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Form F2a & F2b: Instructions for Creating Disallowed and Allowed Lists
Use this form to specify lists of Disallowed and Allowed telephone numbers.
You can create up to 8 lists each of Disallowed and Allowed telephone numbers. Each list can have up to 10 numbers.
1.Under the List number, write a name for the list (for example, “Suppliers”).
2.In the “Telephone No.” column, write the entries for the list. You can specify complete telephone numbers or categories of numbers.
■To specify a complete number, write it exactly as it would be dialed, including (if needed) a
■To specify a category, provide one or more entries to describe an entire class of calls (such as an area code or local exchange). Preventing calls to a category may require more than one entry, to allow for different ways of dialing a number (see “Examples of Disallowed List Entries” below).
After a list has been created, it can be assigned to an extension (see Form C).
Disallowed Phone Number Lists (#404)
With Disallowed lists, you can prevent users from dialing specific telephone numbers or categories (for example, calls to 976 exchanges for pre- recorded messages such as horoscopes, and calls to 900 area code “chat lines”).
Examples of Disallowed List Entries:
•Preventing Calls to 976 Exchange Numbers
•Preventing Calls to 900 Area Code
•Preventing International (011) Calls
•Preventing Use of a Specific Local Telephone Company Feature Consisting of a * and Two or Three Digits.
Allowed Phone Number Lists (#407)
Allowed telephone numbers are exceptions to restrictions. For example, you might put 976 numbers on a Disallowed list, but allow dialing of 976- 1212 for weather reports. Or you might restrict an extension to local dialing only, but assign an Allowed List to permit the user to call specific customers or suppliers.
Form F2a & F2b: Instructions for Creating Disallowed and Allowed Lists
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