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Operator Assistance
Our Chickasaw Telephone Company Operators
are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to
help you with your long distance and local calling
needs. (Charges may apply.)
Reaching the Right Operator
Dial 0
or
Dial 0 + Ten-Digit
number if you will be placing an Operator-
assisted call.
Dial 00
or
Dial 0 +
Area Code + Seven-Digit-Number
to reach your selected long distance company.
Types of Operator-Assisted Calls
Collect Call:
A long distance call in which the person or firm
you’re calling agrees to pay the charges associ-
ated with that call.
Conference Call:
A call that lets you talk with several people in
different places, either local or long distance, at
the same time.
Person-To-Person Call:
Choose this type of long distance call when
you want to speak to only one specific person
or extension number. Charges apply only if that
person is reached.
Calling Card Call:
A telephone calling card is a convenient way
of making long distance calls when away from
home. To apply for a calling card, call our busi-
ness office.
Third-Number-Billed Call:
A long distance call placed away from your
home or office but still billed to that phone num-
ber, or another phone number if the party agrees
to pay for the call. (The operator may verify the
third number charge before advancing your call.)
When a third-number call is placed from a public
(coin) telephone, the operator must verify the
third number charge before completing the call.
Coin Call:
From a coin telephone, see the instruction card
on or near the telephone, or dial “OPERATOR.”
Time & Charges:
Customers, when placing calls, may request
from the “OPERATOR” the amount of time
charged to the call and the costs associated
with the call.