Important
message to all PSPs regarding Dial-Around compensation.
As
you are aware, Payphone Service Providers (PSPs) are to be compensated for dial
around calls made from their payphones.
The major IXCs have all chosen Flex ANI as the preferred method for
determining if a call is compensable. In
order for you to receive per call compensation, the IXC must see either the
“27”, “29”, or “70” Flex ANI codes on your payphone line.
The following procedures have been established for the PSP to test their
payphone lines for Flex ANI. The
procedure may differ from IXC to IXC. AT&T
and MCI/WorldCom have chosen to set up a toll free number that will block calls
from payphones. If your call is
blocked, it means that the IXC is seeing the Flex ANI code.
The
specific test numbers and resolution procedures are listed below.
We will continually add to the list as more IXCs establish testing
procedures.
Flex
ANI Codes:
27
– Indicates a “dumb phone”. The
network provides the coin signaling. Common
on LEC payphones.
29 – Indicates a prison/inmate payphone.
These phones may have special restrictions on outgoing calls.
70 – Indicates a smart payphone. Coin
signaling is handled by the payphone. Most
PSPs have smart payphones.
If
you have any questions, please feel free to call. The information will be posted on the IPTA’s and Data
Net’s web sites.
Sincerely,
Robert
O’Brien
Data Net Systems, Inc. / Aggregator
Ph: 847-808-0288 ext. 109
Fx: 847-808-8913
E-mail: robrien@dnsys.com
Dial the toll free number below to test for Flex ANI as seen by AT&T’s
network.
Dial 1-888-999-6563
for AT&T’s Network
If AT&T’s network sees Flex ANI on the line you
will here a recording stating that this call cannot be completed from a
payphone. This is the recording you
want to hear. It means that
AT&T is seeing either the “27”, “29”, or “70” Flex ANI codes.
If AT&T’s network does not see the proper Flex ANI
codes you will here a recording stating “Your call has been completed.”
You do not want to hear this on a payphone line.
If you hear the message stating that your call has been completed,
AT&T directs you to call you local phone company and state that you are not
getting Flex ANI on your payphone line as seen by AT&T’s network.
If your LEC will not address the issue of Flex ANI with
you directly, you should contact AT&T’s Pat Daven.
E-mail is the preferred method for contacting Pat Daven.
Pat Daven
Staff Manager
AT&T -LSAM
Phone: 908-234-6687
Fax: 908-234-3036
E-mail:
daven@att.com.
MCI/WorldCom
Flex ANI Test Procedures
There
are two toll free numbers that should be used to test Flex ANI for the legacy
MCI and WorldCom networks.
Dial
1-866-729-5050
for Legacy MCI – 222
Dial
1-877-666-8883
for Legacy WorldCom - 555
If
Flex ANI (“27”, “29”, or “70” ) is active from the individual
payphone then the call will be blocked with a message stating that the call
could not be competed from a payphone. If
Flex ANI is not active, then the call will be routed to a phone recording
requesting information from the caller. The
information that the caller should have available is:
Name,
Contact Number, Payphone ANI, Local Exchange Carrier, and
Number Dialed (either 866-729-5050 or 877-666-8883)
The
voice mailbox will be monitored regularly and a response will
be made to the tester within 3 business days.
The
Sprint toll free number to test Flex ANI should be coming shortly.