Posted on August 25, 2010 by smsgov
Attempts to profit from the illegal sale of 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers are in response to rapidly dwindling supplies. Thee FCC rules were established and are very clear. Hoarding and Brokering of toll free phone numbers is unlawful. Our experts advise anyone interested in obtaining an 800 number should legally obtain a toll free number through a reliable toll free service provider
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1-800, toll free, toll free brokering, toll free hoarding | Leave a comment »
Posted on August 21, 2010 by smsgov
As with any commodity in high demand, a black market for toll free numbers has emerged in the United States, sending regulators scrambling to control the illegal sales of valuable 800 numbers.
Read more here.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 800 number brokering, 800 numbers, brokers, number brokering, toll free brokering, toll free numbers | Leave a comment »
Posted on August 16, 2010 by smsgov
Attempts to profit from the illegal sale of 800, 888, 877, and 866 numbers are in response to rapidly dwindling supplies. Thee FCC rules were established and are very clear. Hoarding and Brokering of toll free phone numbers is unlawful. Our experts advise anyone interested in obtaining an 800 number should legally obtain a toll free number through a reliable toll free service provider.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1-800, 800 numbers, toll free, toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free numbers, toll free service | Leave a comment »
Posted on August 5, 2010 by smsgov
As “public resources” that cannot be bought or sold, the FCC deemed the practice of selling specific vanity numbers or numerical sequences illegal. Opponents say this practice hurts the industry because it limits the best use and most practical assignments of specific numbers. Still, the FCC has held fast, cracking down on illegal sales and regulating the assignment of numbers on a first-come, first –served basis from the main database of available numbers maintained by 800 Services Management System (SMS/800).
Read more here.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1 800 numbers, 800 number brokering, 800 numbers, brokers, number brokering, toll free brokering, toll free numbers | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 26, 2010 by smsgov
Sales of sought-after toll free numbers on eBay continue even as reports of the FCC looking into improper turnover of these numbers continues. Log on now and you will see listings. A black market for toll free numbers has emerged and attempts to illegally buy and sell choice numbers is increasing. According to regulations enacted by the FCC in 1997, toll free phone numbers cannot be sold or brokered. These rules were approved after the FCC fielded numerous complaints about price gouging for catchy vanity numbers and popular numeric sequences. The FCC reports that anyone caught attempting to sell or broker an 800 number faces significant fines. But that hasn’t stopped brokers from attempting to sell numbers on Internet websites and auction sites such as eBay.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1 800 numbers, phone service, toll free, toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free number, toll free numbers, tollfree | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 15, 2010 by smsgov
Toll free providers are as apt anyone to make a mistake. Sometimes the mistake can cost you big time…
Read more here.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1-800, 800 numbers, phone service, rationing, toll, toll free, toll free brokering | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 14, 2010 by smsgov
Some people in the toll free industry would be benefitted by remembering that according to regulations enacted on April 11, 1997 by the Federal Communications Commission, toll free phone numbers cannot be sold or brokered under any conditions. These rules were approved after the FCC fielded numerous complaints about price gouging for catchy vanity numbers and popular numeric sequences and they are still active and enforced.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1 800 numbers, fcc, hoarding, toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free number | Leave a comment »
Posted on July 8, 2010 by smsgov
The FCC has been clamping down on violations of Section 251 (e) of the Communications Act of 1934, which prohibits the warehousing and hoarding of numbers. To ensure that toll free numbers are distributed in a fair and equitable way, the FCC is taking a close look at suspect activity. Recently they threatened an $11,000 daily fine to the owners of a California company for improper toll free use. This followed a string of unrelated instances, including at least one owner’s attempt to sell his numbers on eBay.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 1-800, 800 numbers, fcc law, toll free brokering, toll free numbers | Leave a comment »
Posted on June 27, 2010 by smsgov
As with any commodity in high demand, a black market for toll free numbers has emerged in the United States, sending regulators scrambling to control the illegal sales of valuable 800 numbers.
With toll free service soaring in popularity while finite supplies of available numbers drop, attempts to illegally buy and sell choice numbers on the black market is increasing.
Read more here.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: 800 number brokering, 800 numbers, brokers, number brokering, toll free brokering, toll free numbers | Leave a comment »
Posted on June 13, 2010 by smsgov
The FCC began investigating hoarding of 800 numbers as far back as 1995, but despite the subsequent release of 888, 877, and 866 pre-fixes, the practice continues to grow along with the skyrocketing popularity of toll free service. Hoarding by individual subscribers is lillegal. A subscriber may not acquire more toll-free numbers than they intend to use. By FCC definition, “hoarding” also includes “brokering” toll-free numbers for a fee.
Filed under: Information | Tagged: toll free brokering, toll free hoarding, toll free number, toll free numbers | Leave a comment »
Toll Free Service Management System News 