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By DR. ELAINE SCOTT
Extension Finance Specialist
“900” numbers are taking over the airwaves. These are the telephone numbers that businesses use to bill you, the consumer, for goods and services.
The business advertises and when the consumer dials the number the consumer is automatically billed for the call on their next phone bill.
The consumer could be voting on a poll that a news program is running, in which case the typical charge is 50 cents for the call. The consumer could be ordering a recipe booklet or a transcript of a program, in which case the typical charge would be $1 to $5 for the call.
Or the consumer may be responding to a postcard that said “you have just won a Caribbean vacation and call this 900 number for more details.” In fine print on the postcard it likely stated there would be $10 charged for each call.
“976” and “700” numbers operate in much the same way except these tend to be service lines. These are
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