Telephone Service
Your Local Telephone Cooperative
OTZ is here to make it easy for you to call your
friends and your family, access the Internet, or make business
calls. The information in these pages can help you benefit from
the services your telephone cooperative offers; it also helps
you choose a telephone service plan that suits your needs.
Your Cooperative is dedicated to bringing you the
best local telephone service to Northwest Alaska. Check out our
Residential
Rates and Business
Rates to view our telephone services today
and see what our team "can do" for you.
Local Prefix Guide
Village Prefixes: Each village has its own prefix.
A prefix is the first three numbers in a 7-digit phone number.
For example, you can tell that 445-1111 is a phone number in Ambler.
This can be important if you want to avoid making long-distance
calls.
Prefix guide:
Ambler = 445
Buckland = 494
Deering = 363
Kiana = 475
Kivalina = 645
Kobuk = 948
Kotzebue = 442
Noatak = 485
Noorvik = 636
Red Dog = 426
Selawik = 484
Shungnak = 437
Understanding 800 and 900 numbers
Subscribers that choose direct-dial service are responsible for
all direct-dial calls, no matter who makes the call. The Cooperative
encourages all members to choose the toll-restrict or calling-card-restricted
options to avoid paying for unauthorized charges. To avoid making
expensive calls by mistake, know the guidelines about 800/888
and 900 numbers. If you aren't sure whether a call is free or
not, you might want to avoid making the call.
800/888 Number prefix
800 and 888 number calls are free to the person making the call.
900 number prefix
900 number calls are billed to the person making the call; these
calls are free to the company or person receiving the call.
Evercom
OTZ Telephone Cooperative members are unable to accept collect
calls from inmates. In order to receive calls from inmates at
correctional institutions, there are two steps you need to follow:
1) Call OTZ Telephone to make sure your telephone
is set up to accept collect calls.
2) Call Evercom at 1-888-678-5668 to set up
your account.
