800 Numbers For Recorded Messages

Within the industry we are seeing more and more toll free phone numbers obtained for use for recorded messages. Informational, instructional, referrals and even spiritual and meditation through a toll free phone call. Yes, you can call a toll free number and hear a recorded guided meditation. At the beginning, the instructor refers the listeners to a website, podcast or CD for additional meditation therapies. These creative uses are what toll free is all about-an affordable way to market any and every type of business and service.

The First Toll Free

Launched in 1967 by AT&T, 800 numbers came under the purview of the FCC in the 1980s when the phone service monopoly broke apart. In 1991, the FCC required that toll-free numbers be portable, meaning that a toll-free number subscriber can “port” his or her number to a new provider when changing toll-free number service providers. Read the full news story here!

The Few and Far Between

Toll Free numbers are big in the business industry. No matter what type of business you have you probably need a toll free. Get more inform here.

SMSGOV Helps Spread the Word

As telecommunications experts, we are actively spreading the word about the scarcity of good toll free numbers. Are we succeeding? Business owners should be educated and prepared for the shortfall at a time when they may need the advantages of toll free the most. With the economy still floundering, this dearth of available 1-800 numbers comes at a time when economists are advising business owners to shift their marketing tactics to direct response—including using toll free to attract consumers and sustain relationships with existing customers. We know that toll free helps businesses. But getting good numbers, with supplies dwindling, is becoming a challenge. The best advice, still, is to obtain a good toll free phone number today.

Informing the Consumer

As telecommunications experts, we are actively spreading the word about the scarcity of good toll free numbers. Are we succeeding? Business owners should be educated and prepared for the shortfall at a time when they may need the advantages of toll free the most. With the economy still floundering, this dearth of available 1-800 numbers comes at a time when economists are advising business owners to shift their marketing tactics to direct response—including using toll free to attract consumers and sustain relationships with existing customers. We know that toll free helps businesses. But getting good numbers, with supplies dwindling, is becoming a challenge. The best advice, still, is to obtain a good toll free phone number today.

Stay Posted Here For Updates About Changes in Toll Free

With an industry like telecommunications, changes and updates are constantly being considered and implemented. To stay on top of all the industry buzz and especially to keep informed about the pending release of a new supply of valuable toll free phone numbers, keep checking this web site daily for all the up-to-date information. As soon as we hear any news about phone service and all telecommunications, we post it here for our readers. Stay tuned.

Proposed Hike In Interstate Phone Fees Maligned

The proposed hike in the interstate telephone contribution that consumers might soon be paying into the Universal Service Fund was recently criticized by the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates. The increase would bring the USF contribution to 12.9% of a users bill, compared with the current 11.4%. Every telephone user in the country pays into the USF already. The monies are used to maintain and subsidize rural telephone service to places where it would otherwise be prohibitively expensive.

The USF is controlled by the Universal Service Administrative Company, and overseen by a joint board consisting of FCC and state-level commissioners.

New Toll Free Supply

How many good, memorable, toll free phone numbers remain available for new subscribers? This is an issue of constant concern for those of us in the telecommunications industry. With a limited number of numerical possibilities and increased interest in obtaining the remaining numbers, the finite supply could eventually be depleted. But the good news is that there is an expected turn-about within the next year or so. New numbers–the new 855 area code–are expected to be released to re-nourish the dwindling supply.

Working With Reputable Toll Free Providers is Key

Experts in the telecommunications industry have regularly advised that anyone looking to secure a toll free number should find a reputable provider with flexible policies, access to good numbers, and an educated staff. When looking for an existing, available, toll free number–or if interested in learning how to obtain new numbers once they are released–this advice is important to remember. Toll free plans are a benefit to any business and subscriber IF they are obtained through a provider with a solid reputation.

New Numbers Could Stall Embargo

It is a relief to hear the buzz that new toll free phone numbers will likely be released within a year or two. Telecommunications industry sources say this new supply of numbers could thwart an embargo on new toll free phone service in the United States. Facing a severe shortage of available 800-numbers coupled with a skyrocketing demand for toll free service and an emerging black market for 800 numbers, insiders say officials felt they may have needed to impose an embargo. But with an expected turn-about, the embargo may not be necessary.