To create a list of blocked numbers:

1. Login to your account
2. Go to the Call Blocking settings page in the Manage Service Features section.
3. Choose the activate option for Selective Call Rejection.
4. Follow the directions on the page to create your blocked phone number list.

To activate Selective Call Rejection from your phone:

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *60.
2. Hang up the phone handset.

See a complete list of digital phone service codes (pdf format).

To deactivate Selective Call Rejection from your phone:

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *80.
   
2. Hang up the phone handset.
   

Usage notes:

• By default, the rejection list is empty. No phone numbers are blocked. You must follow the steps for adding a phone number to the rejection list so that incoming calls from that number are blocked.
• If your blocked list is empty and you attempt to activate Selective Call Rejection from your phone, you will be prompted to create a list online. The feature will not be activated.
• You can dial outgoing calls to phone numbers on your rejected list.
• Once a number is placed on the rejection list, the number continues to be blocked indefinitely until you remove the phone number from the rejection list.
• Selective Call Rejection and Selective Call Acceptance are mutually exclusive features. You may only enable one of these features.

To create a list of accepted phone numbers:

1. Login to your account and go to the Call Blocking settings page in the Manage Service Features section.
2. Choose the activate option for Selective Call Acceptance.
3. Follow the directions on the page to create your accepted phone number list.

To activate Selective Call Acceptance from your phone:

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *64.
2. Hang up the phone handset.

See a complete list of digital phone service codes (PDF format)

To deactivate Selective Call Acceptance from your phone:

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *84.
2. Hang up the phone handset.

Usage notes:

• By default, the acceptance list is empty and you will accept all calls. You must follow the steps for adding a phone number to the call acceptance list.
• If your accepted list is empty and you attempt to activate Selective Call Acceptance from your phone, you will be prompted to create a list online. The feature will not be activated.
• Adding numbers to the call acceptance list will block ALL other calls besides those on your call acceptance list. Do not enable this feature unless you want to limit your incoming calls to only those on your call acceptance list.
• Selective Call Acceptance and Selective Call Rejection are mutually exclusive features. You may only enable one of the above features.

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *77.
2. Hang up the phone handset after you have heard the confirmation message.

See a complete list of digital phone service codes (PDF format)

To deactivate Anonymous Call Rejection:

1. Pick up the phone handset and dial *87.
2. Hang up the phone handset.

Usage notes:

• Anonymous Call Rejection is independent from the other Call Blocking features. It can be active on its own or when either Selective Call Rejection or Selective Call Acceptance are active.

Selective Call Rejection automatically blocks incoming calls from selected phone numbers -- up to a maximum of 10 -- on list that you create. Blocked callers will hear a recording saying that you are not presently taking calls.

Anonymous Call Rejection, on the other hand, automatically blocks calls from people who have activated either Per-Call or Per-Line Blocking, which prevents their name and/or phone number from being displayed on a Caller ID device.

No. Once you enter a number on your rejected call list, any call from that number will not be able to get through to you. The caller on the other end will receive a message that you are not accepting calls. Your phone will not ring.

No. Northland does not have the ability to report which of your rejected numbers has tried to contact you. Once you enter a number on your rejected call list, they will not be able to get through to your line. The caller on the other end will receive a message that you are not accepting calls.

At this time, you can only manage your lists online.