Systems and methods for processing telephone calls

1. A method for processing a call request by a switch device, the method comprising:

determining, by processing logic of the switch device, whether the call request is for a long distance call;

processing, by the processing logic, the call request as a 12-digit telephone number when the call request is for a long distance call,

the 12-digit telephone number including an area code and 9 digits after the area code,

the 12-digit telephone number including a format of NXX+XXXX+XXXXX,

N representing a value from 2 to 9 and X representing a value from 0 to 9; and

processing, by the processing logic, the call request as a telephone number including less than 12 digits when the call request is not for a long distance call,

processing the call request as a telephone number including less than 12 digits including:

processing the call request as a 7-digit telephone number,

processing the call request as an 8-digit telephone number,

processing the call request as a 9-digit telephone number, or

processing the call request as a 10-digit telephone number.

2. The method of claim 1 where the area code includes 3 digits.

3. A method, performed by a switch device, for processing a call request that includes a telephone number, the method comprising:

determining, by processing logic of the switch device, whether the call request is for a local call;

processing, by the processing logic, the call request as a telephone number including a first number of digits,

the first number of digits including less than 12 digits;

determining, by the processing logic and when the call request is not for a local call, whether a first digit following an area code is a zero;

processing, by the processing logic, the call request as a 12-digit telephone number based on the determining that the first digit following the area code is a zero,

the 12-digit telephone number including a format of NXX+DXXX+XXXXX,

N representing a value from 2 to 9, X representing a value from 0 to 9, and D representing a 0; and

processing, by the processing logic, the call request as a 10-digit telephone number based on determining that the first digit following the area code is not a zero.

4. The method of claim 3 where the first number of digits includes 7 digits.

5. The method of claim 3 where the first number of digits includes 8 digits.

6. The method of claim 3 where the first number of digits includes 9 digits.

7. The method of claim 3 where the first number of digits includes 10 digits.

8. The method of claim 3 where the area code includes 3 digits.

9. The method of claim 3 where the 12-digit telephone number includes 9 digits after the area code.

10. The method of claim 3 , where a digit immediately following the first digit following the area code is a value from 0-9.

11. A system comprising:

a switching device to:

process a call request as a 12-digit telephone number in a first situation,

the 12-digit telephone number including an area code and 9 digits after the area code,

the 12-digit telephone number including a format of NXX+DXXX+XXXXX,

N representing a value from 2 to 9, X representing a value from 0 to 9, and D representing a 0, and

process the call request as a telephone number including less than 12 digits in a second situation,

when process the call request as a telephone number including less than 12 digits, the switching device is to:

process the call request as a 7-digit telephone number,

process the call request as an 8-digit telephone number,

process the call request as a 9-digit telephone number, or

process the call request as a 10-digit telephone number.

12. The system of claim 11 where the first situation includes a situation where a first digit following the area code is a zero and the second situation includes a situation where the first digit following the area code is not a zero.

13. The system of claim 11 where the first situation includes a request for a long distance telephone call and the second situation includes a request for a local telephone call.

14. The system of claim 11 where the telephone number including less than 12 digits includes 7 digits.

15. The system of claim 11 where the telephone number including less than 12 digits includes 8 digits.

16. The system of claim 11 where the telephone number including less than 12 digits includes 9 digits.

17. The system of claim 11 where the telephone number including less than 12 digits includes 10 digits.

18. A system for processing a call request that includes a telephone number, the system comprising:

a device to:

determine whether the call request is for a local call;

process the call request as a telephone number including a first number of digits,

the first number of digits including less than 12 digits;

determine, when the call request is not for a local call, whether a first digit following an area code is a zero;

process the call request as a 12-digit telephone number based on determining that the first digit following the area code is a zero,

the 12-digit telephone number including a format of NXX+DXXX+XXXXX,

N representing a value from 2 to 9, X representing a value from 0 to 9, and D representing a 0; and

process the call request as a 10-digit telephone number based on determining that the first digit following the area code is not a zero.

19. The system of claim 18 where the first number of digits includes 7 digits.

20. The system of claim 18 where the first number of digits includes 8 digits.

21. The system of claim 18 where the first number of digits includes 9 digits.

22. The system of claim 18 where the first number of digits includes 10 digits.

23. The system of claim 18 where the area code includes 3 digits.

24. The system of claim 18 where the 12-digit telephone number includes 9 digits after the area code.