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The access number for this facility varies per country and provider:
  • Canada and US: Star Code ---69 ('''---66'' in some markets); '''1169''' or '''1166''' on a rotary or pule dial telephone, respectably.

  • UK: 1471 (also used in Gibraltar and Ireland )

  • Australia: ---10#


In the UK, after dialling "1471", the caller can press "3" to automatically return the call. Until August 2004 , this service was free; after that date, a per call fee of six Pence was charged.

The service provider may also offer a facility through which the calling party can prevent their number being revealed to the called party, either permanently or on a per-call basis. This is achieved by prefixing the dialed number with:

  • UK: 141

  • US: ---67

  • Australia: 1831


Conversely, to send the caller number on a line where the number is normally withheld, the following prefixes can be dialled:

  • UK: 1470 (also used in Gibraltar)

  • Ireland: 142

  • US: ---82


In Ireland and Gibraltar, ex-directory or unlisted numbers are withheld by default.

Many companies withhold their direct-line numbers when calling out, or mask them with a generic switchboard number, and in many Government Agencies it is a Disciplinary Offence to make a direct-line number available in this way.