Lots of different manufactures kinds of equipment you are looking for out there. Call them "automatic ring down" or ARD lines, put alot of them in at the C.O. especially on what we call fire bars, but that's another subject. Pick the phone up, and it'll ring whatever is tied to it on the other end. You can also do the same thing in residential/private business, no telco supplied batter, equip, etc. which is what it sounds like you want to do.
I'm not recommending any specific brand, but here's how it'll work in your situation, copy and past this hyperlink into your browser:
https://www.proctorinc.com/46220.htm It'll work on a pretty long loop too without any special loop treatment....something like over 1500 ohms, for what it's worth to you.
Google on "automatic ring down" circuits, or something like that.
[This message has been edited by mwann (edited September 12, 2005).]
