BELL INDUSTRY ADVISORY

Bell Canada previously disclosed on December 14, 1994 (TAPAC Bulletin No. 94-11) that both 3 and 4 digit Carrier Identification Codes (CIC), and both 5 and 7 digit Carrier Access Codes (CAC) would be supported until the end of a permissive period. The end of this permissive period has now been determined to be April 1, 1999.

Until the end of the permissive period, calls can be directed to a competitors' network where FG-D (equal access) is provided by dialing a 5 digit CAC in the format 10XXX, where XXX is the CIC of the carrier of choice. Introduction of the 4 digit CIC format required expansion of the CAC to 7 digits in the format 101XXXX, where XXXX will be the CIC of the carrier of choice.

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