Higher Cost Canadian Toll Frees

Bell Canada recently announced it is increasing its rates for toll free service. This is an important reminder that subscribers should carefully shop around before signing on for toll free service.Read more about this increase here.

1-800-Call-DMV

Remember all the hubbub with the DMV shutting down their toll free numbers? The reinstatement of their toll frees was eminent, or is it? Read more here.

Toll Free Helps Jobless Get Benefits

The economy is rallying but there is a lag time for new jobs and the unemployment rates are still quite high, even still rising in some states. To address the needs of the unemployed, some states are using toll free numbers to provide information and resources. For instance, New Mexico has launched a new toll free number to help unemployed people claim jobless benefits. The new number, 1-877-664-6984, has service available in English and Spanish.

People seeking unemployment insurance can do their weekly certification and reset their personal identification number using the toll-free telephone number without having to call a state Department of Workforce Solutions customer service representative. The new service has 999 incoming lines and is available 24 hours a day.

Can VoIP Work?

To use VoIP, a broadband, or high speed, connection is required. If the caller is using a regular phone, the connection is converted to a normal telephone connection before it reaches its destination.Get more info here.

More DMV Tales

If you thought dealing with the state Department of Motor Vehicles was unpleasant before, now the agency has made it even most costly for you, eliminating the convenient statewide 1-800 telephone numbers used for contacting DMV call centers. Get more details here.

Toll Free Line Links Residents To Training

A new directory and toll free phone number links residents of California to web sites where more than 166,000 free Microsoft Elevate America training vouchers are available. The state has developed a list of career centers designated by local Workforce Investment Boards to distribute the vouchers to customers most in need. The directory can be accessed by calling the new temporary toll free phone line at 1-888-482-7648. The line will be available to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays when state offices are open.

Toll Free Revenues Decrease

The report released in 2009 addresses the various universal service support mechanisms, which amounted to about $7 billion in 2007. You can read the full story here.

Is 855 New Toll Free?

While we wait for more supply, telecommunications experts advise anyone looking for a toll free number to obtain one now, before the supply runs even lower. Contact a reliable toll free service provider that has access to a large pool of available numbers.
Read more here.

855 Sooner Rather Than Later

It’s hard to believe that the last pool of toll free area code numbers (the 866 numbers) were released for a whole decade ago! And during that decade, toll free phone service has become more popular than in the previous three decades since its inception. It is time for new round of numbers. Subscribers are tired of searching for a good available custom number. And why should they? There are millions of possible toll free phone numbers that could be made available. We hope the 855 and 844 numbers are unveiled sooner rather than later.

$11,000 fine for selling a toll free number

According to the FCC, anyone who is caught hoarding or selling toll free numbers will face severe penalties. In the past these have included an $11,000 fine per incident.
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