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ANACS

When you call an ANAC you get an ARU. It will say:

"The ARU ID is
your line number is {trunk number},
the DNIS is {DNIS number}, the ANI is {flex ANI}.

• 800-555-1140
• 800-555-1180

Definitions

ANI

Automatic Number Identification -- a service feature that transmits a directory number or Billing Telephone Number (BTN) to wherever you are calling. Unlike Caller ID, cannot be blocked. (Also, Caller ID is not necessarily the BTN.)

ANI fail

When no ANI is sent. (II and area code may be sent, but without the rest of the ANI, it's an ANI fail.)

ANAC

Automatic Number Announcement Circuit -- a circuit that announces what ANI you are calling from.

ARU

Audio response unit -- the circuit which announces your ANI.

BTN

Billing Telephone Number -- a phone number that charges are to be billed to (not necessarily the one you are calling from).

DNIS

Dialed Number Identification Service -- tells you which number you called.

Flex ANI

Prepends two "II" (identification indicator) digits to the ANI. Some examples:

• 00 = POTS
• 07 = Restricted line
• 27 = ACTS payphone
• 29 = Prison phone
• 62 = Cell phone
• 70 = Cocot payphone

op diverting

Having the local operator dial the destination number for you, used to intentionally cause an ANI fail.

PANI

Psuedo ANI -- a unique non-diallable number used to route cellular calls. 911 operators use it to locate the cell site and sector you are calling from.