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From: root@joymrmn.UUCP (Marcel D. Mongeon)
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Subject: Re: Help with Call Blocking on a Meridian SL-1
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Date: 3 Sep 90 00:55:42 GMT
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In article <11618@accuvax.nwu.edu> BRUCE@ccavax.camb.com (Barton F.
Bruce) writes:

>In article <11423@accuvax.nwu.edu>, joymrmn!root@uunet.uu.net (Marcel
>D. Mongeon) writes:

>> that although '0' is denied on the particular trunk route '011' to
>> allow direct dialled international is allowed.  Apparently the SL-1

>I can't help you with an SL-1's programming, but I will tell you what
>I do with a Mitel SX-200, and it may help.

>Before you pick the trunk group to use, you must look at more digits!

How do I do this without a least cost routing system in place?  Bell
Canada refuses to implement BARS (The SL-1 least cost system) for us
on the basis that we are not permitted to resell anything but Message
Toll Service to hotel guests.  We are not allowed to resell FX,
Outwats or anything!

>The smart exception to 8+ = 9+ is to treat 9+11 as a panicked 9+911,
>and allow both those and 8+911 from ANY phone reguardless of how
>otherwise restricted. That includes maid's closets, elevator, lobby
>house phones, pool area phones and phones that can't even terminate an
>incoming call.

Excellent Idea!!  I especially like the panic version!  One problem
that I have is that I would also like the SL-1 to imform the front
desk area when 911 has been dialled.  Apparently, such a feature does
not exist!

>The other reasonable option is to totally DUMP hobic! and get
>'screening 94' or whatever they call it where you are. This says allow
>0+ on the trunk, but NOTHING gets billed back to the property.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Bell Canada.  Even though Northern
Telecom is a subsidiary of Bell Canada and keeps coming up with
wonderful technical enhancements for everything which is Telecom
related, Bell Canada doesn't see the point of implementing any of it!
Therefore, the screening system you suggest doesn't exist North of the
Border!

>At 200 rooms, why don't you have T1 into some IXC's POP for some
>serious low cost service?

This is really funny.  When I asked our Bell Canada account rep about
the possibility of a direct T1 to the CO she asked: "What's that?".
Someone who was a little more in the know let me know that in Bell
Canada territory (which is presently already 100% digital) T1's
wouldn't be available in any substantial number (or at a rate that
made it price competitive) for a couple of years and then it would be
principally for data service.

A fully digital switching system and they don't know what T1 is!  Go
figure.


Marcel D. Mongeon          
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