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  2. Anonymous call rejection - Wikipedia

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    In this case, software on the handset itself screens the calls, without relying on network switches. These features are activated though the phone's menus. On more modern landline services, particularly those using VoIP, ACR is sometimes activated and deactivated using a Web interface, rather than by dialling codes.

  3. Call admission control - Wikipedia

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    CAC rejects calls when either there is insufficient CPU processing power, the upstream and downstream traffic exceeds prespecified thresholds, or the number of calls being handled exceeds a specified limit. [1] CAC can be used to prevent congestion in connection-oriented protocols such as ATM. In that context, there are several schemes ...

  4. VoIP spam - Wikipedia

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    VoIP spam or SPIT (spam over Internet telephony) is unsolicited, automatically dialed telephone calls, typically using voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. [1]VoIP systems, like e-mail and other Internet applications, are susceptible to abuse by malicious parties who initiate unsolicited and unwanted communications, such as telemarketers and prank callers.

  5. STIR/SHAKEN - Wikipedia

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    STIR/SHAKEN, or SHAKEN/STIR, is a suite of protocols and procedures intended to combat caller ID spoofing on public telephone networks.Caller ID spoofing is used by robocallers to mask their identity or to make it appear the call is from a legitimate source, often a nearby phone number with the same area code and exchange, or from well-known agencies like the Internal Revenue Service or ...

  6. Xfinity - Wikipedia

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    Xfinity Voice (formerly Comcast Digital Voice) is a Voice Over IP cable telephony service that was launched in 2005 in some markets, [75] and to all of Comcast's markets in 2006. Comcast's older service, Comcast Digital Phone, continued to offer service for a brief period, until Comcast shut it down around in late 2007. [76]

  7. Contact AOL customer support - AOL Help

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    Sign in to your AOL account.; Once you've signed in to your account, go to our Contact Us page on AOL Help. If the account you're signed in to is eligible for chat support, "Chat with AOL Customer Care" will be displayed as a support option near the top of the page.

  8. Operator assistance - Wikipedia

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    A third number call or third party call is an operator assisted telephone call that can be billed to the party other than the calling and called party. The operator calls the third number for the party to accept the charges before the call can proceed. Time and charges was a service that could be requested of an operator before a call began ...

  9. VoIP phone - Wikipedia

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    Yealink Network Technology Co Ltd T27G VoIP Telephone Avaya IP phone. The overall hardware may look like a telephone or mobile phone. A VoIP phone has the following hardware components An handset with a headphone and a microphone, unless the whole telephone is a hand-held device containing these; A loudspeaker to act as a speakerphone