Phone Service Embargo in the U.S.

Posted on September 24, 2008 by smsgov

Telecommunications industry sources now say an unthinkable embargo on new toll free phone service in the United States is a real possibility within the next year. Facing a severe shortage of available 800-numbers, a skyrocketing demand for toll free service and an emerging black market for 800 numbers, insiders say officials feel they are left [...]

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Toll-free Phone Number Supply Expected To Be Cut Short.

Posted on September 15, 2008 by smsgov

Thirteen years after the federal government rationed the dwindling supply of toll free numbers, reports are circulating that rationing will once again be implemented. Severe shortages of 800 numbers are forcing these extreme measures as a means of protecting the limited remaining supply. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a stockpile of new 855 numbers [...]

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Why do toll-free phone companies require a bill copy to transfer your 800 number?

Posted on September 14, 2008 by smsgov

If you currently control your own 1-800 toll free phone number (or 888/877/866) and choose to transfer your toll free number to another company (also called ‘porting your number’) the company you are  ransferring it to will require a bill copy, but why? The answer is simple; it’s for the security of three entities: 1. [...]

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Toll-free Ration Bill Reintroduced With Changes.

Posted on September 12, 2008 by smsgov

Rumors are swirling that an amended proposal to ration the remaining supply of toll free phone numbers has been re-introduced to officials at the 800 Service Management Systems (SMS/800). Earlier this year, insiders reported that a similar rationing bill was narrowly defeated. If approved, this would be the second time toll free numbers were rationed. [...]

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Toll-free Phone Service Applications Expected To Rise

Posted on September 10, 2008 by smsgov

Heeding recent warnings about the rapid decline of 800 numbers, subscribers are applying for toll free service at record rates. A steady stream of requests are pouring in for toll free 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers and applications are expected to continue to rise this year. In recent years, an average of 8,000 new [...]

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Toll-free Ration Bill Suffers Defeat at SMS800.

Posted on September 8, 2008 by smsgov

By a narrow defeat, telecommunications insiders say a proposal to ration the limited supply of existing toll free numbers has suffered a loss at 800 Services management System (SMS/800). Rumors that a rationing program for the few remaining 800 numbers was imminent circulated through the telecommunications industry earlier this month. Supplies of 800, 888, 877, [...]

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Toll-free Number Ration May Deny or Delay New Phone Service Applications.

Posted on September 3, 2008 by smsgov

Facing an extreme dearth of 800 numbers, telecommunications experts are now concerned that a toll free number ration could delay new phone service applications. And in the midst of an economic meltdown, U.S. business owners could not imagine worse news. Rationing is not a new concept. After 800 numbers ran dry in 1995 the federal [...]

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