In the mid-1960s, toll-free service was born, along with some limitations that reduced its service range. Shortly after toll-free service came into existence, a restriction in switching capability ...

Toll-free telephone numbers are a staple of business efforts to garner new customers and retain existing ones. By utilizing toll-free phone numbers, businesses provide clients and others with a means ...

WASHINGTON — Herndon, Virginia-based toll-free register manager Somos Inc. has added the number 833 to the list of available area codes for toll-free numbers, citing increased demand for such phone ...

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A milestone of sorts is passing this year in the telephone industry. It was 25 years ago that American Telephone & Telegraph Co. devised the toll-free 800 number, originally intended only to spare the ...