You can use the OpenVMS Phone utility (PHONE) to communicate with other users on your system or with any other system connected to your system by DECnet for OpenVMS. Phone is designed to simulate some of the features of actual telephone communications, such as the hold button, conference call, and telephone directories. To invoke the Phone utility, enter the PHONE command at the DCL prompt and press Return. You can specify the user name of the person with whom you want to communicate before or after you enter the Phone utility. When you invoke the Phone utility, Phone displays the Phone screen layout, known as the viewport.