What is a long distance access code when trying to call long distance?

Answer 1

Call your phone service provider and purchase long distance service for the phone that your fax is hooked up to. In my case, I had long distance service for my "house phone" but no long distance on my "internet phone" so I couldn't fax long distance.

Answer 2

A long-distance access code is a code required to make a long-distance telephone call. For example, in many countries, you must dial the long-distance access code '0' or '1' before a domestic area code. (In many countries that use '0' as the prefix, it is often quoted as if it were part of the area code; for example, 020 for London, UK.) Some countries also allow you to dial an access code to use a competing telephone company for that particular call. For instance, in the United States, you can dial 1+area+number to place a long-distance call with your default carrier, or you can add a prefix to use some other carrier by dialing 101xxxx+1+area+number.

Answer 3

It is the code you need to access long distance.

In the United States, you can dial a 7-digit prefix to select a particular long-distance carrier for that call. For example, AT&T's code is 1010288 (often quoted as "ten-ten-A-T-T" because 288 spells ATT). Other codes are in the range 1010000 to 1019999.

Other countries may have similar arrangements for access to competing carriers, sometimes with codes as short as one digit. For example, in France, if you dial 7 instead of 0 as the first digit of a national or international number (i.e., 71 instead of 01 for Paris, or 7044 instead of 0044 for the UK), your call will be carried by Cegetel instead of by your default carrier.

On a private telephone system (such as a company or college campus), you may need to dial an accounting code to be allowed to place a billable call. The specifics depend on the particular organization.