Posted on July 27, 2010 by smsgov
Hertz Corporation has announced the Gulf Coast Customer Care Center to assist retail customers, businesspeople, and government employees traveling to the Gulf Coast area who need rental cars and equipment for clean-up related activities. The Care Center can be reached by calling toll free at 1-888-932-7259. Trained customer care representatives are available to rent cars and SUVs, as well as a wide range of equipment, and to provide overall assistance to customers traveling to the Gulf Coast.
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Posted on July 27, 2010 by smsgov
In 1994 as a means of keeping up with emerging digital technology, the United States Congress approved the Communications for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The regulations were intended to preserve a wiretapping law put in place in 1968 and allow wiretapping over digital phone networks.
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Posted on July 27, 2010 by smsgov
Going Green? Then join millions of toll free phone service subscribers in the latest trend and save paper by getting fax messages sent to e-mail. You’ll save money and the planet all at the same time.
Among the many benefits of signing on for toll-free service are the various features available from service providers such as Qwest, and Verizon. Calls can be routed to an any other phone line and faxes can be routed to email.
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Posted on July 26, 2010 by smsgov
Rapid City employees may soon be able to report possible cases of fraud or theft simply be dialing a toll free telephone number. The Rapid City Council is considering implementing an anonymous third-party hot line to help discover misuse of city resources similar to one already in operation in Sioux Falls. This is just another way that governments are utilizing toll free service to help save money and to help their constituents. Over the past decade, we have seen toll free grow in use by small towns, counties, states and the federal government.
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Posted on July 26, 2010 by smsgov
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates the use of toll-free numbers and establishes rules on how they can be obtained and used.
Launched in 1967 by AT&T, 800 numbers came under the purview of the FCC in the 1980s when the phone service monopoly broke apart. In 1991, the FCC required that toll-free numbers be portable, meaning that a toll-free number subscriber can “port” his or her number to a new provider when changing toll-free number service providers.
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Posted on July 26, 2010 by smsgov
Sales of sought-after toll free numbers on eBay continue even as reports of the FCC looking into improper turnover of these numbers continues. Log on now and you will see listings. A black market for toll free numbers has emerged and attempts to illegally buy and sell choice numbers is increasing. According to regulations enacted by the FCC in 1997, toll free phone numbers cannot be sold or brokered. These rules were approved after the FCC fielded numerous complaints about price gouging for catchy vanity numbers and popular numeric sequences. The FCC reports that anyone caught attempting to sell or broker an 800 number faces significant fines. But that hasn’t stopped brokers from attempting to sell numbers on Internet websites and auction sites such as eBay.
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Posted on July 25, 2010 by smsgov
Posted on July 25, 2010 by smsgov
An unprecedented decrease in the availability of 1-800 numbers in 2008 has telecommunications experts concerned about the depletion of quality available numbers within the toll free sector. Recently, a member of the Tollfree Advisory Committee at SMSGOV.com said this scarcity of really good numbers is causing a rush to get new toll free numbers. Toll free phone numbers are considered one of the best marketing tools, particular during recessionary financial times.
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Posted on July 25, 2010 by smsgov
Personal use of toll free phone service has skyrocketed in the past five years. Adults are now routinely providing elderly parents on a fixed income with an 800 number. Parents are hooking their kids up with toll free service so they can keep in constant communication. And experts say this trend is not a passing fancy. Toll free service for personal use is here to stay.
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Posted on July 24, 2010 by smsgov
You have certainly seen and heard much discussion about the pending release of the new 855 toll free area code phone numbers. It is very important to rely on trustworthy resources and to carefully consider all the information going around. Some entities are using questionable practices to entice people interested in a new 855 number. Learn all the information and be cautious. Deal with a service provider that has been around for awhile and who knows the industry.
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