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CITES Student Calling Services Dialing Patterns

This page contains information about Dialing Patterns for the telephone service offered to residents of University owned residence halls (except Orchard Downs). 

From One Campus Phone to Another

Dial only the last five digits: 2-XXXX, 3-XXXX, 4-XXXX, 5-XXXX

DIAL 9 TO ROUTE A CALL OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY TELEPHONE SYSTEM.

Urbana, Champaign, Savoy and other Local Calling

9-PPP-XXXX

Toll Free Numbers

9-1-8XX-PPP-XXXX
There are four toll-free area codes: 800, 888, 877, and 866.

Long Distance Dialing Patterns

To place a long distance call from your Residence Hall room telephone with your PBN:

  • Dial 6
  • Listen for Re-call Dial Tone (beep-beep-beep, then steady tone)
  • Dial your PBN
  • Dial # key
  • Dial 9
  • Dial . . . . for locations outside Area Code 217. . .
    1 + Area Code + local number
  • Dial . . . . for locations within Area Code 217. . .
    local number

Examples:
Within Area Code 217:
     6 - DT - PBN - # - 9 - PPP - XXXX
Outside Area Code 217:
     6 - DT - PBN - # - 9 - 1 - AAA - PPP - XXXX
International Calls:
     6 - DT - PBN - # - 9 - 011 - CCC - ccc - XXXX
(Depressing the "#" key at the end will provide speedier network access.

Last updated Sunday, March 4, 2012, 11:59 pm