“You must dial one”

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I dial a number. It goes through just fine. I dial a different number with the same area code and get the “we’re sorry, you must dial 1”.
So,
1) why must I dial 1
2) why do they not simply dial 1 for me?!

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In many places, the 1 is known as a “toll alerting” digit. In other words, it’s used to show that you know you’ll be paying for the call,

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