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.
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Toll Free Helps Jobless Get Benefits
Posted on March 25, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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Can VoIP Work?
Posted on March 25, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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More DMV Tales
Posted on March 25, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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Toll Free Line Links Residents To Training
Posted on March 24, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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Toll Free Revenues Decrease
Posted on March 24, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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Is 855 New Toll Free?
Posted on March 24, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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855 Sooner Rather Than Later
Posted on March 23, 2010 by smsgov
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.
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2010 Census Toll Free Numbers
Posted on March 22, 2010 by smsgov
The 2010 Census is underway. Among other things, the results will determine federal funding to individual communities. If residents have not received a Census Form by April 12 or have not been visited by a Census Taker, they should call one of the Bureau’s toll-free help lines:
English: 1-866-872-6868
Chinese: 1-866-935-2010
Korean: 1-866-955-2010
Russian: 1-866-965-2010
Spanish: 1-866-928-2010
Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010
TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired): 1-866-783-2010
Puerto Rico (in English): 1-866-939-2010
Puerto Rico (in Spanish): 1-866-929-2010
The 2010 Census Form consists of 10 questions and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. And, residents are assured by law that the Census Bureau cannot share an individual’s responses with anyone, including other federal agencies and law enforcement entities.
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800 Meltdown Information
Posted on March 22, 2010 by smsgov
Can toll free numbers be completely diminished? With virtually all toll free numbers having been used by two or more persons/businesses already, this is very likely. The only thing keeping the system going is that people are releasing old toll free numbers. Once released, a toll free number is left dormant for several months and then re-released to the system for someone else to grab. Many people release a toll free not knowing that they are more likely to come back for another one in the future. If people stop releasing their toll frees and hold on to them, or worse yet, if they take on more than one and hold on to them, it could cause a toll free meltdown.
Can the industry meltdown? Find out more here.
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