Permission Types

The following permission types can be included in a permission profile:

Call Type Definition
Emergency (911) Calls to the number used to report an emergency. In North America, dial 911. This permission is active for all users at all times. Note: The Calling ID for a phone making an emergency call must be a valid number that can be dialed from the user's phone. Non-dialable numbers may be blocked by one or more gateways. For further information, see Configure Emergency Call Calling Line ID for Phones in the Tenant Management Guide.
Internal Calls to another extension within the same business.
International International calls to which long-distance charges apply.
Local (external) Calls within the local calling area of your business. No long-distance charges apply.
Long Distance Calls outside the local calling area of your business and outside of your region. Long-distance charges apply.
Operator Assisted Calls in which the operator is involved, typically resulting in long distance charges.
Regional Calls outside the local calling area of your business and within your region. Long-distance charges apply.
Toll Free (1-800) Long distance calls for which no charges apply. Typically, these numbers begin with 1-800.
Toll Premium Calls to a toll number to which charges apply. Typically, these numbers begin with 1-900.
Other
Redirect Inbound Call to External Number Allow call coverage, transfer or forward of external calls to an external phone number. Prerequisite: permission to make the external call itself.
Select Long Distance Provider Include a long distance provider code as part of the dialed digits for a long distance call. Prerequisite: permission for Long Distance and/or International calls.
Select Regional Provider Include a long distance provider code as part of the dialed digits for long distance calls within your region. Prerequisite: permission for Regional calls.

A permission can be enabled or disabled based on the following business hours categories:

Your Service Provider defines the dial pattern for each call type.


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