diff --git a/libs/freetdm/docs/variables.txt b/libs/freetdm/docs/variables.txt
index 0beecd016c..cb518e14d8 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/docs/variables.txt
+++ b/libs/freetdm/docs/variables.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ example #1a - Making an outbound call:
 
 To make an outbound call:
 	ftdm_usrmsg_t usrmsg;
+	memset(&usrmsg, 0, sizeof(usrmsg));
 
 	/* Attach variable to usrmsg */
 	ftdm_usrmsg_add_var(&usrmsg, "isdn.prog_ind.descr", "inband-info-available");
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ When using ftmod_sangoma_isdn, user want to specify progress indicator inside PR
 
 
 	ftdm_usrmsg_t usrmsg;
+	memset(&usrmsg, 0, sizeof(usrmsg));
 
 	/* Attach variable to usrmsg */
 	ftdm_usrmsg_add_var(&usrmsg, "isdn.prog_ind.descr", "inband-info-available");
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ When using ftmod_sangoma_isdn, user wants to transmit a custom Facility IE, insi
 	uint8_t *my_facility_ie = ftdm_calloc(1, 200); /*memory has to be allocated using ftdm_calloc !! */
 	unsigned my_facility_ie_len = 0;
 
+	memset(&usrmsg, 0, sizeof(usrmsg));
+
 	/* Fill my_facility_ie with custom data here */
 	my_facility_ie[my_facility_ie_len++] = 0x1C; /* Q.931 Facility IE ID */
 	my_facility_ie[my_facility_ie_len++] = 0x03; /* Length of facility IE */
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ When using ftmod_sangoma_isdn, user wants to transmit a custom Facility IE, insi
 
 	ftdm_usrmsg_set_raw_data(&usrmsg, my_facility_ie, my_facility_ie_len);
 	
-	ftdm_channel_call_indicate(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_INDICATE_FACILITY, &usrmsg);
+	ftdm_channel_call_indicate_ex(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_INDICATE_FACILITY, &usrmsg);
 
 	/* FreeTDM will automatically free my_facility_ie */
 
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
index 1951678d73..ff62dc38bb 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
@@ -2310,7 +2310,9 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) _ftdm_channel_call_indicate(const char *file, const ch
 		ftdm_set_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_IND_ACK_PENDING);
 	}
 
-	if (ftdm_test_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_OUTBOUND)) {
+	if (indication != FTDM_CHANNEL_INDICATE_FACILITY &&
+	    ftdm_test_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_OUTBOUND)) {
+
 		ftdm_log_chan_ex(ftdmchan, file, func, line, FTDM_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING, "Cannot indicate %s in outgoing channel in state %s\n",
 				ftdm_channel_indication2str(indication), ftdm_channel_state2str(ftdmchan->state));
 		status = FTDM_EINVAL;
@@ -2525,20 +2527,7 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_channel_set_sig_status(ftdm_channel_t *fchan, ftd
 
 	ftdm_channel_lock(fchan);
 
-	if (ftdm_test_flag(fchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_IN_ALARM)) {
-		ftdm_log_chan_msg(fchan, FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "You can not set the signaling status of an alarmed channel\n");
-		res = FTDM_EINVAL;
-		goto done;
-	}
-
-	if (sigstatus == FTDM_SIG_STATE_DOWN) {
-		ftdm_log_chan_msg(fchan, FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "You can not set the signaling status to DOWN, valid states are UP or SUSPENDED\n");
-		res = FTDM_EINVAL;
-		goto done;
-	}
-
 	res = fchan->span->set_channel_sig_status(fchan, sigstatus);
-done:
 
 	ftdm_channel_unlock(fchan);
 
@@ -6057,9 +6046,12 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_sigmsg_get_raw_data_detached(ftdm_sigmsg_t *sigms
 	if (!sigmsg || !sigmsg->raw.len) {
 		return FTDM_FAIL;
 	}
-	
+
 	*data = sigmsg->raw.data;
-	*datalen = sigmsg->raw.len;		
+	*datalen = sigmsg->raw.len;
+
+	sigmsg->raw.data = NULL;
+	sigmsg->raw.len = 0;
 	return FTDM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
index c47f97a50b..64d8b4fc3c 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_r2/ftmod_r2.c
@@ -520,6 +520,28 @@ static FIO_CHANNEL_SET_SIG_STATUS_FUNCTION(ftdm_r2_set_channel_sig_status)
 	openr2_chan_t *r2chan = R2CALL(ftdmchan)->r2chan;
 	openr2_cas_signal_t rxcas, txcas;
 
