Do you fund GTL after getting a local number

Yes, that is exactly how it works.

After you receive your local number, you still need to set up and fund an account with Global Tel Link (GTL).

Here is the process:

• Get your new local number
• Contact GTL or log into your account
• Add that number as the approved number for calls
• Deposit funds into that account

Once that is done:

• Your inmate calls the new number
• GTL connects the call
• You are billed at the lower local rate instead of long distance

So the local number reduces the cost, but GTL still handles and charges for the call connection.