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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Having trouble getting answer
from Verizon. I believe Asterisk will let me specify a name and number
that is sent to the PSTN (Verizon) of outgoing calls. For instance, if I
have a client, First Bank, and their toll free number is 888-555-1234, I could
send that name and number. Verizon is telling me that they will forward
the number I send them, but the name will be my company's name. I can't
get an answer from them if this is a technical problem due to old equipment at
their switching office; or if it is just a policy/law issue; or they just
plain don't want to. Does anyone have any answers to this? Any
responses or comments are welcome.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Bill<SPAN class=884093905-15092004><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=884093905-15092004><FONT
color=#0000ff>Hey Bill....found a better explanation of what I was talking about
(from the Asterisk Handbook):</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT><SPAN class=884093905-15092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>callerid: Sets the Caller ID information for a channel or channels.
The Caller ID string will be transmitted to other phones connected to your
Asterisk network. If you are dialing out to the public phone network via
PRI, the Caller ID line number will be sent to the destination phone. The
public carrier will attach the matching directory listing to the number
transmitted. Therefore, you can set the number on PRI's but the name will
automatically match the carrier directory. If you are dialing out via an
FXO to a standard line, the carrier controls the Caller ID sent to the recipient
entirely.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT><SPAN class=884093905-15092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Since the circuit is in your name, that's the name that appears on
outbound calls via that circuit, regardless of what you set it to...if you were
willing to dedicate channels on your circuit to your customer, maybe it's
possible to have Verizon set those channels in your customers name on their
systems? But as Jay pointed out, if it's up to the call recipient's
carrier to lookup and send caller id name, who knows how accurate their lookup
would be even if you did get it set on a channel by channel basis by
Verizon....</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT><SPAN class=884093905-15092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Marty</FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18141px"><NOBR><B><SPAN
class=goohl3>callerid</SPAN></B>: Sets the Caller ID information for a channel
or channels. The caller </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18161px"><NOBR>id string will
be transmitted to other phones connected to your Asterisk </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18181px"><NOBR>network. If you
are dialing out to the public phone network via PRI, the </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18202px"><NOBR>caller id line
number will be sent to the destination phone. The public carrier </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18222px"><NOBR>will attach the
matching directory listing to the number transmitted. </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18243px"><NOBR>Therefore, you
can <B><SPAN class=goohl1>set</SPAN></B> the number on PRI's, but the <B><SPAN
class=goohl4>name</SPAN></B> will automatically </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18263px"><NOBR>match the
carrier directory. If you are dialing out via an FXO to a standard </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18284px"><NOBR>line, the
carrier controls the caller id sent to the recipient entirely</NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18141px"><NOBR><B><SPAN
class=goohl3>callerid</SPAN></B>: Sets the Caller ID information for a channel
or channels. The caller </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18161px"><NOBR>id string will
be transmitted to other phones connected to your Asterisk </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18181px"><NOBR>network. If you
are dialing out to the public phone network via PRI, the </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18202px"><NOBR>caller id line
number will be sent to the destination phone. The public carrier </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18222px"><NOBR>will attach the
matching directory listing to the number transmitted. </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18243px"><NOBR>Therefore, you
can <B><SPAN class=goohl1>set</SPAN></B> the number on PRI's, but the <B><SPAN
class=goohl4>name</SPAN></B> will automatically </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18263px"><NOBR>match the
carrier directory. If you are dialing out via an FXO to a standard </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18284px"><NOBR>line, the
carrier controls the caller id sent to the recipient entirely</NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18141px"><NOBR><B><SPAN
class=goohl3>callerid</SPAN></B>: Sets the Caller ID information for a channel
or channels. The caller </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18161px"><NOBR>id string will
be transmitted to other phones connected to your Asterisk </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18181px"><NOBR>network. If you
are dialing out to the public phone network via PRI, the </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18202px"><NOBR>caller id line
number will be sent to the destination phone. The public carrier </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18222px"><NOBR>will attach the
matching directory listing to the number transmitted. </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18243px"><NOBR>Therefore, you
can <B><SPAN class=goohl1>set</SPAN></B> the number on PRI's, but the <B><SPAN
class=goohl4>name</SPAN></B> will automatically </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18263px"><NOBR>match the
carrier directory. If you are dialing out via an FXO to a standard </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18284px"><NOBR>line, the
carrier controls the caller id sent to the recipient entirely</NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18141px"><NOBR><B><SPAN
class=goohl3>callerid</SPAN></B>: Sets the Caller ID information for a channel
or channels. The caller </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18161px"><NOBR>id string will
be transmitted to other phones connected to your Asterisk </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18181px"><NOBR>network. If you
are dialing out to the public phone network via PRI, the </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18202px"><NOBR>caller id line
number will be sent to the destination phone. The public carrier </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18222px"><NOBR>will attach the
matching directory listing to the number transmitted. </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18243px"><NOBR>Therefore, you
can <B><SPAN class=goohl1>set</SPAN></B> the number on PRI's, but the <B><SPAN
class=goohl4>name</SPAN></B> will automatically </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18263px"><NOBR>match the
carrier directory. If you are dialing out via an FXO to a standard </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV style="LEFT: 216px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 18284px"><NOBR>line, the
carrier controls the caller id sent to the recipient
entirely</NOBR></DIV></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>