In 1909, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company of Chapin began serving customers. Last month, the business celebrated its centennial anniversary with an open house celebration. The venture originally serviced four Michigan townships: Chapin and Brady in Saginaw County and Fairfield and Rush in Shiawassee County. As the farming community grew, lines were built throughout the area, and residents who wanted phone service were required to put up the poles themselves. As they did this, some became stockholders. Service dues were as low as $8 per year, and collected twice a year in January and July.
How times have changed…..now, any customer can instantly set up a personal toll free number that rings to any phone they choose, wherever they are, 24/7.
Entries from June 2009
100th Birthday For Small Town Phone Company
June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Information
Tagged: phone service, toll free numbers
Steep Fines for Selling Toll Free Number
June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
According to the FCC, anyone who is caught hoarding or selling toll free numbers will face severe penalties. In the past these have included an $11,000 fine per incident.
Read more here.
Categories: Uncategorized
Tagged: 800, 800 number, auction, ebay, number, phone, resp org, resporg, sell 800 numbers, vanity
A Vehicle, Computer, and Toll Free Replaces Traditional Office
June 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Saw an article in the Times about the new trend toward mobile offices replacing the traditional office space. Professionals and salespersons are ditching their expensive office space and running their business from their cars. With a laptop, cell phone and a toll free number, they can travel anywhere and stay in touch with clients. No rent, no utility bill. Everything they need is in their vehicle and with a toll free number, customers and clients can reach them anywhere at any time. When they go home, the whole office goes inside with them.
Categories: Information
Tagged: 1 800 numbers, toll free, toll free numbers
Keeping Profits Up Through Toll Free
June 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Economic stress in late 2008 and the first half of 2009 has led to the closings of thousands of retail stores. Nonetheless, many of these companies have stayed profitable through phone and web sales. The majority of sales from catalogue and websites are still made through toll free phone calls. And these days, large chain stores like WalMart and Target offer shoppers the convenience of buying over the phone (800-966-6546 WalMart; 800-440-0680, Target). Toll free has helped many retail companies, large and small, stay afloat during this recession.
Categories: Information
Tagged: 1-800, marketing, toll free, toll free practices
Who’s Your Favorite Toll Free Provider?
June 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Information
Tagged: phone poll, poll
Our Advice Helps Subscribers Use Toll Free Effectively
June 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
When advising our toll free customers, it is important that we steer them toward selecting a number that suits their company image and one that can be easily recalled by their consumers and clients. We also must take the time to remind them to always include their 800 numbers on your business cards, brochures, website, and to advertise the number liberally. Our advice as telecommunications experts is invaluable to business owners using toll free as a marketing strategy.
Categories: Information
Tagged: 1-800, marketing, toll free numbers, toll free service
Experts Forsee Rise In Toll-free Phone Service Applications
June 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
For several months now, industry insiders have been advising anyone looking for a toll free number to secure one immediately. The warnings are apparently sinking in– applications for 800 numbers are at an all-time high as subscribers try to obtain a number while there are still some remaining.
Read more here.
Categories: Information
Tagged: phone service, toll free, toll free phone, tollfree
Easy Link To Hundreds of Federal Toll Free Numbers
June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Looking for a federal government toll free number? Go to www.info.gov/toll-free.htm or call 1-800-FED-INFO. The U.S. Government utilizes hundreds of toll free numbers to provide information and services in every topic from consumer protection to health care to financial matters.
Categories: Information
Tagged: 1-800-FED-INFO, toll free, toll free numbers
Advisory Warning: Cyber Attack in 2009?
June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
RespORG’s are being advised that the U.S. federal government is preparing contingency plans for numerous (potential foreseeable) disasters in mid to late 2009 or possibly early 2010 including a massive cyber attack.
RespORG’s should take this opportunity to test and ensure the security of their computer systems and develop their own updated internal plans for a potential cyber attack.
Categories: Information
Tagged: 2009, 2009 disaster, 2010, contengency, cyber, cyber attck, ddos, dos, fire sale, firesale, hack
Toll Free Hoarding
June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The FCC began investigating hoarding of 800 numbers as far back as 1995, but despite the subsequent release of 888, 877, and 866 pre-fixes, the practice continues to grow along with the skyrocketing popularity of toll free service. Hoarding by individual subscribers is lillegal. A subscriber may not acquire more toll-free numbers than they intend to use. By FCC definition, “hoarding” also includes “brokering” toll-free numbers for a fee.
Categories: Information
Tagged: toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free number
