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Q.850 causes

Q.850 cause 57: Bearer capability not authorized

Bearer capability not authorised: the account may not make this type of call (for example data or video).

57
Q.850 name
Bearer capability not authorized
Group
Service unavailable
FreeSWITCH
BEARERCAPABILITY_NOTAUTH
Asterisk
HANGUPCAUSE=57
SIP response from a gateway
403 Forbidden
In SIP
Reason: Q.850;cause=57

Why it happens

What to check

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