Selective Call Services

December 15, 2022

Selective Call Acceptance

This feature is NOT AVAILABLE to WHOLESALE customers in Anchorage and Cordova.

To Activate:

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Call Acceptance activation code, *64 (1164 on a rotary dial telephone).
    • WS for Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *641
  3. Listen to voice instructions which tell you:
    1. Whether the service is on or off.
    2. How many numbers are on your list.
    3. How to turn service on or off.
    4. How to add or delete numbers from your list.
  4. Choose from one of the following options:

Dial

Option

0

Listen to instructions.

1

Review your list.
Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.

3

Turn service on/off.

# (telephone number) #

Add a number to your list (touchtone service).

12 (telephone number)

Add a number to your list (rotary service).

# 01 #

Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

1201

Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

* (telephone number) *

Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).

11 (telephone number)

Delete a number from your list (rotary service).

07

Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.

08

Delete all numbers from your list.

09

Delete all Private numbers from your list.

  1. When finished, hang up the receiver.

To Inactivate:

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Call Acceptance inactivation code, *64 (1164 on a rotary dial telephone).
    • WS for Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *641
  3. Listen to instructions.
  4. Dial 3 to turn service off.
  5. Hang up the receiver.

Selective Call Forwarding 

This feature is NOT AVAILABLE to WHOLESALE customers in Anchorage Only.

To Activate:

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Call Forwarding code *63 (1163 on a rotary dial telephone).
    • WS for Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *631
  3. Listen to voice instructions which tell you:
    • Whether the service is on or off.
    • How many numbers are on your list.
    • How to turn service on or off.
    • How to add or delete numbers from your list.
  4. Choose from one of the following options:

Dial

Option

0

Listen to instructions.

1

Review your list.
Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.

3

Turn service on/off.

# (telephone number) #

Add a number to your list (touchtone service).

12 (telephone number)

Add a number to your list (rotary service).

# 01 #

Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

1201

Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

* (telephone number) *

Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).

11 (telephone number)

Delete a number from your list (rotary service).

07

Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.

08

Delete all numbers from your list.

09

Delete all Private numbers from your list.

  1. When finished, hang up the receiver.

To Inactivate:

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Call Forwarding inactivation code * 63 (1163 on a rotary dial telephone).
    • In the Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *631
  3. Listen to instructions.
  4. Dial 3 to turn service off.
  5. Hang up the receiver.

    Selective Call Rejection

    This feature is NOT AVAILABLE to WHOLESALE customers in Anchorage and Cordova.

    To Activate:

    1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
    2. Dial the Selective Call Rejection activation code, *60 (1160 on a rotary dial telephone).
      • WS for Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *601
    3. Listen to voice instructions which tell you:
      • Whether the service is on or off.
      • How many numbers are on your list.
      • How to turn service on or off.
      • How to add or delete numbers from your list.
    4. Choose from one of the following options:

    Dial

    Option

    0

    Listen to instructions.

    1

    Review your list.
    Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.

    3

    Turn service on/off.

    # (telephone number) #

    Add a number to your list (touchtone service).

    • Toll-free numbers cannot be programmed
    • If a line is a PRI or DSS (business lines), the number cannot be blocked

    12 (telephone number)

    Add a number to your list (rotary service).

    # 01 #

    Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

    1201

    Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

    * (telephone number) *

    Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).

    11 (telephone number)

    Delete a number from your list (rotary service).

    07

    Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.

    08

    Delete all numbers from your list.

    09

    Delete all Private numbers from your list.

    1. When finished, hang up the receiver.

    To Inactivate:

    1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
    2. Dial the Selective Call Rejection inactivation code, *60 (1160 on a rotary dial telephone).
      • In the Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *601
    3. Listen to instructions.
    4. Dial 3 to turn service off.
    5. Hang up the receiver.

    Selective Distinctive Alert

    This feature is NOT AVAILABLE to WHOLESALE customers in Anchorage and Cordova.

    To Activate:

    1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
    2. Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert activation code, *61 (1161 on a rotary dial telephone).
      • WS for Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *611
    3. Listen to voice instructions which say:
      • Whether the service is on or off.
      • How many numbers are on the list.
      • How to turn service on or off.
      • How to add or delete numbers from the list.
    4. Choose from one of the following options:

    Dial

    Option

    0

    Listen to instructions.

    1

    Review your list.
    Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.

    3

    Turn service on/off.

    # (telephone number) #

    Add a number to your list (touchtone service).

    12 (telephone number)

    Add a number to your list (rotary service).

    # 01 #

    Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

    1201

    Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.

    * (telephone number) *

    Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).

    11 (telephone number)

    Delete a number from your list (rotary service).

    07

    Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.

    08

    Delete all numbers from your list.

    09

    Delete all Private numbers from your list.

    1. When finished, hang up the receiver.

    To Inactivate:

    1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
    2. Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert inactivation code, *61 (1161 on a rotary dial telephone).
      • In the Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *611
    3. Listen to instructions.
    4. Dial 3 to turn service off.
    5. Hang up the receiver.

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