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  2. Toll-free telephone number - Wikipedia

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    Free if calling from a land-line and VoIP only. Calling from mobile phone will be considered a local call, with varying charges depending on the mobile network providers. In Mexico the prefix is 800. In Nepal the prefix is 1660. In New Zealand, both "0800" or "0508" prefixes are referred to variously and interchangeably as "free phone" or "toll ...

  3. List of telephony terminology - Wikipedia

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    Call originator - (or calling party, caller or A-party) a person or device that initiates a telephone call by dialling a telephone number. Call waiting - a system that notifies a caller of another incoming telephone call by sounding a sound in the earpiece. Called party - (or callee or B-party) Caller; Calling party; Conference call (multi ...

  4. National Do Not Call Registry - Wikipedia

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    The law established the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry in order to facilitate compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. [2] A guide by FTC addresses a number of cases. [3] Registration for the Do-Not-Call list began on June 27, 2003, and enforcement started on October 1, 2003.

  5. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering ...

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    The RespOrg is not the carrier. A Canadian carrier could be used for Canadian calls and a U.S. carrier for American calls; a user with many inbound local voice over IP numbers in multiple cities could convert toll-free calls on one main toll-free number to local calls in each city where it has a point of presence. Percentage Allocation routing

  6. North American Numbering Plan - Wikipedia

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    *71 and 1171 — three-way calling, which lets a person talk to people in two different locations at the same time *74 and 1174 — speed dial, which allows someone to quickly dial any of eight frequently called numbers using a one-digit code, from any phone on their line *75 — allows a total of 30 speed-call numbers with two digits

  7. Google Voice - Wikipedia

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    Google provides free PC-to-PC voice calling worldwide. As described above, Google Voice users in many countries may make low-cost calls to international phone numbers, and currently may also make free PC-to-phone calls within the United States and Canada. Vincent Paquet, a co-founder of GrandCentral who became a senior product manager at Google ...

  8. Wide Area Telephone Service - Wikipedia

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    The WATS (Wide Area Telephone Service) line is the heart of all SNCC security and communications. For a flat monthly rate, an unlimited number of calls can be dialed directly to any place in the country — or the state — depending on what line one uses. The Jackson office has a state-wide line, the Atlanta office has the national WATS line.

  9. Yahoo Voice - Wikipedia

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    Yahoo Voice was a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), PC-PC, PC-Phone and Phone-to-PC telecommunications service. It was provided by Yahoo via its Yahoo Messenger instant messaging application. [1] [2] Yahoo Voice used the Session Initiation Protocol , GIPS codec and the Dialpad engine for voice transport.