Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
Returns of holiday gifts are creating a surge in the number of calls to the 800 numbers for FedEX and UPS this month. Customers are calling the toll free services to arrange pick-up for returns and new deliveries. Also, gift cards received for the holidays are being used on Internet retail sites are causing a boost in business for these types of delivery companies who rely on their toll free phone numbers to assure solid customer service.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
To overcome severe shortages of available 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers, hoarding of these cherished phone numbers by toll free providers, and also by individual subscribers, has emerged into an unwelcome black market.
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by smsgov
The value of toll free service has become a necessity for any business. The limited availability of new numbers and the limited turnover of used numbers have created an intense and competitive demand for 1-800, 888, 877 and 866 numbers. According to the FCC, popularity of toll free service is increasing for both business and personal use.
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Posted on January 19, 2010 by smsgov
Toll free phone service has become an affordable and reliable option that offers customers countless features and price points to meet their individual needs.
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Posted on January 19, 2010 by smsgov
Industry insiders are recommending that anyone wishing to obtain a toll free number secure one immediately. There are an average of 8,000 new toll free numbers registered each day. With a limited number of numerical possibilities, the finite supply is nearly expended.
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Posted on January 18, 2010 by smsgov
A website for business called ContractingBusiness.com has a great article on toll free numbers by Rosann Knorr. Check it out. Here is just a sample of the lengthy article: The rising trend toward using vanity names in toll-free numbers. The memorable quality of the number translates to convenience for the customer, better branding, lead generation, and, ultimately, sales and profits.
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Posted on January 17, 2010 by smsgov
Toll free numbers were introduced in 1967. By the 1980s, nearly half of all long distance calls would be toll free. Today, 98 percent of adults say they regularly use toll free numbers. Meanwhile, the supply of 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers are at an all-time low. More than two-thirds of the available numbers are taken and there are no immediate plans by the Federal Communications Commission to introduce a new pre-fix.
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Posted on January 16, 2010 by smsgov
In 2005, the FCC yanked control of 1-800-Red-Cross from a private California business owner who was leasing the use of the number to local chapters of the Red Cross. When the charity filed a formal complaint, the FCC determined that the brokering was illegal and handed over control of the number to the non-profit.
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Posted on January 14, 2010 by smsgov
Subscribers will never encounter any surprise costs and hidden fees with toll free numbers obtained through a reputable service provider. Subscribers can choose from a list of specific services and products not available through regular phone service. With toll free service, they never pay for options they don’t need and won’t use.
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by smsgov
Matching domains and toll free phone numbers is becoming increasingly popular as a way to define a company’s image. Getting these matches is still possible, especially when dealing with a service provider that has access to a good stock of existing, available toll free phone numbers. And when the new 855 toll free area codes become available, these matches will be even more obtainable and easy to secure.
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