Instruction manual

Page 1490 of 3156 FCC Compliance for Equal Access
553-3001-306 Standard 10.00 January 2002
Feature operation
The dialing sequence for Equal Access calls on Meridian 1 systems is:
• Access Code (either trunk or NARS/BARS)
• Carrier Access Code (CAC). The CAC is comprised of the Equal Access
code (10) and the Carrier Identification Code (CIC) (any three digits).
The CIC specifies the carrier that will handle the call,
• Telephone number.
The dialing sequence can contain two special characters, the asterisk (*) and
the number sign (#). The * sign within a dialing invokes a three-second pause
in the call processing procedure, and has no bearing on call restriction
routines. The # sign within a dialing sequence signifies the end of the dialing
sequence, and that it can be examined by call restriction routines. The only
exception occurs when all international Equal Access toll calls have been
restricted on a switch. In this case, direct-dialed Equal Access operator calls
may not terminate with the # sign (in order to avoid possible fraud when calls
are placed from trunks with Digitone Class of Service).