Looking for a federal government toll free number? Go to http://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.
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There are now half-dozen toll free telephone numbers related to the Gulf oil spill. The newest government toll free number aimed at keeping residents informed is one established on June 9 by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This newest toll free hotline to provide consumers with information about Florida’s open and closed fishing harvest areas, the availability of seafood varieties, and general pricing information. Call 800-357-4273 for information.
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Experts warn that the U.S. supply of available 1-800 numbers, dwindling for years, is now nearly depleted. Toll free numbers enable callers to reach businesses, organizations, and non-profits without having to pay for the call. This marketing tool has been so successful that the available 1-800 numbers are decreasing while demand is growing at unprecedented rates.
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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.
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As we have been reporting, the news is covering the benefits of toll free phone service regularly now. We have witnessed increasing media attention regarding the value of toll free telephone service. More and more blogs, business magazines, and web sites are writing about the many ways toll free phone numbers help promote business, government, charities, entertainment and more. Search news sites and see what we mean. Toll free telephone numbers have become so popular that they are considered the gold standard of mainstream telecommunications now.
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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.
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Toll free telephone number exhaustion is a real problem taking place in the United States.
Read about it here.
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The federal government begins mailing $250 tax-rebate checks today to seniors in Medicare prescription drug program. But feds are warning seniors that scam artists already are targeting the payments. Federal officials are getting reports of scam artists contacting seniors asking for personal information to get the checks — including Medicare, Social Security or bank account numbers. Anyone who has received a scam call should call the toll free number 800- 633-4227.
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Facing an extreme dearth of 800 numbers, telecommunications experts are now concerned that a toll free number ration could delay new phone service applications. And in the midst of an economic meltdown, U.S. business owners could not imagine worse news.
Read more here.
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