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Service Description
The Free Phone Service (FPH) is based on the concept of reverse
charging added with many new features of useful capabilities.
Users have to dial 11 (Eleven) digits number 1800 345 ABCD,
(1800-345 common prefix, ABCD unique last four digits). The
phone line used for making such calls will not be charged;
instead the call charges will be billed against the company
or individuals subscribing to the FPH service. The FPH subscriber
assigns actual phone lines to receive FPH calls and a routing
plan describing call routing based on origin of the call,
time of the day, type of the day etc. For the same FPH no.
thus it is possible to assign several destination phone nos.
It can handle much more calls without any degradation in service.
Subscribing to an FPH number is very convenient
as a first hand contact number and is very suitable for obtaining
general information, booking complaints etc. The service is
popular with the business community as by providing an FPH
number an user with the casual interest can be provided with
relevant information about any product and services, or book
an order all without being burdened by any phone call
charges to be paid
Features of Free Phone Service
1. Routing : A Free Phone Subscriber
can register more than one telephone number located anywhere
in India against a single FPH number (1800 345 XXXX) and have
his own pre-defined routing plan with a variety of choices
:
Origin Dependent Routing (ODR) :
He/She may wish to receive calls from a particular locality
or city to a telephone of any locality or city. For example
he/she may wish to terminate his/her free phone calls originated
from Delhi to a Delhi number and that originated from Kolkata
to a Kolkata number.
Time Dependent Routing (TDR) : He/She can receive
calls to a preferred number on holidays /
weekend/outside working hours. For example he/she may wish
to receive his/her free phone calls during office hours (10:00
hrs. to 19:00 hrs) to a particular number and beyond these
hours to another number or appropriate announcement.
Any combination of the ODR & TDR may be used for a
total routing plan.
2. Call rerouting :
When a termination number is busy or does not reply within
a given time period, this
facility routes the call to alternative destination.
3. Line hunting :
One or more (up to 8) destinations can be defined per ODR
for which call may be answered.
4. Service Management Access(Under
Implementation) : Under
this feature separate username
and password may be provided to the subscriber to manage service
features like ODR, TDR
etc.
5. Call Control : Subscriber
has a choice to define maximum duration of calls, number of
incoming calls to a FPH
number over a period; a call threshold can be defined as for
example a subscriber may wish
to limit the number of calls to 100 for a month on his FPH
number and number of simultaneous
calls to say 7 to his/her FPH Number.
6. Access Protected by PIN :
Access to the FPH number can be restricted by the use of PIN
or password. It means
that a caller is required to dial a code no. of four digits
to access the Free Phone;
thereby FPH subscriber may restrict calls from unwanted callers.
7. Grey List : Calling
lines appeared in this list shall not have access to FPH service
without PIN.
8. Black & White List :
Allowing/not allowing calls from certain telephone levels
within the given coverage area.
For example it is possible to restrict the calls originating
from Kolkatas BBD Bag
area while allowing these calls from rest of Kolkata.
9. Call Queuing : FPH calls
can be placed in a queue when the routing number is busy giving
announcement to the calling
party that his call has been placed in a queue.
10. Vanity Numbers : Customer can
select numbers of his choice on payment basis. The vanity
list will be checked at the time of application.
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