One firm controls quarter of 1-800 numbers; many redirect callers to phone-sex lines. The toll-free number for Glenn Noyes’ business, Patriot Auto Services, in Edgewater, Md., was mistakenly canceled.

(WSIL) -- Several mobile customers can now make 1-800 calls from their cellphones, after not being able to call toll free numbers. Ameren Illinois Communications Director Tucker Kennedy tells us the ...

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 ...

Lynnwood detectives, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, have arrested a 41-year-old man in connection with a sophisticated scam that defrauded retired victims of over $600,000, ...

The National Problem Gambling Helpline has a new number. The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) announced that you can now call 1-800-MY-RESET to reach the 24/7 nationwide support service for ...

NEW YORK — For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of ...