Hollywood and Bollywood Announce Toll Free To Combat Piracy

Posted on June 30, 2010 by smsgov

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that movie moguls in both Hollywood and Bollywood are joining forces to fight movie piracy, using a toll free telephone number. The recently formed group between Hollywood and Bollywood to battle piracy will now be known as the Alliance Against Copyright Theft, and this week announced a toll free anti-piracy hotline. The [...]

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Sometimes Toll Free Numbers Are Retired

Posted on June 30, 2010 by smsgov

When an 800 number is disconnected, it goes into what is referred to as the aging process. After several months, it becomes available for use on the 800 Service Management System (SMS/800) database and is up for grabs. The good retired numbers go fast. But the overall percentage of retired numbers is quite low because [...]

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Today Show Crowd Shows Off Toll Free

Posted on June 29, 2010 by smsgov

The spectator crowd at the Today show today held numerous signs advertising toll free telephone numbers–with all four toll free area codes. Ads for legal services, charitable causes, retail, and so on. Every pan of the camera revealed a new ad with a toll free phone number. We didn’t notice one ad without one in [...]

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Toll Free Number Aims to Stop Underage Drinking

Posted on June 29, 2010 by smsgov

News Update: Omaha (KPTM) – Underage drinking is a problem that’s been going on for quite sometime. Now, Nebraska has a tip line designed to turn in youngsters who may be part of that problem. But do parents and kids think it will help. Read more here.

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1-800 Number Supply Dramatically Reduced

Posted on June 29, 2010 by smsgov

With more than 8,000 toll free numbers registered each day, the supply of available numbers is quickly depleting. This scarcity is causing a rush to obtain new toll free numbers or obtain disconnected numbers returned back to the system. Toll free numbers were introduced in 1967. By the 1980s, nearly half of all long distance [...]

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Contracts Thwart Ports

Posted on June 28, 2010 by smsgov

Signing a long-term contract with a toll free carrier could prevent you from switching providers if you end up dissatisfied with the service or fees. Toll free numbers have been portable since 1991—this means you have the ability to switch carriers and “port” your number, in other words take it with you. All toll free [...]

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Incidents of Number Hoarding on the Rise

Posted on June 28, 2010 by smsgov

Continuing to cause alarm in our industry are reports of increased incidents of illegal hoarding of toll free numbers. The FCC has been clamping down on violations of Section 251 (e) of the Communications Act of 1934, which prohibits the warehousing and hoarding of numbers. The FCC is taking a close look at all suspect [...]

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What To Do About 855?

Posted on June 27, 2010 by smsgov

Someone asked recently what they could do to help in the movement to get the 855 toll free telephone area codes made available. Writing to your federal elected official is one option. The 855 numbers are currently held by the FCC until they are deemed needed for public use. In our opinion, the pool of [...]

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Experts Forsee 855 Numbers As Highly Sought After

Posted on June 27, 2010 by smsgov

Widespread concerns about the dwindling supply of toll free numbers may not be addressed anytime soon. According to sources at the 800 Service Management System (SMS/800) the reserved 855 pre-fix, intended to restore stocks of toll free numbers, may not be released by the Federal Communications Commission for several years. In fact, industry insiders say [...]

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Toll Free Taboo: Toll Free Phone Number Brokering

Posted on June 27, 2010 by smsgov

As with any commodity in high demand, a black market for toll free numbers has emerged in the United States, sending regulators scrambling to control the illegal sales of valuable 800 numbers. With toll free service soaring in popularity while finite supplies of available numbers drop, attempts to illegally buy and sell choice numbers on [...]

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