diff --git a/voice-client/files/etc/asterisk/special_rate_nr.cfg b/voice-client/files/etc/asterisk/special_rate_nr.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d55d7426a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voice-client/files/etc/asterisk/special_rate_nr.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+AUS;19x
+BEL;09xx
+BRA;05xx
+CHL;
+CHN;
+CZE;9xx
+DNK;90xx
+ETS;
+FIN;0(7[0,5]|[1-3,6]0)
+FRA;0[8,9]xx
+DEU;0(9xx|137)
+HUN;06-[8,9]x
+IND;
+ITA;8
+JPN;0990
+NLD;09xx
+NZL;0900
+USA;1-900
+ESP;([8,9]0x|118)
+SWE;09xx
+CHE;09xx
+NOR;82x
+TWN;020[3,4,9]
+GBR;0[8,9]xx
+ARE;[2,6]00
diff --git a/voice-client/files/etc/init.d/voice_client b/voice-client/files/etc/init.d/voice_client
index b582152b5..e278a3c80 100755
--- a/voice-client/files/etc/init.d/voice_client
+++ b/voice-client/files/etc/init.d/voice_client
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ TMPL_BRCM_LINE=$TEMPLATEDIR/brcm_line.TEMPLATE
 
 TMPL_MEETME=$TEMPLATEDIR/meetme.conf.TEMPLATE
 
+SPECRATEDIR=$ASTERISKDIR/special_rate_nr.cfg
+
 run_hook()
 {
 	h="$1_hook"
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ assemble_and_copy_config()
 	cp $TMPL_MODULES		$WORKDIR/modules.conf
 	cp $TMPL_EXTENSIONS_MACRO	$WORKDIR/extensions_macro.conf
 	cp $TMPL_MUSICONHOLD		$WORKDIR/musiconhold.conf
+	cp $SPECRATEDIR                 $WORKDIR/special_rate_nr.cfg
 	
 	test -e $TMPL_MEETME && cp $TMPL_MEETME $WORKDIR/meetme.conf
 	
@@ -1147,7 +1150,7 @@ configure_call_filters()
 			break
 		fi
 	done < "/etc/idc_cc.cfg"
-	
+ 
 	echo "Found IDCs: $idc"
 	echo "Found CCs: $cc"
 
@@ -1165,6 +1168,43 @@ configure_call_filters()
 	echo "exten => s,n,MacroExit()" >>			$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
 	echo "exten => s,n(not-foreign),Set(FOREIGN=0)" >>	$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
 	echo "" >>						$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+
+
+	# Get special rate numbers from /etc/asterisk/special_rate_nr.cfg
+	while read line
+	do
+	    i=0
+	    for v in $(echo $line | tr ";" "\n")
+		do
+			if [ "$i" -eq "0" -a "$v" != "$country" ] ; then
+				continue 2
+			fi
+			if [ "$i" -eq "1" ] ; then
+				srn=$v
+			fi
+			i=$((i+1))
+		done
+
+		if [ -n "$srn"  ] ; then
+			# Special rate numbers found
+			break
+		fi
+	done < "/etc/asterisk/special_rate_nr.cfg"
+
+	echo "Found special rate numbers: $srn"
+
+	echo "[macro-check-special-rate]" >>			$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	echo "exten => s,1,NoOp(${srn})" >>			$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+
+	# Create regex patterns
+	# All x characters are replaced with [0-9] to match a single digit
+	srn="($(echo $srn | tr -s "" | tr "," "|" | sed 's/x/[0-9]/g'))"
+
+	echo "exten => s,n,GotoIf($[\"\${ARG1}\":\"(^$srn[0-9]+)\">0]?special-rate:normal-rate)" >> $WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	echo "exten => s,n(special-rate),Set(SPECRATE=1)" >>	$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	echo "exten => s,n,MacroExit()" >>			$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	echo "exten => s,n(normal-rate),Set(SPECRATE=0)" >>	$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	echo "" >>						$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
 }
 
 #
@@ -1194,7 +1234,7 @@ configure_call_filter_helper()
 	config_get block_special_rate $1 block_special_rate
 
 	[ "$#" -ge 2 ] || return 0
-	
+
 	direction=$2
 	if ! [ "x$direction" != "xincoming" -o "x$direction" != "xoutgoing" ] ; then
 		return
@@ -1220,6 +1260,11 @@ configure_call_filter_helper()
 		echo "exten => s,n,GotoIf($[\${FOREIGN}==1]?block)" >>		$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
 	fi
 
+	if [ "x$direction" == "xoutgoing" -a "x$block_special_rate" == "x1" ] ; then
+		echo "exten => s,n,Macro(check-special-rate,\${DIAL_EXTEN})" >>	$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+		echo "exten => s,n,GotoIf($[\${SPECRATE}==1]?block)" >>		$WORKDIR/macros.tmp
+	fi
+
 	local section cfgtype owner
 	for section in ${CONFIG_SECTIONS}; do
 		config_get cfgtype "$section" TYPE
@@ -1229,7 +1274,6 @@ configure_call_filter_helper()
 			local rule_extension rule_enabled
 			config_get rule_extension $section extension
 			config_get rule_enabled $section enabled
-
 			[ -z "$rule_enabled" -o "$rule_enabled" = "0" ] && continue
 
 			# Regular expression for matching calling or called number