Our Traditional Long Distance and Bundled Minute Plans feature six digit Authorization Codes (Auth Codes) that enable you to access university lines. You can use your Auth Code to place long distance calls from most campus and off campus phones (touchtone service only) at the same low rates.
Calling From Campus (Columbus and Regional) Phones:
Dial 1, wait for the beeps
Enter 6-digit Auth Code, wait for tone
Dial the number
Calling From Columbus Off-Campus Phones:
Dial 614-292-5500
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calling From Mansfield, Off-Campus Phones:
Dial 419-747-8597
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calling From Newark, Off-Campus Phones:
Dial 740-364-7770
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calling From Wooster, Off-Campus Phones:
Dial 330-287-7533
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calling From Any Phone in the 50 States (outside of the Columbus, Newark or Wooster, Ohio Areas):
Dial 1-800-678-6147 (toll free)
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calling From Any Phone in Canada:
Dial 1-800-652-3971 (toll free)
Enter 6-digit Auth Code
Enter 5-digit PIN
Follow system prompts
Calls placed using the toll free access numbers (800-OSU-6147 and 800-652-3971) will incur a $0.55 per call access fee. Calls placed from payphones using the 614-292-5500, 330-287-7533, 419-747-8597, or 740-364-7770 access numbers will require the proper coin deposit to initiate the call. The toll free 1-800-OSU-6147 access number can also be used to place calls from local payphones.
