A
cost-effective, central office-based system that grows with
you, Centrex lets you customize your telephone service to
suit your unique business needs, so you pay only for the
capacity and features you need. With Centrex, you can have
from two lines to as many as you need, so you can expand
to build a complex system with virtually unlimited capacity
and multiple locations. And you can add or remove lines
as necessary.
Centrex leads the industry in keeping telecommunications
systems up and running, even under the most adverse conditions.
We maintain and monitor your system around the clock, every
day of the year. No other telecommunications company matches
our success in keeping businesses running during emergencies,
because the Centrex switching network is housed in the central
offices.
Advantages
You can subscribe to a wide variety of features that suit
your system and station line as well as seasonal needs.
You can always add or remove lines and features as you wish.
Centrex also provides the backbone architecture for other
usage and data products, such as Voice Mail, Custom 8, Centrex
ISDN, tie lines, and private lines.
Standard Features
- Call
Transfer:
Transfers calls, even cellular calls, to another line
- either inside or outside your Centrex system.
- Direct
Inward Dialing and Direct Outward Dialing:
Allows you to route calls directly or through an attendant.
- Hunting:
Automatically sends an incoming call from a busy line
to the next designated line.
- Line
Restriction: Limits phone access on selected
lines so that only authorized numbers or regions can
be called.
- Station
Line Identification: Provides a detailed record
of calls made by each Centrex station - including start
time, duration, and toll call numbers.
- Station-to-Station
Dialing: Allows
you to intercom between stations by using abbreviated
dialing. Intercom calls between stations don't incur
message units, even if the other station is in another
location.
- Three-Way
Calling:
Turns a two-way call into a mini-conference. You can
add a third person to your call at any time.
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Optional
Centrex Features
- Centrex
with Voice Mail:
Transfers calls to your individual mailbox if you're
not available. From your mailbox, you can transfer messages
among all Centrex users - within one office, or among
multiple offices or locations.
- Automatic
Callback:
Allows a station user to be called when a previously
busy station becomes idle.
- Call
Forwarding-Busy Line: Automatically reroutes
calls to a designated station or your voice mail if
your line is busy.
- Call
Forwarding-Don't Answer: Automatically reroutes
calls to another phone if you haven't responded within
a preset number of rings.
- Call
Forwarding-Variable:
Automatically forwards calls wherever you like, inside
or outside your business.
- Call
Hold: Lets you put a caller on hold for an
unlimited period of time, even on a phone without a
hold button. Unlike a hold button, this feature provides
access to a dial tone while the call is being held.
- Call
Park:
Lets you hold a call on one Centrex line and pick up
the call on another Centrex line.
- Call
Pickup:
Uses your telephone to answer any ringing phone in your
designated group - no more running from desk to desk
or room to room.
- Call
Return: Lets you return your last incoming
call, even though you may not know who called, with
a simple code or a single button.
- Call
Screen:
Manages interruptions by having annoying or harassing
calls diverted - this feature allows up to ten customer-designated
numbers to be routed directly to a prerecorded announcement.
- Call
Trace: Allows you to alert the authorities
with useful information when harassing or threatening
calls are made to your business.
- Call
Waiting-Incoming:
Lets you take a second call if you are already on the
line.
- Caller
ID: Displays the caller's phone number on Caller
ID-compatible equipment.
- Directed
Call Pickup:
Lets you answer a fellow employee's line (within the
call pickup group) without moving from your desk.
- Direct
Inward Dial to Direct Outward Dial Transfer:
Allows you to transfer an incoming direct dialed call
to another location, either within the Centrex system
or to an outside company, residence, car phone, etc.-
instead of having the caller hang up and dial the new
number.
- Distinctive
Ringing:
Lets you know if a call originates inside your office.
A single ring means intercom; a double ring means you
could be speaking
to a client.
- Executive
Busy Override:
Permits you to interrupt on a station that has a call
in progress. Parties engaged in conversation hear a
warning tone before you join the conversation.
