International Conference Calls with Toll-Free Access Numbers

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International Conference Calls, How it Works, Questions, Benefits


International Conference Call the Easy Way

Your participants join your call Toll-Free from their country

How International Conference Calls Work
  1. Your attendees dial a Toll-Free number and enter a passcode
  2. They can now speak, listen and be heard internationally

To expand participation options, your guests can also attend your conference meeting using these other access types:
  • The chairperson can dial-out to the attendee using our bridge
  • Participant can dial-in using Skype or any IP phone

    Need even more toll-free access countries? click here


Example Access

International Conference Calls with Geographically Diverse Participants

Hosting International Conference Calls

Customers receive a list of all international toll-free access numbers upon account activation.

For example if the attendee is located in Australia, he/she dials the supplied Australian Toll Free access number.

If a participant is located in the U.S., they dial-in with the included U.S. Toll Free access number to join your call.

If in China, they dial the China toll free access number.

If in Italy, they call the Italy toll free access number, etc.

Should your participant be located in a country not on the toll free country list, the chairperson can easily place that guest into the international conference call using the dial-out feature.


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International Conference Call for Global Collaboration


Top Feature List
  • Free account activation
  • Highest quality international audio clarity using PSTN network
  • 24 hour operator assistance
  • No contract, no term commitments
  • No prepayment, no minimum usage requirement
  • No monthly account fees of any kind
  • Toll Free access from 62 countries
  • Be the chairperson from any Toll Free access country
  • Free Dial-Out feature to 275 countries
  • Free session recording with MP3 file downloads
  • Optional Outlook plugin
  • Free Live Conference Viewer
  • Detailed monthly PDF account statement
  • Emailed attendance report after each conference
  • Free App for iPhone®, Blackberry® and Android®

No local access number? dial-out is the solution
If you have participants located in a country where a local Toll Free number does 'not' exist (not on our Toll Free list), simply enable the Leader Dial-Out option on the sign up form.

The Dial-Out option enables the Host to dial-a-guest and place them into the conference meeting no matter what their country location is.


How do I set up my International Conference as the chairperson

How do I set up my International Conference as a chairperson?
  1. Notify your participant/s of the date and time of your overseas conference.

  2. Email the guest/s the passcode and the toll free access number for the participants' country.
Upon account activation, we will email you the list of all global Toll Free access numbers that your participants will use to dial-in, along with a user friendly guide.

As a free optional feature, your account can be enabled with leader dial-out upon request. See sign up form.

The dial-out feature enables the moderator to fetch a participant, located in any country, into a conference. The per minute rate is typically lower than toll free access -depending on the country location of the participant.

Optionally, our full time 24 hour operators can assist the host with dialing out to conference participants abroad.

The Dial-Out option is useful if you have overseas conference call participants located in a country where there is no toll free access number or if dialing out is simply preferred by the moderator.

Said another way, you can host a global conference with participants located in any country using either Toll Free access or the Dial-Out feature, or both methods can be used on the same call to connect all attendees to your conference.

To view International Dial-Out rates for worldwide conference calls, click here.

Dial-out rates are typically lower than Toll Free dial-in rates depending on the country.


Simple international conference calls

Simple

International Conference Calls

How to host your international conference callThe chairperson dials-in, enters the Host passcode
Your international conference call participants dial in toll free and enter their participant passcode.Guests dial-in and enter the participant passcode
Your international conference call beginsThe Conference begins


The conference meeting begins

Is there a contract or minimum usage requirement?
This is a 'pay as you go' plan, there are no monthly commitments, no contract, no activation or set up fees. If your account has no usage, there is no billing.

No reservations or scheduling necessary
This audio conferencing plan is reservation-less. You can plan your calls on your schedule, no need to schedule your meeting with an operator, only your attendees. Use your account whenever you wish, 24/7.

Free MP3 Conference Call Session Recordings
Unlimited Audio (MP3) files of recorded conference calls are provided free of charge. You can Record, download and retain free MP3 files of all recorded calls for future reference.

By default, the conferencing bridge automatically generates an attendance report at the end of each conference. The report is emailed to the account owner.

If the 'record' feature was activated during the call, a link to the MP3 audio file would be included within the emailed attendance report.

The MP3 audio file of the recorded conference can be saved locally to your hard drive.

Recordings are available for 21 days, prior to which time you can download the MP3 file.


24 Hour - U.S. Based Operator Phone Support

It's important to have 24 hour operator assistance available for international conference calling.
There are many conferencing providers that have limited or 'no' operator assistance for it's customers.

This can make the difference between a successful international conference meeting or one that has to be rescheduled because of an issue that may be easy to resolve quickly by an operator.

