Special Call Acceptance

Special Call Acceptance allows you to create a list of six telephone numbers from which you will receive calls. Any calls placed from a telephone number not on your list will hear the following recorded announcement: We're sorry, the party you have dialed is not accepting calls at this time. Special Call Acceptance provides you with additional privacy and security by allowing only the most important calls to reach you. This feature also prevents unwanted interruptions. $2.00 per month.

Operation:

Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR)

All calls that have been marked anonymous by the calling party are automatically rejected. The called party receives no alerting (ringing) for a call that has been rejected when ACR is active. The call is routed to a denial announcement and subsequently terminated. $1.00 per month.

• Fixed. The ACR service is always active.
• Variable. The subscriber must manually activate or deactive ACR.

Call Screening

Call Screening allows you to create a list of up to six telephone numbers from which you do not want to receive calls. Calls from telephone numbers on your list will get the following announcement: We're sorry, the party you have dialed is not accepting calls at this time. $2.00 per month.

Operation:

You may wish to prevent a person from calling you in the future after receiving an annoying call. Call Screening's voice instructions will explain how to add the number of the last caller to your list (even if you do not know the party's number):

Call Trace

Tired of prank or harassing telephone calls? Call Trace allows you to request a trace on an obscene, threatening, or harassing call. Just dial the special code to have the calling party's telephone number printed at our office after receiving such a call. $8.00 for each completed trace.

Operation:

• Hang Up on the Annoying Call
• Lift the Receiver
• Wait for a Dial Tone
• Press * 5 7  (1157 rotary)
• Wait for the Tone or Announcement

A trace can be accomplished if an announcement tells you to enter "1." You should call our business office for further instructions after activating Call Trace. It is important to activate Call Trace immediately after receiving a prank call. Call Trace will trace only the last call, so you will not trace the desired number if you delay and receive a subsequent incoming call before initiating the Call Trace. Note also that tracing will occur on the Call Waiting call rather than the original calling number if a Call Waiting tone is received during a call that is to be traced.

Telemarketing—Do Not Disturb

Now you can choose when you wish to answer calls from telemarketers. You have the option to activate and deactivate the Telemarketing—Do Not Disturb feature. The calling party hears the message: You have called a number which does not accept calls from telemarketers. If you are not a telemarketer and wish to complete this call, please press 1, when you activate this feature. $1.00 per month.

Calling Number Blocking

Prevent your name and telephone number from displaying on a Caller ID device. You can have your information blocked on every call you make or you can have it blocked on a per-call basis. No charge.

Per-line Blocking. Contact our business office for more information if you wish to block your name and telephone number automatically on every call you make. You will be able to send your name and telephone number on special calls.

Send Your Name and Telephone Number with Per-line Blocking:

• Press * 8 2  (1182 rotary)
• Dial the Telephone Number You Are Calling
• Your Information Will Display on the Recipient's Caller ID Device

This will only send your name and telephone number on the call you make immediately after entering * 8 2. Your line will automatically revert back to Per-line Blocking after the call is complete. Per-line Blocking will not prevent your billing telephone number from being sent to 911 and to 700, 800, 900, or 950 service providers.

Per-call Blocking. You can block your name and telephone number from Caller ID displays on a call-by-call basis by entering a code before you make each call.

Block Your Name and Telephone Number with Per-call Blocking:

• Press * 6 7  (1167 rotary)
• Dial the Telephone Number You Are Calling
• The Recipient's Caller ID Device Will Display a Message such as Private or Anonymous

Your information will be blocked only on those calls where you have entered * 6 7 prior to dialing the telephone number.