Posted on January 21, 2010 by smsgov
According to international news services, some Skype users now have access to toll free phone numbers at no charge. SkypeOut customers in France, Poland, the UK, and the US can use the additional service. “We’re working on the rest of the world” says Jaanus Kase, Manager of share.skype.com space in a press release. Hopefully, this service will soon cover the United States. Just another example of how the world is working with toll free in so many different venues to bring people together and keep them connected.
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Posted on January 21, 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. Get more on this phenomenon here.
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Posted on January 21, 2010 by smsgov
A plea for unused numbers to be released offered a brief reprieve earlier this year. But within weeks, the supply dropped again as thousands of new subscribers invested in toll free service each and every day.
Read more here.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
Returns of holiday gifts are creating a surge in the number of calls to the 800 numbers for FedEX and UPS this month. Customers are calling the toll free services to arrange pick-up for returns and new deliveries. Also, gift cards received for the holidays are being used on Internet retail sites are causing a boost in business for these types of delivery companies who rely on their toll free phone numbers to assure solid customer service.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
To overcome severe shortages of available 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers, hoarding of these cherished phone numbers by toll free providers, and also by individual subscribers, has emerged into an unwelcome black market.
Get more information on this here.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
The value of toll free service has become a necessity for any business. The limited availability of new numbers and the limited turnover of used numbers have created an intense and competitive demand for 1-800, 888, 877 and 866 numbers. According to the FCC, popularity of toll free service is increasing for both business and personal use.
Read more here.
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Posted on January 19, 2010 by smsgov
Searching online newspapers and informational web sites in recent weeks, we found four separate articles about legal services/law firms that have added toll free numbers to their company profile. These attorneys are using toll free phone numbers to reach out to new clients in different regions and to allow existing clients to reach them for free. In some cases, callers reach an informative staff member who can refer to them to an attorney who specializes with the particular issue the client has, or is located nearby, or both. Toll free phone service for professionals has been on the rise and this recent surge is the proof that it continues.
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Posted on January 19, 2010 by smsgov
Toll free phone service has become an affordable and reliable option that offers customers countless features and price points to meet their individual needs.
Read more here!
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Posted on January 19, 2010 by smsgov
Industry insiders are recommending that anyone wishing to obtain a toll free number secure one immediately. There are an average of 8,000 new toll free numbers registered each day. With a limited number of numerical possibilities, the finite supply is nearly expended.
Read more here.
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Posted on January 18, 2010 by smsgov
On January 22, 2007, pursuant to the Commission’s exclusive jurisdiction over numbering resources1 and its obligation to protect public safety,2 the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) assigned three toll free numbers to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)3
for a period of one year.4 Those numbers had previously been used by the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), a private non-profit organization. KBHC filed an Application for Review of that Order on February 21, 2007.5 On November 20, 2007, SAMHSA filed a request that the temporary assignment be
made permanent to ensure the continuous operation of the three toll free numbers as public resources.6 The Bureau has extended this temporary assignment several times.7 In this Order, we extend the current temporary assignment for an additional two months.
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