Toll-free Vanity 800 Zone
History of Toll-free Numbers
October 7, 2009
Just for some fun on a dreary Wednesday in Vermont…
A Timeline of Toll Free
History
1967: AT&T launches “Inbound
WATS.”
1984: Toll Free Services “Unbundled” by MFJ*
1990: 800response starts offering shared use vanity 800 numbers and a proprietary call routing and call tracking system to small and mid-size businesses in the US.
1994: Toll Free Number Portability
Mandated
1996: “888″ Service Introduced
1997: International Toll Free Introduced
1998: “877″ Service Introduced
2000: “866″ Service Introduced
2006: 800response expands service of vanity 800 numbers and call tracking and monitoring to Canada, and becomes the leading vanity 800 number provider in North America.
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