Remember the Toll Free Regulations

Posted on August 12, 2009 by smsgov

Some people in the toll free industry would be benefitted by remembering that according to regulations enacted on April 11, 1997 by the Federal Communications Commission, toll free phone numbers cannot be sold or brokered under any conditions. These rules were approved after the FCC fielded numerous complaints about price gouging for catchy vanity numbers and popular numeric sequences and they are still active and enforced.

Filed under: Information | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Man Fined After Trying To Sell Toll Free Number

Posted on August 12, 2009 by smsgov

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.

Filed under: Information | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment »