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  2. Calling Name Presentation - Wikipedia

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    In the US, the caller's name, or CNAM information, is not sent during a call. Rather, the terminating carrier is responsible for providing the Caller ID information to its customer. The terminating carrier performs a database lookup using the caller's phone number to obtain the name information to display with Caller ID.

  3. Mobile number portability - Wikipedia

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    Overview. Mobile number portability is implemented in varying ways across the globe. The international and European standard implements "recipient-led" porting, in which a customer wishing to port a telephone number contacts the new network (recipient), which sends the number portability request (NPR) to the current network operator (donor).

  4. Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - Wikipedia

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    The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 is an Act of the United States Congress that generally makes it illegal to use false Caller ID information for a call with the intent to defraud or scam a called party. The Act makes exceptions for certain law-enforcement purposes. Callers are also still allowed to preserve their anonymity by choosing to block ...

  5. Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    While on a phone call a subscriber can press the R key on their phone and dial the number they wish to add to the conversation. Dial R3 to begin conference/three–way call. R2 allows a subscriber to separate the calls and swap between them. Call hold / transfer to another extension. R – places call on hold. Hang up and telephone will ring ...

  6. Napster (streaming service) - Wikipedia

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    Napster Group PLC (2020–2022) [2] Hivemind & Algorand (2022–present) Website. napster.com. Napster [3] [4] is a music streaming service based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Until 2016, the service was known domestically as Rhapsody before rebranding as Napster, the same name brand that was used by Roxio's Napster. [5]

  7. Malicious caller identification - Wikipedia

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    Malicious caller identification, introduced in 1992 as Call Trace, [1] is activated by the Vertical service code Star codes *57, and is an upcharge fee subscription service offered by telephone company providers which, when dialed immediately after a malicious call, records metadata for police follow-up. A police report must be filed after each ...

  8. Ringing tone - Wikipedia

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    Ringing tone ( audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party. The tone is typically a repeated cadence similar to a traditional power ringing signal ( ringtone ), but is usually not played synchronously.

  9. BlogTalkRadio - Wikipedia

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    BlogTalkRadio is a web-based platform that allows podcasters and radio sites and talk show hosts to create live and on-demand talk format content for distribution on the web and podcast distribution channels. Its claim to fame is a web-based 'studio' that allows its content creators to host multi-participant broadcasts using a computer and a phone.