Business owners concerned over the dearth of good toll free numbers in recent years are relieved that it appears there will be a supply of lucrative new toll free phone numbers made available by 2011. This is a change that the industry has been waiting on for several years now.
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The federal government rationed coveted 800 numbers in 1995 until the new 888 pre-fix was introduced a year later. But the U.S. supply of available 1-800 numbers, dwindling for years, is again nearly depleted. Toll free numbers enable callers to reach businesses, organizations, and non-profits without having to pay for the call. This marketing tool [...]
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Once used primarily by big businesses, 800, 888, 877, and 866 toll free numbers are now popular with small businesses, charities, churches, and for personal use. Toll free service has become a staple of all successful businesses. Demand has grown quickly but the supply of numbers has remained stagnant. Read more here.
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A Flashback article from the NY times, 1995 The telephone industry isn’t just running low on local phone numbers. Supplies of toll-free “800″ numbers are also dwindling, creating the kind of demand more often associated with hard-to-get tickets — say, for the World Series or a big rock concert. An explosion in the number of [...]
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