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  2. Vertical service code - Wikipedia

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    *70 1170 Call waiting disable *71 1171 Usage sensitive three-way call *72 1172 Unconditional forward: All calls *73 1173 Call forward: Cancel *74 1174 Speed calling (8 numbers) *75 1175 Speed calling (30 numbers) *77 1177 Anonymous call rejection activation *78 1178 Do not disturb *79 1179 Do not disturb disable *80 1180 Call blocking disable ...

  3. Caller ID - Wikipedia

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    Where blocking is applied on a call-by-call basis (that is, at the time a call is made), subscribers can block their caller ID by dialing a special code (a vertical service code, or VSC) before making a call. In North America and some other regions, [which?] the code is *67 (1167 on rotary phones), while in the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is ...

  4. *82 - Wikipedia

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    Then establish the connection as usual by dialing 1, the area code, and the phone number to complete the call. Anonymous Call Rejection (*77) is offered to subscribers, so in some situations it is necessary to dial *82 in order to ring through and complete the call to those lines that subscribe to and enable anonymous call rejection.

  5. The call and text message records of hundreds of millions of AT&T cellphone customers in mid-to-late 2022 were exposed in a massive data breach, the telecom company revealed Friday.

  6. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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    The good news is that scam callers will often show up under common area codes for incoming calls. Here are 19 area codes you should never answer if you don’t know who’s on the other end ...

  7. Call blocking - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Such devices and services enable the user to block a call as it is in progress or alternatively block the number after the call is made. These devices rely on caller ID information and thus a phone blocker requires a caller ID service active on the line for blocking to function. Treatment of blocked calls may include: Sending the caller ...

  8. Automatic number identification - Wikipedia

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    Automatic number identification (ANI) [1] [2] is a feature of a telecommunications network for automatically determining the origination telephone number on toll calls for billing purposes. Automatic number identification was originally created by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) for long distance service in the Bell System ...

  9. Malicious caller identification - Wikipedia

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    Malicious caller identification, introduced in 1992 as Call Trace, [1] also called malicious call trace or caller-activated malicious call trace, is activated by the vertical service code *57 ("star fifty-seven"), and is an upcharge fee subscription service offered by telephone company providers which, when dialed immediately after a malicious call, records metadata for police follow-up.