAMMING for more informa-
Equal Access (U.S. Only)