Helping to bridge the digital divide, a new toll-free number service was designed to empower the public toward involvement in the political process. This program, titled “Call on Congress”, is a toll-free service designed by The Sunlight Foundation to help inform citizens on how representatives vote and how they raise campaign funds. Upon calling, users are connected to a service providing instant information—both in English and Spanish—regarding recent actions taken by lawmakers of their district/state.

Selecting a vanity number is one of the most important decisions a business or entrepreneur can make. Thanks to a variety of great new toll free search tools on the web, finding the perfect number is now a lot faster and easier than ever before.

What are these tools and how can they be used to snag the best vanity numbers?

Numspell
Custom Toll Free's Numspell tool allows businesses to discover what their current numeric phone numbers spell as vanity numbers. Simply input your digits and get instant answers.

What have dog tags done lately? They offer assurance that a pet has been treated, registered, possibly spayed/neutered, if they’ve been treated for diseases, and provide details of ownership. However, the tag alone just has some numbers and maybe a name, but no real way of tracing the pet to its rightful owner—who is probably missing and/or worried about their displaced pet. There’s got to be something to better bridge the gap and help displaced pets get back home.

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Charities that use toll free numbers to call and ask for donations is often an attractive pitch and in many cases can serve great causes. This can recruit and enable participants and activists to reach out without physically being there. On the other hand, some shady business owners can seek profit under the guise of a charitable organization and scam customers out of their money while doing little to nothing to serve the actual cause.