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Last Call Return, commonly called '''Call Return''', is a Telephone Feature Code offered by Telephone Service Provider s to give a Called Party the time and Telephone Number of the last received Call , and may also offer the facility to place a call back to the Calling Party . The access number for this facility varies per country and provider:
In the UK, after dialing "1471", the caller can press "3" to automatically return the call. Until August 2004 , this service was free; since that date it has incurred a charge, as of 10 January 2007 a per call fee of 7.5 Pence is 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:
Conversely, to send the caller number on a line where the number is normally withheld, the following prefixes can be dialled:
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 Offense to make a direct-line number available in this way. In Canada , the feature is commonly marketed by telephone companies as a combination of two features:
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