Priority call

A priority call is a telephone call that has been assigned some enhanced level of priority for processing by a telecommunications network such that it may be expected to achieve precedence over other traffic.

Priority call, and priority ring also refer to calling features which give a distinctive ring to calls from telephone numbers chosen by the subscriber.

The service may require a subscription from their telephone company.

To set up priority call, the subscriber dials the vertical service code *61 and follows the instructions.

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