An apparatus and method is provided for placing a phone call when dialing out of the caller's local area. A database resident in a telephone connection mechanism contains the access codes required to place the out-of-local area call. A user input device is utilized by the calling party to retrieve the...http://www.google.de/patents/US6477247?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6477247 - Apparatus and method for dialing out of local area telephone calls
