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

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   Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering Plan have the area code prefix 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888. Additionally, area codes 822, 880 through 887, and 889 are reserved for toll-free use in the future. 811 is excluded because it is a special dialing ...

3. Directory assistance - Wikipedia

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   In the U.S., directory assistance for companies with toll-free "800 numbers" (with area codes 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888) was available from toll-free directory assistance, reachable by dialing 1-800-555-1212, for many decades until it was discontinued in 2020. Toll-free directory assistance was provided by telecommunication ...

4. Area codes 212, 646, and 332 - Wikipedia

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   Area code 212 is one of the original North American area codes assigned by AT&T in 1947, originally serving all five boroughs of New York City.For the next 37 years, New York City was one of the largest toll-free calling zones in North America.

5. Wide Area Telephone Service - Wikipedia

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   With "inward WATS", introduced for interstate calls by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1967, subscribers were issued a toll-free telephone number in a designated toll-free area code. Unlike a standard collect call or a call to a Zenith number, 1‑800 normally may be dialed directly with no live operator. Callers within a ...

6. North American Numbering Plan - Wikipedia

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   International access. 011. List of dialing codes. The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the telephone country code 1. Some North American countries, most notably ...

7. Toll-free telephone number - Wikipedia

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   A toll-free telephone number or freephone number is a telephone number that is billed for all arriving calls. For the calling party, a call to a toll-free number from a landline is free of charge. A toll-free number is identified by a dialing prefix similar to an area code. The specific service access varies by country.