[VoiceOps] [External] Re: 9-8-8 dialing when an outside line access code (9) is being used

Paul Timmins paul at timmins.net
Tue Jul 19 13:13:04 EDT 2022


Some states (Michigan among them) use +1 for toll alerting. If you dial 
a long distance call 10 digits, it's supposed to say it requires a 1.

On 7/19/22 13:00, James Cloos via VoiceOps wrote:
> NA> This convention is handy for those who still get charged for
> NA> long-distance, as you can't accidentally dial long-distance unknowingly
> NA> and get surprised by extra charges:
>
> except thsat it is 10 for the same npa and 11 for other npas, irreguardless
> of whether the call costs anything.
>
> at least in the npas w/ which i am familiar.
>
> so the 10 instead of 11 provides no value.
>
> -JimC




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