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Scarcity of Toll Free Numbers Causes Boom in Black Market

Posted on September 4, 2010 by smsgov

As with any commodity in high demand, a black market for toll free numbers is growing. And we here that regulators are 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 the black market is increasing.

According to regulations enacted in 1997 by FCC, 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.

Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1 800 numbers, 1-800, 800 numbers, black market, toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free numbers |

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