Precise tone plan

The precise tone plan is a signaling specification for the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in North America. It defines the call-progress tones used for indicating the status and progress of telephone calls to subscribers and operators.

All signals in the specification use combination (by addition) of audible tones of four frequencies: 350 Hz, 440 Hz, 480 Hz, and 620 Hz. Equipment is required to maintain tolerances within ± 0.5% in frequency and ±1.5 dB in amplitude stability.