[VoiceOps] Switching dial out using "8" instead of "9"

[Jay Hennigan]

Rod.Dossouvi.CTR at dot.gov wrote:
> Is AT&T part of the providers who are going away from access code? And
> is it implemented per request? 

It isn't carrier-based.  It's a trunk access code on the customer 
premise equipment.  Connecting directly to the carrier shouldn't require 
a leading "9".

Unless...

You have "centrex" service.  This was originally intended as a 
telco-hosted virtual PBX, but in some cases it was priced lower than 
ordinary POTS lines so people used it in place of regular business 
lines.  The users would either dial a "9" from a regular phone or "9-9" 
from a PBX extension, or program the PBX to generate the extra "9".

What is the problem you're trying to solve?


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