History of toll free number

in 1967 AT&T launched a new product called "interstate INWARD WATS." Actually, "launch" is a strong word, because AT&T never envisioned the radical changes this product would bring to the world of business. Their new "WATS" service had been developed as a solution to meet an anticipated shortage of telephone company operators. These operators were becoming overwhelmed by the number of collect calls that were being accepted by businesses. AT&T believed that this new service, also known as "Automated Collect Calling", was a perfect solution, but otherwise had limited appeal. Nobody at AT&T would have dreamed that by 1992, only 25 short years after initial introduction, 40% of the calls on AT&T's long distance network would be toll free calls.

From a Novelty, to Smart Business In the early years, toll free calling was a novelty and experienced modest growth. The catalyst for explosive growth in toll free calling came with the creation of centralized databases within AT&T's network in the 1980s. These databases allowed businesses to have a single nationwide toll-free number instead of requiring different numbers for each state. The early days of modest growth were long forgotten and almost overnight it became smart business to advertise a toll-free number. This in turn grew into an expectation that companies wanting business would provide a toll-free number. By the late 1980's, what had been simply a novelty a decade before, was now a requirement for any serious business.

Toll Free Calling in the Information Age Today, the combination of a Web site and a toll-free number provides businesses a truly global, electronic storefront. As businesses harness the power of the Web with the ease of use and ubiquity of the telephone, toll-free will play a major role. From its humble beginning as interstate "INWARD WATS", toll-free calling has become an indispensable part of American life – for consumers as well as businesses.

Toll Free Number Price (India)
Validity	Price (INR)	Call Rate	Free Min	Free SMS	Call Recording	Channels	Extentions	IVR Setup
3 Month Quarterly	11122	1 INR/Min	4500	5000	Yes	6 (3 Dedicated + 3 Guest)	10
6 Month Semi-Annually	19122	1 INR/Min	9000	10000	Yes	6 (3 Dedicated + 3 Guest)	10
12 Month Annually	33122	1 INR/Min	18000	20000	Yes	6 (3 Dedicated + 3 Guest)	10