800 Service

800 Service definition - telecom
The original area code prefix for toll free long distance services in the United States was 800.As the service gained in popularity during the 1990s, the numbering scheme was expanded to include 866, 877, and 888 area codes. See also area code and toll free service.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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