Bills are pending in the House and Senate that would provide credit cards with severe restrictions to help some people restore their credit ratings, ravaged in the recent economy. The bills would require the credit card companies to provide toll free numbers to offer financial management and credit counseling.
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The force behind the demand for toll-free numbers is not only the traditional business use: a growing market is comprised of residential customers. If rationing is implemented, obtaining a new toll free number will be more difficult than ever before.
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Brokering a toll-free number or selling it to the highest bidder is not something that AT&T supports, as it violates our tariff with the Federal Communications Commission. Businesses have been known to broker specific vanity numbers, but the practice can lead to problems for other businesses who want to acquire vanity numbers legitimately.
I cannot say that this doesn’t happen. In a worst-case scenario, however, it can create real problems and could lead to the number being seized.
There is a legitimate way to transfer your toll-free service to another party, by filing a transfer-of-service agreement with us that holds both parties jointly liable for any balance due at the time of the transfer.
Toll-free service turned 30 this year and its growth has absolutely exploded, because of its increased use by small-business owners, people with pagers, home offices and even parents who want their children to be able to reach them at work or in the field.
It took the telecommunications business 28 years to exhaust all possible 800 numbers. One year ago, the 888 toll-free number was introduced. We are now planning to introduce a new toll-free number, 877, in April 1998 because the 888 numbers have been assigned so rapidly.
There are currently more than 7.71 million 800 numbers in service across the country and the estimated value of the toll-free service market is more than $10 billion.
–Janet Wyles, spokeswoman,
AT&T Business Markets, New Jersey
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In the past few years, proposals to ration toll free numbers have been narrowly defeated. Yet, rumors are still swirling that a rationing program for the few remaining 800 numbers is imminent. Supplies of 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers are so depleted that availability is at an all-time low. But some say rationing the numbers, as the federal government did in 1995, is not the answer and could have a negative impact on the business community.
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Previously, the system spared numbers throughout the day as their waiting periods expired, but users interested in reserving the number once it was spare never knew exactly when the number would be available. In response to this uncertainty, users often sent repeated queries on a number on the day it was supposed to go spare.
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We hear a lot about the possible release of new toll free area codes (specifically the 855 numbers) but separating fact from fiction is the tricky part.
What we do know is that the Federal Communications Commission has a stockpile of new 855 numbers reserved to address the shortage but these numbers are not expected to be released anytime soon. We also know that available 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers are at an all-time low, hurting business and creating a black market. Might be time for the 855 numbers, don’t you think?
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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.
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National news outlets are reporting that Samsung is recalling 160,000 Jitterbug cellphones. The handsets are missing one very important feature. They don’t connect to 911 services whenever the handset is out of their service area. Jitterbug owners get an “out of range, try again later” message instead of help. The recall will apply to SPH-a110 and SPH-a120 Jitterbug models sold between March 2008 and May 2009. Owners of the OneTouch model don’t have to worry since that handset is not affected. The problem is easily corrected via a software upgrade, so make sure you get a free upgrade by calling Samsung toll-free at 866/304-4980.
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A new trend in the use of 800 numbers is drastically increasing the number of subscribers to toll free service. The new users? Families.
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Government officials and telecommunications insiders agree that say something must be done to offset the problem of depleted supplies of available toll free numbers. But will this mean a possible rationing program and a tougher crackdown on the burgeoning black market? Attempts to profit from the illegal sale of 800, 888, 877 and 866 numbers are in response to rapidly dwindling supplies. As with any commodity in high demand, a black market for toll free numbers has emerged. Some feel that rationing may just make the problem worse.
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