Expert 24 hour operator assistance is crucial if the host desires a high quality international conference experience for all involved -and we provide it.

Get assistance even if your conference is at 3am
24 hour operator assistance - The crucial free feature

Operator assistance is used by an active account that needs instant assistance while hosting a call.

The moderator or participant can get assistance by dialing a keypad command (* 0) from their phone while on the conference.

Since access to operator assistance is provided free -on a 24 hour 365 day a year basis, it is particularly useful for international conference calls that may need to take place at a time of day or night created to accommodate international time zone differences between host and attendees.

It makes all the difference knowing that no matter what, there is an easily accessible operator to assist, should you need it.

The operators are actually located at the conferencing bridge in the U.S. and can clear up any issues fast without escalation to any other department or person.

If you ever need to use one of our operators while on your conference, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the experience.

Said a different way, you need an Operator to assist you when you need it. And you get 24/7 operator assistance with this overseas conferencing plan.


High Quality International Connections

High Quality International Connections
This service offers the highest international connection quality available, it is not VoIP (Uses PSTN, does not transport Toll Free access connections over the Internet nor does the bridge use VoIP to process calls if dial-out is used).

High Quality International Conference Call ConnectionsThis does not prohibit a participant from using a VoIP phone to access your international conference.

Many conferencing providers have now switched to VoIP conference bridges. As a result, call quality from those companies has suffered because of the unpredictability of Voice Over the Internet Protocol - VoIP. This includes packet loss that can result in clipping, audio artifacts, garbled audio stream, dropped calls, etc. We believe this defeats the purpose of attempting to host a 'quality' overseas conference meeting.

Conferencing Access Versatility
Send out the Toll Free access number to some participants, or 'dial-out' to other participants. You can use both methods on the same call. Use any combination of connectivity that benefits you or that you find the most convenient.

Connect participants to your conference at a lower rate
If you wish to host conferences that include participants located in other countries, we provide in-country toll free access numbers from many countries for distribution to your overseas participant.

Optionally, the host can utilize the
dial-out feature to bring participants abroad into your conference. Leader Dial-Out is especially useful when a conferee is located in a country that does not offer a Toll Free access number.

Who pays for the call ?
All per minute costs are applied to the host's account.

For example, when attendees dial-in using any of the supplied international Toll Free access numbers from their country, the call is free to the participant. All per minute costs are applied to the owner of the conferencing account including any attendees that use the US Toll access number, supplied upon account activation.


Further, if you choose to use the 'dial out' feature, all dial-out calls to your attendees are billed to the account owner.

A third option to access your global conference: you could provide your attendee with the optional direct U.S. Toll number (supplied upon account activation), not a Toll Free number. They would dial-in at long distance rates imposed by their local phone company in their country.

Some participants have access to VoIP service from their country and can dial-in to the U.S. non-Toll Free access number at their own VoIP costs.

What do your conference guests hear when they access your international conference?
"Welcome to the Conference Center, please enter your passcode followed by the [ # ] key."

Overseas conferencing attendees will hear the exact same voice prompt as do the conferees that dial-in to your call from inside the U.S.
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Global Conference Call - Uses

Global Conference Call - Usesinternational conference call using a mobile phone
  • Mobile Friendly - Get our free app for your iPhone, Android or BlackBerry. Host a conference or or join your meeting instantly. Link provided upon account activation.

  • Offer international toll free access numbers to your U.S. team members who travel abroad so they can easily connect to your global conference call meetings.

  • Optional China 400 Toll Free access number. One China access number works with all Mobile phones and China landlines and in all of Mainland China. Click to view information about China Mobile 400 here.

  • Host multi-country conference calls. Our conferencing bridge is located in the U.S. but the moderator can initiate a conference from any Toll Free country.

  • Allow international offices to join U.S. based conference to provide input on issues that affect their regions.

  • Take advantage of unlimited, free MP3 files of any conference call sessions recorded for future reference.

  • Inspire internationally located prospects to join a sales presentation by eliminating expensive long distance charges.

  • Get issues resolved fast with international conference calls. Communicate with international vendors quickly, easily and cost-effectively provide answers to questions as they arise.
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Your international conference call attendees can join your call from their location Toll-Free

International Conference Call Toll Free Access CountriesAs an example, now your associates in London or China can join your overseas conference call with your marketing department located in Los Angeles or New York.

Select International Conference Call Provider

Do you require communicating with your overseas business branches or associates daily? Are you looking for a method by which you can host or attend conferences overseas?

