Conference Calling
To use conference calling:
"Please enter the area code and phone number you would
like to call now. For other features, please press the star [*]
key."
(All standard and enhanced features available on the card will
be listed verbally).
"To place a conference call, enter the area code and telephone
number of your first participant. Once the first party has answered
the phone call you may add additional participants by pressing
pound [#] two [2]. You will then be prompted to enter the phone
number for the next person you wish to call. You may repeat these
steps to conference up to four participants."
Note: It is not necessary to access the main menu or enhanced features option number [3] to place a conference call. Once familiar with the conference call setup procedure, conference calls may be initiated as any other phone call by entering the first participant's phone number at the voice prompt, after the card number is entered (i.e. after step 2 above), and proceeding with the steps of waiting for the party to answer, entering pound [#] two [2], dialing the next participant, etc. The conference call menu option [3] offers verbal instructions only and does not play a role in the actual setup or placement of the call; it is intended as help or a reminder for the card holder only.
Cost: Time is deducted (decremented) from the card for
all conference calls. Furthermore, the card is decremented for
each participant on the call. For example, if the rate per domestic
minute is $0.35, and two participants are conferenced in with
the card holder, the price is $0.70/domestic minute. If three
participants are added, in addition to the card holder, the rate
would be $1.05/domestic minute.
International conference calls are permitted. Cost is a combination of all destinations called. For example, a call to a participant in the UK with a cost of $0.70/minute and a participant in Italy with a cost of $1.40/minute would cost a total of $2.10 per minute. (i.e. the card holder plus two different international termination number participants).