Originally Posted by
raehl311
With free long distance calling on pretty much every cell phone plan, and very generous long-distance rates even on land lines, I wonder how long before companies realize they could save big bucks by ditching their toll-free numbers with minimal impact on their business....?
Any bets on whether Delta does it first?
There's a very good reason why they won't ditch the toll-free numbers. If you own one of these, you get a ton more information about your caller(s) than you do via an ordinary (non-WATS) number, due to automatic number identification (ANI). Even if you attempt to *67 your call, calling an 800 line still reveals your TN.