If the answer to these questions is yes then an international conference call is the best option for you. This mode of collaboration can particularly helpful to you in forming a robust interaction with your business associates or existing and future clients. In addition, it enables communication in real-time setting.

Some of the common benefits associated with overseas conference calling are:
  • It is cost effective
  • Eco-friendly
  • Simple to use
  • Mobility especially with included mobile apps
International Conference Call Service

Expand your Business
Worldwide conferencing services are offered to provide several benefits to all types and sizes of companies. With included global Toll-Free access numbers, the service becomes well suited to the multi-national enterprise.

A firm may be in the process of expanding into a new market and would prefer to use more of their communications budget as opposed to using their travel budget to accomplish the same result. In other words, the service very effectively can bridge the gap between expensive international in-person meetings.

Greatly improves business productivity
A global conferencing service permits your company to offer advice and instructions and resolve queries, even when you are not in the same country as your call guest.

It is a passing of your business message to overseas employees in an efficient and personal manner, and in doing so, enhances the overall performance of globally based co-workers, hence your company. A teleconference with a few people is certainly more personal than an email, text or PDF when everyone is on the phone together regardless of their international location.

Time and resource savings on Foreign Trips
Business trips have become a general phenomenon for international firms which can consume lots of time and resources including human and monetary. With the help of international conference call services you can easily replace a business meeting, and many times, get the same result in a much shorter time span.

Reduction in the cost of long distance communication
There are low cost international conferencing services available. No matter whether you desire to call your friends or family members who perhaps have settled abroad, using international conference call services can prove to be beneficial for you. By utilizing a high quality telecommunication network, an international teleconference offers an opportunity to save money and at the same time provide high quality telephone conversations between multiple attendees.

UBlast Automated group Dial-Out - A free feature

Click to view information about UBlast here. This optional free feature automatically dials out to your pre-designated list of participants. It's especially useful if you often host international conference calls with the same participants.

You can also edit, modify, add, delete your dial-out list instantly online, 24/7. Use your smartphone or tablet computer to access your UBlast list on-the-fly.

TOLL FREE ACCESS
by Region
Per minute rates - USD

North America

USA Toll Free access rate

USA

4.9¢

Canada Toll Free access rate

Canada

4.9¢

Asia-Pacific

Australia Toll Free access rate

Australia

11¢

Australia dial-out connection option

Australia Dial-Out

China Toll Free Mobile and Landline for China mainland rate

China Mobile 400

46¢

China dial-out connection option

China Dial-Out

Hong Kong Toll Free access rate

Hong Kong

13¢

Hong Kong dial-out connection option

Hong Kong Dial-Out

India Toll Free access rate

India

29¢

India dial-out connection option

India Dial-Out

17¢

Indonesia Toll Free access rate

Indonesia

21¢

Japan Toll Free access rate

Japan

30¢

Japan dial-out connection option

Japan Dial-Out

11¢

Malaysia Toll Free access rate

Malaysia

11¢

New Zealand Toll Free access rate

New Zealand

11¢

Philippines Toll Free access rate

Philippines

79¢

Philippines dial-out connection option

Philippines Dial-Out

25¢

Singapore Toll Free access rate

Singapore

12¢

South Korea Toll Free access rate

South Korea

14¢

Taiwan Toll Free access rate

Taiwan

26¢

Taiwan dial-out connection option

Taiwan Dial-Out

Thailand Toll Free access rate

Thailand

33¢

Thailand dial-out connection option

Thailand Dial-Out

15¢

Caribbean

Bahamas Toll Free access rate

Bahamas

31¢

Bahamas dial-out connection option

Bahamas Dial-Out

19¢

Dominican Rep Toll Free access rate

Dominican Rep

33¢

Dominican Republic dial-out connection option

Dominican Dial-Out

18¢

Puerto Rico Toll Free access rate

Puerto Rico

4.9¢

Trinidad Tobago Toll Free access rate

Trinidad Tobago

30¢

Trinidad Tobago dial-out connection option

Trinidad Dial-Out

26¢

Virgin Islands (US) Toll Free access rate

Virgin Islands (US)

