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Global Access Direct in the U.S. and Canada


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What is Global Access Direct Service?

Telegroup's new Global Access Direct service is the first special access calling service that offers U.S. and Canada customers the same savings from a registered phone and on the road. With its PIN feature, customers can use the service from the office, home, cell phone, or even while traveling GAD works both in the U.S. and Canada with the same toll-free number.

Imagine the Savings Potential

This service is perfect for business people and residential households who need to make international calls away from the office or home. It works for people in highrises who can't bypass the building's PBX--people who would love the savings the GAD PIN feature offers. It also works for people who want these savings on their cell phones.

Benefits for Customers

Global Access Direct offers the following benefits to customers:
  • Simple, easy to use
  • Use from home, office, or cell phone
  • Involves no callback
  • No need to change long distance carriers
  • Save up to 50% on international calls
  • Makes most calling cards obsolete
  • Toll free access

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How GAD Service Works

  1. The customer dials a toll-free number in the U.S. or Canada--1-800-393-1000 to connect to Telegroup's U.S. switch.
  2. If the customer's CLI/ANI is delivered and recognized by the switch, he/she hears a bong tone. The prompt then says, "Please enter your authorization code." (If the customer enters an incorrect code, the switch will again prompt for an authorization code.) After entering the 10-digit code, the customer is prompted to dial the number he/she wants to call.
  3. The customer enters the destination number. He will then hear, "Thank-you for using Telegroup." The call is completed via Telegroup's network.
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Customer Instructions (once signed up)

  1. From a touch-tone phone, dial 1-800-393-1000.
  2. If a registered CLI/ANI  is delivered (meaning you hear dial tone), skip to step 4.
  3. If a registered CLI/ANI is NOT delivered, or if the customer is calling from a non-registered phone (for example, a pay phone), he customer enters his 10-digit authorization code, followed by the # key.
  4. Dial the country code + the number, followed by the # key.
  5. Press # to connect the call more quickly.
  6. Press ## (pound key twice) to made additional calls.
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More GAD Details

  1. The GAD US rate for calls U.S. to U.S. is 15¢/min. flat rate.
  2. Each GAD account will have a monthly limit. If no limit is specified on the order, Telegroup will default to a $250 limit, with the maximum being $5000. When the customer reaches the limit, the line will no longer work until reset. Usage limits are reset on the 20th of each month when the customer makes his/her first call. You can set the approximate usage limit in Telegroup Order Page upon sign up.
  3. Billing increments are 30/06. Charges begin with the dial tone after dialing the toll free access number.
  4. Each GAD line may have as many PINs as the customer would like.
  5. GAD can be provisioned for CLI only or PIN only. For PIN only orders, where the service is a stand alone service, the customer payment method must be credit card.
  6. Two to six digit accounting (unverified) codes are available on GAD.
  7. If a call is in progress, another call CANNOT be initiated with the same PIN. This will cause the service to lock.
  8. For customers with a monthly usage under $10 (US), the invoice amount will be rolled over to the following month. Low usage invoices will be rolled over for three months, with the customer being billed at the end of the third month even if the usage total is under $10. A$5 service charge will be added to this type of invoice.
  9. If GAD is used from a U.S. pay phone, a 30¢ FCC mandated surcharge will be added to the customer's invoice. The charge will appear as a separate line item on the invoice.
  10. If a customer uses a GAD PIN from a non-equal access area, the originating number will not appear on his invoice. It will appear as Eastern Standard Time, which corresponds with the Telegroup New Jersey switch.
  11. If a customer deactivates the caller identification feature on his telephone, his CLI will not be delivered to the switch. This will result in a prompt for a PIN authorization code when accessing GAD.
  12. GAD service in the U.S. and Canada is a NO-PIC add-on service in which customers are not required to changes their current long distance carriers. And, like other Global Access services, does not require any change in customer's present long distance service.

GAD Order Entry and Provisioning

Provisioning time for GAD is approximately two full business day, 48 hours.

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