8MS User Guide
Service Area Field Definitions

The Service Area defines the regions from which a toll-free number can receive calls. The Service Area may be associated directly with a toll-free number via the Record Management: SMS CAD screen or by pointing at an SMS Template via the Record Management: SMS PAD screen, in which case the Service Area is defined in the Template Management screen. The Service Area section of the Record Management: SMS CAD screen appears as follows:

SMS Template may not have an service area of that includes any of the CCS networks. The Service Area section of the SMS Template Management screen appears as follows:
Below is a description of the fields:
Field Description
Network (See network codes below.)
US United States
XA United States and Canada
XB United States and Caribbean
XC United States, Canada and Caribbean
AM Ameritech
BA Bell Atlantic
BS Bell South
BX Bell Canada
CN Canada
CR Caribbean
EU Telus
FL Frontier
GT GTE
NX Nynex
PC Pacific Bell
SH
SN South New England Telephone
UT United Telephone
UW US West
State This field allows you to define an area of service based state, using a comma-separated list of two-letter state abbreviations.
Area Code This field allows you to define an area of service NPA, using a comma separated-list of three digit area codes.
LATA This field allows you to define an area of service LATA, using a comma-separated list of three digit LATA codes.
Labels This field allows you to use a comma-separated list of Area of Service labels. These label names must be previously defined in SMS/800. SMS does not provide a means by which 8MS can create Area of Service labels.
To unselect a Network option of US, XA, XB, or XC, you must select the None button.