- Flexible
Route Selection: Automatically routes calls
over customer-designated routes. Allows you to cut costs
if your business does a high volume of statewide or
nationwide calling using your pre-selected long distance
provider.
- Meet
Me Conference:
Allows you to hold discussions with up to thirty people
on a conference call.
- Message
Waiting Indicator:
Alerts you with a stutter tone when someone has left
a message for you. This feature is issued in conjunction
with Voice Mail.
- Music
On Hold:
Lets your callers know that they're still on hold by
providing music or an announcement. (Available in selected
areas.)
- Paging:
Provides access to customer-owned paging systems.
- Priority
Ringing: Indicates by a special ring whether
calls originate from any of up to ten numbers you select.
If you also subscribe to Call Waiting, a unique tone
alerts you that the waiting caller is one you've included
on your Priority Ringing list. Useful in distinguishing
friends from solicitors, distributors from customers,
etc.
- Remote
Access to Call Forwarding: Allows you to control
the destination of your forwarded calls from outside
the office.
- Repeat
Dialing: Lets you program your phone to keep
dialing when your call can't go through. A special ring
alerts you as soon as the busy line is free. This feature
lets you attempt to complete calls to as many as ten
numbers at the same time.
- Sectional
Billing: Permits you to group individual Centrex
lines by department, agency, or work group. Separate
bill identities will be rendered on one bill.
- Select
Call Acceptance: Provides you with the greatest
value of any fraud prevention system available. When
this feature is activated, hacker attempts are foiled,
since only callers whose numbers appear on your selected
list will be allowed to complete calls. Automatically
accepts calls originating from up to 31 telephone numbers
you choose.
- Select
Call Forwarding:
Forwards calls from up to ten numbers you select. Important
calls can reach you directly rather than being forwarded
to voice mail. Callers not on your special list can
be forwarded to still another number by using Call Forwarding-Variable,
Call Forwarding-Busy Line, or Call Forwarding-Don't
Answer.
- Speed
Calling: Lets you connect with your most frequently
called numbers by pressing just a few digits.
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Centrex
Feature Packages
We've combined the features businesses want most, all for
one low price.
Centrex Classic Feature Package Our eight most popular features:
- Call
Forwarding - Busy
- Call
Forwarding - Don't Answer
- Call
Forwarding - Variable Unlimited
- Call
Hold
- Call
Pickup
- Direct
Inward Dial (DID) to Direct Outward Dial (DOD) Transfer
- Directed
Call Pickup
- Message
Waiting Indicator
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Productivity
Package
Let your phone do the busy work of redialing busy numbers,
transferring calls to other lines when you're out of the
office, and identifying calls so you can take the most important
calls and return the others at a more convenient time.
- Repeat
Dialing
- Select
Call Forwarding
- Priority
Ringing
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Security
Package
If your business has a need for increased telecommunications
security, Centrex has features designed to provide it. Highly
sensitive institutions, such as political offices and health
care clinics, can be assured that unwanted calls can be
identified and handled without threat to the business. The
Security Package increases the functionality of your business
and controls costs, too.
- Call
Return
- Call
Screen
- Call
Trace
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Electronic
Business Set Package
Increase productivity by allowing for the quick and efficient
transfer of calls when an attendant is not available.
- Call
Forward Reason Display:
Alerts the party receiving the forwarded call that you
are either on your line or unavailable.
- Fast
Transfer: Transfer calls with just one button.
- Last
Number Redial-Set: Redials the last number
dialed from an Electronic Business Set with multiple
lines, regardless of the directory key used to place
the call.
- Repeated
Alert: Gives you up to seven warning tones
alerting you to an additional incoming call. Electronic
Business Set users with multiple lines will be notified
that they have another call even if they're on the phone.
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Pricing
and Availability
Contact your ATN Representative by calling 1-888-434-2586.
Ordering
Contact your ATN Representative for ordering information,
Monday through Friday, 5:30 am to 5:30 pm PST at 1-888-434-2586.
Service
and Support
When you purchase Centrex, you have access to customized
training materials for those features you've purchased.
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