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Several other prefixes, including 800-484, 800-703, 800-744, and 800-904 are reserved by the FCC. NPA-911 is forbidden as 9-1-1 is an emergency telephone number . (This is less restrictive than the rules prohibiting all three-digit N-1-1 codes as exchanges in all geographic area codes.)
Callers dial 1-800 (888 or 866)-FREE411 [373-3411] from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service. Sponsors cover part of the service cost by playing advertising messages during the call. Callers always hear an ad at the beginning of the call, and then another after they have made their request.
In addition to the support options listed above, paid members also have access to 24/7 phone support by calling 1-800-827-6364. Popular Products. Account; AOL Mail;
As one example, a taxi company could rent shared use of 1‑800‑TAXICAB in one city. The number belongs to a company in Van Nuys, California, [9] but is redirected to local cab companies on a city-by-city basis [10] and promoted by being printed on everything from individual taxi cab hub caps [11] to campaigns against drunk driving. [12 ...
By 1967, a direct-dial 1-800-number could be provided using Wide Area Telephone Service (WATS), but each prefix was tied to a specific geographic destination and each number was installed with special fixed-rate trunks which were priced beyond the reach of most small businesses.
1-800-COLLECT (1-800-265-5328) is a 1-800 number, owned and operated by WiMacTel, which provides fixed rate collect calling in the United States. The service was launched by MCI in 1993. History
800-The-Info (or 1-800-843-4636) was a toll-free directory assistance (DA) and information service provided in the United States by Verizon. [1] 800-The-Info was subsidized by businesses that purchase advertising space on the service. Callers did not pay for the service, but had to listen to ads.
When Microsoft sold Tellme to 24/7 Inc in 2012, the number changed to the non-toll-free (408) 752-8052, rebranded as The Information Line. [11] In September 2019, the service was revamped and rebranded again as Voice Info, with once again a toll-free number (866) 895-3124, [ 12 ] however this number was deactivated in July 2020. [ 13 ]