Global International 800 Numbers
The international 800 number is an universal international freephone number (UIFN)
issued by International Telecommunications Union (ITU). UIFN uses the ITU country
code 800 to ensure that only the international access code and the 8-digit number
needs to be dialed, irrespective of the country from where the call is originating.
There are about 30 countries in the world which are presently participating in
the UIFN program.
There was a time, not long ago, when only big multinational companies or giant
business conglomerates did business internationally. Not any more. The world
has turned literally into a global village, thanks to increased connectivity.
Today a manager of a Super store in Seoul can speed up the process of his orders
to a small company in Los Angeles, simply by using an international 800 number.
An increasing number of small business as well as individuals are taking advantage
of this magnificent tool to remain ‘in touch’ – so essential
in today’s world.
The best part about increasing competitiveness in any economy is that it can
make a great impact on the supply-demand chain where prices tend to fall and
products and services become more affordable. Today it does not cost the earth
to buy an international 800 number. Affordable prices and crystal clear connectivity,
that ensures that you don’t lose connection with a customer in Japan,
while taking his call in an elevator in Chicago, international 800 is here to
stay. What is more, there is no queue to get activated. It could be done in
an instant.
The multiple benefits of this virtual phone include its superior connectivity
and real-time operational facility. You could have the international 800 number
ring in as many phones you like across the globe – its up to you to focus
on the countries which you wish to reach with your products and services.
This is how an international 800 number works. Imagine a customer calls your
international toll free number. The call is immediately and automatically forwarded
to whichever phone number (it could be many) that you have provided to the service
provider. You can alter is ‘destination’ as many times as you wish,
and all that is absolutely free. It does not matter which country you are taking
the call, the international toll free number remains the same. There is no necessity
to add on extra phone lines or any other expensive equipment to support the
international toll free number. You could also make use of this number to make
outgoing calls, anywhere in the world.
To give you an example of how much you might have to pay, if you had an international
800 number and received calls from some countries of the world. All rates are
pence per minute :
- Austria - 13p
- Australia - 12p
- Bahrain - 92p
- Belgium - 9p
- Bermuda - 69p
- Brazil - 36p
- Canada - 13p
- China - 99p
- Cyprus - 22p
- Denmark - 11p
- Finland - 18p
- France - 10p
(To convert these numbers to dollars and cents, multiply by 1.5).
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