call forwarding
noun
: a telephone service that allows a subscriber to have incoming calls forwarded to a different number
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With call forwarding enabled, incoming bank verification calls can be silently redirected.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The company now handles millions of calls per month, managing number provisioning, regulatory compliance, call forwarding, and porting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Disaster relief protections include a waiver of a one-time activation fee for establishing remote call forwarding.
—Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Phone plans include unlimited nationwide calling, Caller ID, three-way calling, call forwarding, voicemail and other features.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Special feature codes: Records showing when services like call forwarding, conference calls, or voicemail were used.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The app provides users with tools to block unwanted calls, identify and screen incoming calls, and manage call settings such as call forwarding and voicemail.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Why the Treasury says you're being targeted by a scam
How to prepare to avoid disruptions
Before Oct. 7, residents should update contacts, speed dial settings, voicemail, call forwarding and any equipment currently set for seven-digit dialing to include the area code, according to the MPSC.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2024
This network uses the standard Session Initiation Protocol, common in VoIP services and 4G mobile networks, to define the data messages that must be sent to begin and end calls, along with data to initiate other calling features, like Caller ID and call forwarding.
—Richard Barnes, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2014
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The company now handles millions of calls per month, managing number provisioning, regulatory compliance, call forwarding, and porting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Disaster relief protections include a waiver of a one-time activation fee for establishing remote call forwarding.
—Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Phone plans include unlimited nationwide calling, Caller ID, three-way calling, call forwarding, voicemail and other features.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Special feature codes: Records showing when services like call forwarding, conference calls, or voicemail were used.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The app provides users with tools to block unwanted calls, identify and screen incoming calls, and manage call settings such as call forwarding and voicemail.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2024
Why the Treasury says you're being targeted by a scam
How to prepare to avoid disruptions
Before Oct. 7, residents should update contacts, speed dial settings, voicemail, call forwarding and any equipment currently set for seven-digit dialing to include the area code, according to the MPSC.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2024
This network uses the standard Session Initiation Protocol, common in VoIP services and 4G mobile networks, to define the data messages that must be sent to begin and end calls, along with data to initiate other calling features, like Caller ID and call forwarding.
—Richard Barnes, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2014
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“Call forwarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20forwarding. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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