A Primer For Toll Free Service

Toll free numbers are becoming more and more popular, tens of millions of numbers are registered in the United States, but some potential subscribers are unfamiliar with how toll free service works.

A toll free number is a telephone number with an 800, 888, 877, or 866 area code. The owner of these toll free numbers pay for all incoming calls—the caller pays nothing. There are no new phone set-ups or installations, Toll free service forwards all the toll free calls to a regular phone system. All that is needed is a standard phone connection. By setting aside a separate connection for toll free, business owners can distinguish between regular incoming calls and toll free calls

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