4.9¢

Europe

Austria Toll Free access rate

Austria

16¢

Belgium Toll Free access rate

Belgium

16¢

Cyprus Toll Free access rate

Cyprus

17¢

Cyprus dial-out connection option

Cyprus Dial-Out

13¢

Czech Republic Toll Free access rate

Czech Republic

23¢

Czech Republic dial-out connection option

Czech Rep Dial-Out

10¢

Denmark Toll Free access rate

Denmark

23¢

Denmark dial-out connection option

Denmark Dial-Out

Finland Toll Free access rate

Finland

36¢

Finland dial-out connection option

Finland Dial-Out

13¢

France Toll Free access rate

France

13¢

France dial-out connection option

France Dial-Out

Germany Toll Free access rate

Germany

12¢

Germany dial-out connection option

Germany Dial-Out

Greece Toll Free access rate

Greece

15¢

Hungary Toll Free access rate

Hungary

14¢

Ireland Freephone access rate

Ireland

47¢

Ireland dial-out connection option

Ireland Dial-Out

Italy Toll Free access rate

Italy

11¢

Luxembourg Toll Free access rate

Luxembourg

10¢

Netherlands Toll Free access rate

Netherlands

17¢

Norway Toll Free access rate

Norway

22¢

Norway dial-out connection option

Norway Dial-Out

12¢

Poland Toll Free access rate

Poland

14¢

Portugal Toll Free access rate

Portugal

18¢

Russia Toll Free access rate

Russia

18¢

Serbia Toll Free access rate

Serbia

54¢

Serbia Toll Free access rate

Serbia Dial-Out

35¢

Spain Toll Free access rate

Spain

28¢

Spain dial-out connection option

Spain Dial-Out

10¢

Sweden Toll Free access rate

Sweden

17¢

Switzerland Toll Free access rate

Switzerland

15¢

Ukraine Toll Free access rate

Ukraine

29¢

UK Toll Free access rate

UK

13¢

United Kingdom dial-out connection option

UK Dial-Out

UK National

UK (0-844)

5.7¢

Middle East

Israel Toll Free access rate

Israel

23¢

Israel dial-out connection option

Israel Dial-Out

UAE Toll Free access rate

UAE

46¢

Mexico & South America

Argentina Toll Free access rate

Argentina

25¢

Argentina dial-out connection option

Argentina Dial-Out

Brazil Toll Free access rate

Brazil

20¢

Brazil dial-out connection option

Brazil Dial-Out

14¢

Chile Toll Free access rate

Chile

30¢

Chile dial-out connection option

Chile Dial-Out

Colombia Toll Free access rate

Colombia

58¢

Colombia dial-out connection option

Colombia Dial-Out

22¢

Mexico Toll Free access rate

Mexico

25¢

Mexico dial-out connection option

Mexico Dial-Out

17¢

Uruguay Toll Free access rate

Uruguay

19¢

Venezuela Toll Free access rate

Venezuela

33¢

Venezuela dial-out connection option

Venezuela Dial-Out

10¢

Central America

Costa Rica Toll Free access rate

Costa Rica

33¢

Costa Rica dial-out connection option

Costa Rica Dial-Out

19¢

Panama Toll Free access rate

Panama

27¢

Panama dial-out connection option

Panama Dial-Out

18¢

Africa

South Africa Toll Free access rate

South Africa

33¢

South Africa dial-out connection option

South Africa Dial-Out

19¢

Landline & Dial-Out Rates - USD

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International conference calls made simple. Your guests join the call at no cost to them.



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Features and options
 Features and Options
Live International Conference Call Viewer Live Conference Manager
How Dial-Out Works What is Dial-Out?
Optional Dial-Out Rates Optional Dial-Out Rates
UBlast - automated group dial-out UBlast Group Dial Out Option
Calculating Costs Explained Calculating Costs
Free Conference Call Recording MP3's Free Recording and MP3's


More worldwide toll-free and local access numbers


International Conference Call Access Methods


24 Hour - Operator Phone Support

24 Hour Operator Support

For activated accounts24 hour operator assistance for international conference calls
If the Host ever needs assistance while on a call, our U.S. operators are on standby 24 hours a day to assist.

For example, if you need an operator, the Host simply dials operator assistance keypad command star-zero that's the star-zero keys -to talk to an operator 24/7.

Invite your participants to dial-in Toll Free from their country.

  • Invite your participants to dial-in Toll Free from their country.

  • Toll Free access FROM worldwide countries. Enable your participants located abroad to access your international conference call.

  • Pay-as-you-go billing. No prepayments, no setup fees, no monthly fees and no minimum usage requirements, no contract.

  • Easily add sets of passcodes for your associates or departments that may need simultaneous use of the account.

  • Free session recordings with MP3 files.

  • Optional dial-out feature.

  • China Toll Free access - One China access number for attendees using either Mobile phone or Landline from anywhere in mainland China.

  • Features and Options included - Global Toll Free access countries, Skype or VoIP access, dial-out option and other features for hosting international conference calls.

You can host and initiate an overseas conference meeting.

You can host and initiate an international conference call from overseas.

In other words, you can host international conference calls from any toll free access country on the list at left.

