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In March 2005, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made 8-1-1 the universal number for the 71 regional services that coordinate location services for underground public utilities in the U.S. [12] Before that time, each of these "call before you dig" services [13] had its own 800 number, and the FCC and others wanted to make it as easy as possible for everyone planning an ...
These appear in Australia (1300 and 1800) and North America (1‑800, etc.); in the U.S., the RespOrg infrastructure is used to direct calls for the same number to different vendors based on the area code of the calling number. As one example, a taxi company could rent shared use of 1‑800‑TAXICAB in one city.
MCI moved aggressively to insert itself into the market by launching 1-800-COLLECT that year. By dialing 1-800-COLLECT, customers could connect with an automated MCI system which would directly place a call to a designated receiving party for a fraction of the cost of the AT&T service for its operator-assisted collect calling. According to ...
In Texas, it is state law that you must call 811 in advance. Texas requires at least two full business days' notice before excavation begins. For more information about the toll-free 811 service ...
800-855 is reserved for services for deaf or hearing-impaired users; [1] these TTY-related numbers, operated by individual telephone companies, are assigned directly by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) Several other prefixes, including 800-484, 800-703, 800-744, and 800-904 are reserved by the FCC.
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A collect call service operates under 800 Reverse (operated by Reverse Corp Ltd), [12] in the Republic of Ireland. It offers reverse charge calls from any fixed line phone, pay phone and most mobile phones (even if the prepaid credit has run out), to most fixed land line and mobile phones in the Republic of Ireland. [ 13 ]
Oct. 2—WILKES-BARRE — Sen. Lisa Baker on Wednesday said the Senate passage of her bill to amend and extend the Pennsylvania Underground Utility Line Protection Law — commonly known as the PA ...