A local conferencing exchange subscriber line conferencing system and method
using
a series of input signals from the phone of a subscriber, such as a dual-tone multifrequency
(DTMF) sequence of key inputs starting with a star key input, to initiate the conference.
The conference is set up in a bridge and the phone of the subscriber is connected
to the bridge. All subsequent callers to the subscriber's phone number at the local
exchange carrier are routed and connected to the conference at the bridge. When
the conference call ends, the subscriber's phone is returned to normal service.
