THE U.S. IS RUNNING OUT OF 1-800 TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SO IF YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS ONE TO SUCCEED . . . YOUR NUMBER IS UP
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THE U.S. IS RUNNING OUT OF 1-800 TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, SO IF YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS ONE TO SUCCEED . . . YOUR NUMBER IS UP
Posted on November 29, 1992 by smsgov
BEACH TOURIST OFFICE GETS TOLL-FREE NUMBER AT A PRICE
Posted on October 16, 1992 by smsgov
Story excerpt: As far as the phone company was concerned, the name of this seaside resort was synonymous with lawn care.
Spell out Virginia Beach toll-free – 1-800-VABEACH – and you would reach a North Carolina gardening service. Until recently.
After 10 years of trying, the city has persuaded the lawn people to give up their phone number and let the Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center have it. The city hopes a memorable 800 number will prompt more people to plan vacations here.
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Hanging Up the 800 Number
Posted on July 9, 1992 by smsgov
Ross Perot’s and Bill Clinton’s economic plans may be only a toll-free phone call away, but President Bush’s line is off the hook.
After dismissing toll-free campaigning in a June interview as “beneath the dignity of the White House,” Bush asked viewers in a nationally televised ad on Sept. 10 to call an 800 number for a copy of his “Agenda for American Renewal.”
More than 200,000 viewers did before Bush’s reelection committee disconnected the line five days later. Since then, a spokesman said, the campaign has used local campaign and party offices to …
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1-800-YOU-NAME IT, IT’S AVAILABLE THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER, BORN OF MODEST INTENTIONS, TURNS 25
Posted on April 27, 1992 by smsgov
OK, let’s say you wake up one morning with a powerful hankerin’ for the skull of a cow. Never mind why. Maybe it’s to adorn the living room coffee table. The question is: What do you do? How can you get one?
No problem. Just pick up the phone and dial a number in Paris, Texas, using an area code that is celebrating its 25th birthday this year.
Yup, we’re talking the silver anniversary of the 800 toll-free number, a modest proposal originally
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BASICS; How to Make Yourself Reachable in 5 Places at Once
Posted on August 23, 1991 by smsgov
BASICS; How to Make Yourself Reachable in 5 Places at Once
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Defending CANADA with a toll free number (IRAQ, IRAN, USA, N. Korea)
Posted on July 15, 1991 by smsgov
Armed with his World War I-vintage Lee-Enfield rifle and a toll-free 1-800 telephone number to call if he spots a Soviet or American submarine breaking through the ice of the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Ranger Paul Raddi is in the first line of defense of Canada’s sovereignty over the 2.4-million-square-mile Arctic archipelago.
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POPE OF POT’ 800 NUMBER IS DISCONNECTED
Posted on November 15, 1990 by smsgov
Police say they have arrested a man known as the “pope of pot” whose drug ring sold about $40,000 worth of marijuana a day through a toll-free number: 1-800-WANT-POT. Michael Cesar, 48, was arrested Wednesday with seven alleged accomplices after narcotics officers raided an apartment, said police spokesman Scott Bloch. During the raid, police confiscated at least 7 pounds of marijuana and $3,000 in cash, Bloch said. Cesar, alleged head of the drug ring, said he
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MCI AND SPRINT ON LINE TO BEGIN TOLL-FREE 800 SERVICE
Posted on October 2, 1990 by smsgov
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.’s two largest long-distance competitors are about to enter the $4-billion-a-year market of providing toll-free “800” telephone numbers. The toll-free number, which allows potential customers to make free long- distance calls to businesses to place orders or request information, has been one of the fastest-growing marketing tools for businesses in recent years. Companies with the 800 numbers pay the costs for
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FIXED FOR LICENSE PLATE STICKERS
Posted on December 16, 1989 by smsgov
State officials think they’ve solved a sticky situation over the toll-free number folks can call to replace fading license plate decals. The response was so heavy that some calls were automatically routed to a dry-cleaning equipment supply company in Iowa, Sue Sadik, spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety, said Monday. How did that happen? “I have no clue,” Sadik said. But Beverly Reiman, spokeswoman for Ohio-based
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1,500 CALLERS INUNDATE HOTLINE TOLL-FREE NUMBER GIVES NO FINAL ANSWER TO MOST
Posted on August 27, 1989 by smsgov
The people staffing the toll-free hotline were stunned: They’d hoped to help find the families of 39 people whose mass suicide here had been discovered the day before. But a staggering 1,500 calls came in between 2 p.m. Thursday and midday Friday. ”I had no idea that there were so many people missing,” said Barbra Burgess, the county senior telecommunications analyst who set up the 800 number with help from GTE. More than 1,050
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