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  R 1—answer the waiting call. 
  R 2—switch to a new call. 
  R—short clearback (flash). 
5.3 Three-way conference call 
Three-way conference is a service that enables simultaneous phone communication for 3 subscribers. For 
detailed three-way conference mode information see Section 5.1 Call transfer. 
Subscriber  that  started  the  conference  is  deemed  to  be  it's  initiator,  two  other  subscribers  are  the 
participants. 
There  are  two  operation  modes  for  a  three-way  conference:  local  mode  and  remote  mode.  In  the  first 
mode, the conference is assembled locally by the  initiating subscriber; in the  second mode,  the  conference is 
established remotely by a remote server, also known as the conference server.