Making Calls - Grantham Campus

Administrative Phone Use To Call: What You Do: Within Messiah College Dial the extension Local Calls Dial 9+number 800/888/877/866 Dial 9+1+800+number   Dial 9+1+888+number   Dial 9+1+877+number   Dial 9+1+866+number     Long Distance Direct       (Within 717 area code) Dial 9+xxx+xxx Long Distance Direct       (USA)       (INT'L) Dial 9+1+area code+number Dial 9+011+(country code)+(city code)+number     Long Distance Operator Assisted Dial 9+0+area code+number International Operator Assisted Dial 9+01+(country code)+(city code)+number     Directory Assistance Calls         Local Dial 9+1+555-1212       Long Distance Dial 9+1+area code+555-1212

Personal Calls
The College's telephone system is provided for business use. Personal calls should be made from coin telephones or by using a personal telephone calling card. Personal calls that are charged to a department phone should be promptly reimbursed to the college.

Long Distance
Long distance calls dialed from college’s numbers are automatically routed to the least expensive path available on Messiah’s private long distance network.

3rd Party Calls/900 & 976 calls
Billing of third party calls to college lines is blocked. In addition, college lines are blocked from placing calls to area code 900 and exchange 976 ("Dial It" lines).

Collect Calls
College lines are blocked from accepting collect calls.

Student Phone Use
To Call:	What You Do:
Within Messiah College	Dial the extension
Local Calls	Dial 9+xxx-xxxx
800/888/877/866	Dial 9+1+800+number
	Dial 9+1+888+number
	Dial 9+1+877+number
	Dial 9+1+866+number
Long Distance Direct       (Within 717 area code)	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #
Long Distance Direct       (USA)              (INT'L)	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access # Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #
Long Distance Operator Assisted	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #
International Operator Assisted	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #
Directory Assistance Calls
Local	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #
Long Distance	Dial 9+Individual Calling Card Access #

Local Calls: are free!
Long Distance and International calls must be placed using calling cards or personal cell phones.

3rd Party Calls/900 & 976 calls
Billing of third party calls to college lines is blocked. In addition, college lines are blocked from placing calls to area code 900 and exchange 976 ("Dial It" lines).

Collect Calls
College lines are blocked from accepting collect calls.

Calling from Off Campus
Remember if you are off campus and know the 4 digit extension of the faculty or staff employee, dial (717) 796-1800, press 1 and then their extension number.

Important Numbers

Messiah College Main Number	717.766.2511
College Receptionist	Dial "0"
MC Department of Safety	6005
Emergency (on campus)	9911
Emergency (off campus)	911
Urgent Assistance	6565

Phone Mail	On-Campus	Off-Campus
Send/Retrieve Messages	6020	717.691.6020
Phone Set/Phonedesk Problems	"0"	717.766.2511