Posted on July 22, 2001 by smsgov
The owners of a new local mortgage company have found a way to make technology work for them and against a trend in the real estate industry.
Harbortown Mortgage Co. Inc. of Punta Gorda opened its doors this spring and is preparing to roll out a marketing program built around an 800-number. The number could allow it to take the lead in finding customers, instead of relying on real estate agents to provide them. When prospective buyers call the number, which will be featured in local
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Posted on April 2, 2001 by smsgov
From a Main Street storefront a block or two from the stately old courthouse and across from a pawnshop, in the heart of this town where 22,500 people have their pick of some 65 churches, Randy James is reaching out to offer salvation to the nation, one toll-free call at a time. James, 73, cut his evangelical teeth alongside his father, who preached to Saturday night drunks around Waco’s town square. But the two tools of his current operation, which he calls GoTel Ministries…
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Posted on January 22, 2001 by smsgov
Q: I have just self-published a book and plan to sell it from my office at home by advertising in trade magazines and appearing on both radio and television talk shows. Would it be a good idea to set up an 800 telephone number for orders, or would an 800 number be cost prohibitive?
A: If more than 20 percent of your projected revenue will come from clients outside of your local calling area, installing a toll-free 800 number would be an excellent marketing strategy. Many surveys reveal that…
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Posted on October 30, 2000 by smsgov
That’s because the calls to Levine’s 800 number will show up on her phone bill. She’s Not sure how much the Time Warner complaints will cost her. …
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Posted on May 17, 2000 by smsgov
They keep her busy and the 800 number is a customer service perk the … “Having the 800 number increased our phone traffic dramatically,” Johnson said. …
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Posted on March 23, 2000 by smsgov
Back in 1967, AT&T rolled out the original 800 toll-free exchange. It was good enough to meet demand from consumers and businesses — each area code contains nearly 8 million valid numbers — for nearly three decades. Times sure have changed.
This past Saturday, the Federal Communications Commission ordered a fourth toll-free exchange (866) into service, only a couple of years after the introduction of the third toll-free number (877). The second toll-free exchange (888) was inaugurated in 1996. The tremendous explosion in electronic commerce and the proliferation of dot-coms will make a fifth exchange (855) necessary this November, officials say.
Toll-free usage has steadily climbed since…
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Posted on January 30, 2000 by smsgov
I keep getting automated phone calls that tell me to call an 800 number regarding a death. I think it’s probably a scam, but it’s very upsetting. Can you give me any information about this? How can I stop them from calling? — O.U., Fayetteville
A : They’re calling you about a debt, not a death.
The question then is whether it’s one you actually owe.
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Posted on November 18, 1999 by smsgov
So I called the 800 number and asked for the cheapest room under the “Golden … on the 800 number, Hyatt quoted its lowest nightly room rate as $175 At the …
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Posted on June 29, 1999 by smsgov
For decades, Americans have assumed, correctly, that they could call 800 telephone numbers free, any time and from any telephone. But as a result of federal telecommunications deregulation, consumers may soon find they are unable to call some toll-free numbers from pay phones.
In a little-noticed move that could cost American consumers and businesses almost $1 billion a year, the Federal Communications Commission ruled in October that owners of toll-free numbers must pay a fee of 28.4 cents
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Posted on November 6, 1998 by smsgov
Have a shine for naturally low-cal, vinegar-based Wicker’s Barbecue Sauce, but don’t think you’ll be making it to Hornersville (pop. 752), in the boot heel of Missouri, any time soon? Looking for a one-kilo tin of caviar for dinner tomorrow night, but the local supermarket doesn’t carry the $700 item? Need to call the Pennsylvania Governor’s Veterans Outreach Assistance Center in Harrisburg, but can’t afford the…
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