Centrex - Dialing Instructions for UW-Madison Telephone Lines

Emergency 911

Dial 911

Local calls (including calls to UW-Madison and state agencies):

1. Dial 9, then
2. Dial the seven-digit number

Toll-free (800, 855, 866, 877, and 888) numbers

Dial 9 + 1 + 800 (or 855, 866, 877, or 888) + seven-digit number. 

Numbers Outside Madison Local Calling Area:

1. Dial 9, then
2. Dial 1 + area code + seven-digit number

International Calls:

Direct dialed international calls:

1. Dial 9 then
2. Dial 011 (international access code) + country code + city code + local number
3. Allow at least 45 seconds for the ringing to start

Person to person, collect, calling card or billed to a third number international calls which require operator assistance:

1. Dial 9 then
2. Dial 01 + country code + city code + local number
3. Allow at least 45 seconds for the ringing to start

Directory Assistance

University of Wisconsin
2-1234 (262-1234)
Hearing impaired TTY, 2-6000

University Hospital Clinics
3-6400 (263-6400)
Hearing impaired TTY, 2-6000

Capitol and State Offices
6-2211 (266-2211)
Hearing impaired TTY, 2-2600

Madison local calling area or National Directory Assistance *
Dial 9 + 411 or 9-555-1212

* Charges apply for each call and include requests for non-published or non-listed numbers, new listings not in printed directories, or requests not found by the directory assistance operator.

Websites

You can find national and international directory information on the web sites below at no cost.
AT&T Directory: www.realpageslive.com
INFOBEL International Directories: www.infobel.com