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With Call Trace you can receive assistance from
your phone company or your local law enforcement agency
if you receive harassing or obscene phone calls. This
Service is available to most telephone customers on a
pay per use basis. To use Call Trace
features on your phone:
- Lift the receiver and press *57
(or dial 1157 on a rotary phone) immediately after the
call.
- Follow the recorded instructions to take appropriate
action.
- The telephone of the number of the caller will be
recorded by your phone company.
Deterrent action can be taken by your phone company or
your local law enforcement agency after three calls from
the same number are identified.
- You will not be given the name
or telephone number of the person who called you.
- If it becomes a life-threatening
situation, call 9-1-1 immediately.
- Record all threatening or
harassing phone calls. Record the date and time of the
call, gender of the caller, subject matter of the phone
call, and background noise, if any.
- Contact your local law
enforcement agency when you have traced three calls.
With Call Rejection, you can avoid unwanted
calls. To use Call Rejection feature
on your phone:
- To block unwanted calls, lift
the receiver, press *60 and follow the recorded
directions.
- If you do not know the unwanted
callers number, activate Call Rejection immediately
after hanging up from their call.
- To cancel Call Rejection, press *80.
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