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Unified Communications - Dialing a campus phone

When dialing from a Cisco phone, dial 8 for all off-campus calls except 9-1-1.

Local calls beginning with: 608-342 608-348 608-349 608-330 608-331 608-642 608-732 608-778	Dial 8 then 7-digit number (8-xxx-xxxx)
Long distance	Dial 8-1 then 10-digit number (8-1-xxx-xxx-xxxx) NOTE: In the new system, you MUST dial 1 for long distance.
Toll-free	Dial 8-1 then 10-digit number (8-1-xxx-xxx-xxxx)
International	Dial 8 then 011 (international access) followed by the country code, city code and local number (8-011-xx-xx-local number)

For emergencies in either system, dial 9-1-1*

*Exception: Dial 9-9-1-1 from analog phones for an outside line, e.g. courtesy phones, Resident Director phones, fax machines.

If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 608.342.1400 or helpdesk@uwplatt.edu.  You may also visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Karrmann Library.