Hi Joe,

I can confirm this is also the case in Sweden (and other countries using the
Ericsson AXE system).

Roger Magnuson
TGC Communication AB, Sweden

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Bill Lyons
Sent: den 20 mars 2003 23:40
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: Use of the # button on telephone dial


In message <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:

> Sorry if this is a little off-topic, but is anyone aware of any central
> office features, or other network features, that use the # button on the
> standard telephone DTMF keypad?  I know of some features that use the *
> button, but I am unaware of any that use #.
>
> I have been asked about assigning this button to a special feature, but I
> want to make sure that there are not other conflicting uses in some
> countries, or any prohibitions on its use.

In the UK, the # button is used heavily for network features, usually
with the meaning of "cancel an instruction" or "terminate an
instruction string".

For example, the command to divert is typically *21*number# where
# is the terminator.  The command to cancel diversion is #21#, where
the first # indicates cancel and the second is the terminator.  The
command *#21# means "interrogate diversion status".

Many other network features use the # button in a similar way.

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Bill Lyons - [email protected] / [email protected]

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