+	if (ftdm_test_flag(ftdmchan, FTDM_CHANNEL_IN_ALARM)) {
+		ftdm_log_chan(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, 
+			"Received request to change sig status of alarmed channel to %s", ftdm_signaling_status2str(status));
+
+		switch (status) {
+		case FTDM_SIG_STATE_SUSPENDED:
+			openr2_chan_set_blocked(r2chan);
+			/* Need to send sig status change to SUSPENDED once out of alarm */
+			R2CALL(ftdmchan)->localsuspend_on_alarm = 1;
+			break;
+		case FTDM_SIG_STATE_UP:
+			openr2_chan_set_blocked(r2chan);
+			/* DO NOT send sig status change to SUSPENDED once out of alarm */
+			R2CALL(ftdmchan)->localsuspend_on_alarm = 0;
+			break;
+		default:
+			ftdm_log_chan(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_WARNING, "Cannot set signaling status to unknown value '%d'\n", status);
+			return FTDM_FAIL;
+		}
+		return FTDM_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
 	/* get the current rx and tx cas bits */
 	openr2_chan_get_cas(r2chan, &rxcas, &txcas);
 
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_stack_hndl.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_stack_hndl.c
index a9d2d06c32..01d5de7f8d 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_stack_hndl.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_stack_hndl.c
@@ -807,17 +807,10 @@ void sngisdn_process_fac_ind (sngisdn_event_data_t *sngisdn_event)
 
 	if (signal_data->facility_ie_decode == SNGISDN_OPT_FALSE) {
 		/* If Facility decoding is disabled, we do not care about current call state, just pass event up to user */
-		ftdm_sigmsg_t sigev;
 		if (facEvnt->facElmt.facStr.pres) {
 			get_facility_ie_str(ftdmchan, &facEvnt->facElmt.facStr.val[2], facEvnt->facElmt.facStr.len-2);
+			sngisdn_send_signal(sngisdn_info, FTDM_SIGEVENT_FACILITY);
 		}
-		memset(&sigev, 0, sizeof(sigev));
-		sigev.chan_id = ftdmchan->chan_id;
-		sigev.span_id = ftdmchan->span_id;
-		sigev.channel = ftdmchan;
-		
-		sigev.event_id = FTDM_SIGEVENT_FACILITY;
-		ftdm_span_send_signal(ftdmchan->span, &sigev);
 		ISDN_FUNC_TRACE_EXIT(__FUNCTION__);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_support.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_support.c
index d24f2d403d..0f9a5ebeb3 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_support.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftmod/ftmod_sangoma_isdn/ftmod_sangoma_isdn_support.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ ftdm_status_t get_facility_ie_str(ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan, uint8_t *data, uint8
 		my_data[1] = data_len;
 		memcpy(&my_data[2], data, data_len);
 
-		sngisdn_add_raw_data((sngisdn_chan_data_t*)ftdmchan->call_data, data, data_len+2);
+		sngisdn_add_raw_data((sngisdn_chan_data_t*)ftdmchan->call_data, my_data, data_len+2);
 		
 		ftdm_log_chan_msg(ftdmchan, FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "Raw Facility IE copied available\n");
 	} else {
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
index 6556164aac..d2c0a7e267 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
@@ -1463,11 +1463,6 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_iterator_t *) ftdm_iterator_next(ftdm_iterator_t *iter);
  */
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_iterator_free(ftdm_iterator_t *iter);
 
-/*! \brief Clears all the temporary data attached to this call
- *  \note Clears caller_data->variables and caller_data->raw_data.
- * */
-FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_call_clear_data(ftdm_caller_data_t *caller_data);
-		
 /*! \brief Get the span pointer associated to the channel */
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_span_t *) ftdm_channel_get_span(const ftdm_channel_t *ftdmchan);