Dialing Procedures

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• Campus Phone to Campus Phone
• Off-Campus Calling
• International
• Call Forwarding

Campus Phone to Campus Phone

• To dial between campus extensions (Seattle, Bothell, or Tacoma Campuses):
  • Dial [5-digit number] (last five (5) digits of telephone number).

• UW Medical Center (UWMC) is served by a different phone system.   The last 5-digits of their 598 prefix numbers [8-####], and their 7 digit, 744 prefix numbers [744-####] are provisioned to dial as campus numbers.  Do not dial a [9] before these numbers.

• These area codes and prefixes can be dialed between UW campuses and UW Medicine:

Off-Campus Calling (non-UW/UWMC number)

To dial a local call from an unrestricted campus telephone:

1. Press [9].
2. Dial the 10-digit phone number.

Ten digit dialing is now required for all off-campus local calls.

To dial a long-distance call from an unrestricted campus telephone:

1. Press [9] then [1] for long-distance access.
2. Dial the 10-digit phone number.

International number using UWATS:

1. Dial [9]
2. Listen for dial tone.
3. Dial [011].
4. Dial [country code].
5. Dial [city code] (omit 0 if first digit).
6. Dial [local number].
7. Dial [#]. (NOTE: Do not dial # if international number – excluding 011 – is 12 digits).
8. Dial [authorization code].

Call Forwarding

Forwards incoming calls to another telephone number.

To forward calls to another UW campus or UWMC number:

1. Dial [*][7][2]. Wait for dial tone.
2. Dial 5-digit number.
3. Wait for three short tones, followed by dial tone.
4. Hang up.

To forward calls to a non-UW campus telephone number:

1. Dial [*][7][2]. Wait for dial tone.
2. Dial [9].
3. Dial the number to which you are forwarding.
   • Enter the 10-digit number you wish to forward to.
4. Wait for three short tones, followed by dial tone.
5. Hang up. 

To cancel Call Forwarding:

1. Dial [*][7][3].
2. Wait for three short tones, followed by dial tone.
3. Hang up.