Customer Comments


Customer Comment

"Using your service about 4 to 6 times a month. We use it to speak with personnel in the U.S., UK, Hong Kong, Canada and Bermuda."
Eduardo P.
-Sao Paulo Brazil

Customer Comment
"Regarding your web page, terms like international conference call, global conferencing and international phone conference are nothing new on the web, but no one has ever given them more meaning than aitelephone.com. We've tried many companies and none compare to your international line quality and 24 hour operator assistance."
David C.
-New Taipei City, Taiwan

Customer Comment
"I was telling my counterpart in our USA office that one of the reasons I love your service is that all parties can be heard even if they all talk at the same time."
Martina R.
-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Customer Comment

"Our board meeting call was perfect and we did record it. Several members joined the conference from the US and Dubai. Thanks for setting it up for us so quickly."
Elizabeth S,
-New York, USA

Customer Comment
"We did a test conference service last night for approx 40 minutes and it worked very well ! Thanks for providing such a great service. I would like to know more about how to set up sub-accounts for different projects/grants in our office. Thank you."
Lisa C.
-South Carolina, USA

Customer Comment

"We need international conference call capabilities to facilitate discussions between remote members of our Ministerial Search Committee and potential candidates. We did have the occasion to contact your 24 hour support line and were assisted with a connection to one of our distant conferees in a country not on your list."
Joseph Z.
-Denmark

Customer Comment
"
The call had no issues except for some late arrivals, our fault so not your problem. Toll Free number in Indonesia worked from our office in Jakarta plus Hong Kong, China and the US participants all joined us. We will likely have this call twice per month."
Ameya T.
-Jakarta, Indonesia


Overseas conferencing inquiry

Overseas conferencing inquiry

"Please send me all relevant account information. I need to organize a conference meeting with participants located in the U.S., UK, China, India and Singapore."

AIT serves customers with similar overseas conferencing requirements every day. We are ready to assist you!

Controlling a far flung International Conference Call

Controlling a far flung
International Conference Call

A success story utilizing the free Live Conference Manager feature:

The Situation
The customer hosts weekly conferences from their offices located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The call participants are located throughout the pacific islands including Micronesia, Palua, Guam, Yap, Marshall Islands and American Samoa.

For this customer, their global conferences are typically connected by our 24/7 operators for the Pacific Island attendees. In addition, we supply international Toll Free numbers to accommodate dial-in access for the attendees located in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the Philippines (plus 62 country Toll Free access numbers are available).

The Problem
This particular customer had an unwanted occurrence on some of their calls and asked how they could gain control over the situation.

Some of their conferencing participant's would put their phone line 'on hold' during the call. This is not usually an issue but some phone systems 'play music' while a call is on hold.

In this case the call they placed on hold was the 'international conference call' and to everyone's dismay, the music-on-hold from the attendees phone system was broadcast to the entire, ongoing, conference until that participant returned to the call by taking his phone off of Hold.

The Solution
We suggested they utilize the free, online Audio Conference Manager feature.

The free Audio Conference Manager enabled the moderator in Hawaii to login and control the conference meeting online, via the Internet. The moderator is now able to mute and un-mute any line during the call. Now there is no need to depend on a participant to mute their own line.

This feature solved this problem and on-hold-music no longer disrupts those important overseas conference meeting because the moderator has instant control over their international conference calling.

International Conference Call Service


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Account Activation:

Order activation takes between 10 minutes and 1 hour depending on order flow at the time your service request is received.

Operator assistance
Operator assistance is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The moderator of the conference simply uses the phone keypad command star-zero ( * 0 ) and our operators will immediately become available and assist with any issue or question.


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Global Conferencing Countries

Antigua
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Brazil
British V. I.
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Rep
Denmark
Dominican Rep
Ecuador
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guam
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Montserrat
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
St Kitts
St Lucia
St Vincent
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad
Ukraine
UAE
UK
Uruguay
USA
Venezuela

The Good Old Telephone Conference

Read an experience from a conference call user on blog site, Good Old Telephone Conference Call, click here.


High Usage Routes This Week


Total Attendees 5 - United States - South Africa

Total Attendees 12 - United States - China - Hong Kong

Total Attendees 5 - United States - UK - Guatemala

Total Attendees 8 - Hungary - UK - China

Total Attendees 10 - United States - Hong Kong - Venezuela - Colombia

Total Attendees 4 - UAE - United States

Total Attendees 9- Costa Rica - United States - Spain - Colombia - Panama

Total Attendees 6- Hong Kong - Malaysia - Canada - UK

Total Attendees 8 - Ukraine - US - Russia

Total Attendees 4 - Serbia - UK - China

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