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Telecommunications and Networking

Telephone Services

Campus Convenience Telephones

What are campus convenience phones?
For police, fire, or medical emergency
To call on-campus
To call off-campus
To reach the University operator
For University directory assistance
To place an "Operator Assisted" long distance call
To place an "Operator Assisted" international call
To place a "Personal" long distance call or fax
To place a toll free call
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Miscellaneous information

What are campus convenience phones?

Campus convenience telephones are cream colored wall telephones which are located near the entrance to most major university buildings.  

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For police, fire, or medical emergency

Press 911.

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To call on-campus

Enter the last five digits of the on-campus telephone number.

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To call off-campus

Press 9 and enter the seven digit off-campus telephone number.

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To reach the University operator

Press 0. (Report telephone problems to the operator.)

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For University directory assistance

Press 0

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To place an "Operator Assisted" long distance call

Press 9 + 0 + area code + number. Enter credit card or calling card number or wait for an operator or the message prompt for billing instructions.

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To place an "Operator Assisted" international call

Press 9 + 01 + country code + city code+ number and wait for the operator or the message prompt for billing instructions.

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To place a "Personal" long distance call

To place a personal long distance call from a University telephone use a personal calling card or prepaid calling card with a toll-free access number.  Press 9 + 1 + the toll free access number and follow the directions on your calling card.

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To place a toll free call

Press 9 + 1 + 800 (or 855 or 866 or 877 or 888) + number.

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