Telephone Number Types, Uses, and 911
All telephone numbers send origination CID (Caller ID) and receive originating CID telephone number traffic data for incoming calls and outgoing calls
Types
Used for
Company Main Telephone Number
Direct Inward Dial (DID) to Employee TN
Office Devices Single Line TN
Toll Free Across the US
800 888 877
Anywhere (NANP) North American Numbering Plan by Area Code
Advertising
Voice
Incoming Customer and shopper calls and can be routed to employees
Can originate 911 emergency calls
Incoming voice call routing directly to employees and call originate 911 emergency calls
Office devices fax, POS, credit card
Office security system
Office monitoring
You pay the LD and you receive the unique telephone telephone number caller ID, that dialed your 800 number
A local anywhere in North America telephone number
A unique telephone number is used on each unique advertisement or web page – Information you will receive is the caller ID of the party that called your number and traffic data number if calls and time connected. Call can be routed to a live person – voicemail – auto attendant
Data
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