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How to Get and Use an Authorization Code

Summary: Learn about authorization codes, which enable you to place long distance phone calls. If you charge calls to more than one index, an authorization code is required for each index. The codes can be established for California, the continental United States, North America, or international use.

What you should do		How you should do it
1	Order an authorization code.	Ask your departmental business office to submit a Customer Service Request (CSR).
2	Place a domestic call using your authorization code.	Dial the following: * 6 * Your authorization code # 8 Area code Phonenumber : If you have a five-digit code, add 1 before your code: 6 1 XXXXX # 8 (area code) XXX-XXXX or If you have a seven-digit code, enter your seven digits: 6 XXXXXXX # 8 (area code) XXX-XXXX
3	Place an international call using your authorization code.	Dial the following: * 6 * Your authorization code # 16 Country code City code Phone number: If you have a five-digit code, add 1 before your code: 6 1 XXXXX # 16 (country code) (city code) XXX-XXXX or If you have a seven-digit code, simply enter your seven digits: 6 XXXXXXX #16 (country code) (city code) XXX–XXXX