What Is The Probability That I Will Get An “800” Number (As Opposed To 888, 877 or 866)?
With most long distance companies, the odds are against you. (GLOBALnet TeleManagement has 800, 888, 877 and 866 numbers available to be assigned today.) Toll-free numbers have become such indispensable business tools that the Industry Numbering Committee predicted all 7.6 million 800 numbers were likely to be assigned or in use by the spring of 1996, so 888 numbers were created. Another interesting occurrence is that many businesses with 800 numbers then requested the same 888 number; i.e., 1-800-Flowers requesting 1-888-Flowers. So many of the 888 numbers are already reserved or taken. The same goes for 877 and 866 as well.
