scope:

The network feature Operator Determined Barring (ODB) allows a network operator or service provider to regulate access by subscribers to GSM services, by the barring of certain categories of incoming or outgoing traffic or of roaming. Operator Determined Barring applies to all bearer services and teleservices except the Emergency Call teleservice; the teleservice Short Message Point-to-Point is therefore subject to Operator Determined Barring in the same way as circuit-switched calls.

The application of specific categories of Operator Determined Barring to a subscription is controlled by the network operator or service provider, using administrative interaction at the HLR; this interface is not standardised.