Posted on November 15, 2010 by smsgov
With the fixed amount of available 800 numbers shrinking fast, subscribers who waited to secure toll free service are now learning why it is so difficult to obtain a number.
Industry insiders say the soaring popularity of toll free service combined with the failure of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release additional numbers have created a tight supply of 800 numbers in heavy demand.
Read more here.
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Posted on November 14, 2010 by smsgov
As a business consult, we are constantly asked questions on what is best for a particular company. How to increase sales, how to market, and how to beat the competition. It came as no surprise when our expertise was asked about selling an owned toll free number. Everyone in the office almost yelled, “No! Don’t try it.” Why, you ask?
Check out this article.
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Posted on November 14, 2010 by smsgov
Getting toll free service has ever been easier. Service providers assign and reserve numbers off the database for their customers on a first-come, first-served basis. To get started, subscribers simply contact a service provider, find a suitable vanity number or numerical sequence, and then sign on for service. The process can’t get much simpler than that.
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Posted on November 13, 2010 by smsgov
In addition to the complete list of toll free telephone companies SMSGOV.com maintains; SMS-GOV.US also maintains a list of approved Toll Free Service Providers. We have compiled the full list below:
See list here.
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Posted on November 11, 2010 by smsgov
“They should make November “Toll Free Awareness” month!” joked a passer by at a recent rally. It’s no joke for businesses that require toll free numbers and CBS, Denver was happy to report on the decline of toll frees in hopes of gaining more awareness. Businesses will strive to do all they can to keep customers happy and in most cases, getting a toll free number so that people can call them for free is a big plus. Read more on the news report here.
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Posted on November 11, 2010 by smsgov
Today is Veteran’s Day and resources and assistance are available in many forms for our brave vets. For instance, in Massachusetts, free legal advice is available through the state’s Bar Association via a toll free telephone number. The assistance will be available on Wednesday, November 17 at 877-686-0711. Numerous other federal and state toll free phone numbers linked to offices and departments aimed at helping veterans are likewise available. Veterans can find this info online or by calling the offices of their elected officials.
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Posted on November 11, 2010 by smsgov
The FCC has a long history of reviewing legislation with regard to the use of toll free. For instance, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 amended section 228 to impose more stringent restrictions on the use of toll-free numbers to charge consumers for information services. On July 11, 1996, the Commission amended its rules governing interstate pay-per-call (900 numbers) and other information services to address abusive practices that threatened public confidence in toll-free numbers and left telephone subscribers vulnerable to unexpected charges for calls and information services.
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Posted on November 10, 2010 by smsgov
Forbes is the mecca of business magazines and many business owner, old and new, subscribe to it for it’s powerful messages regarding creating and sustaining a business. One of the things covered in recent past is toll free numbers and the problem obtaining a new one. Check out more of this story here!
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Posted on November 10, 2010 by smsgov
In March 1998, the FCC ordered the fair distribution of vanity toll free numbers. The Commission concluded that assigning vanity numbers would be on a first-come, first-served basis to ensure fair allocation of numbers. The FCC decided that “a first-come, first-served process is also the most efficient method for assigning toll free numbers because it is the most easily administered and least expensive way to allocate numbers.” The FCC also announced that the the first-come, first-served system avoids disputes among subscribers over who is entitled to a particular number.
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Posted on November 9, 2010 by smsgov
It’s been a common practice for some time now to get a toll free number for personal use. With businesses snatching them up it’s easy to see why people that need toll frees for adoption, children, parents, grandparents, etc are worried that they won’t be able to get them.
Read the full story here.
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