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Ordering a toll-free number

To order a toll-free number:

  1. Click Services.

    Control Center shows the Services console. Use the console to access an inventory of your services, check the status of orders, and manage your services.
Services console
Order Status
  1. Click CREATE ORDER
Manage Orders
  1. Click Add.
Initiate Add Order
  1. From the Service Type list, select Toll Free (8xx).
Initiate Add Order (showing Toll Free selected)
  1. In the Toll Free Number to Mirror field, type a toll-free number on the billing account you want to add your new toll-free number to. (We'll use the number you type here to mirror the billing for your new number.)

    Control Center list the account number for the toll-free number you entered.
Initiate Add Order (showing Toll Free selected and number added)
  1. Click Add Toll Free Data.
Initiate Add Order (toll-free switched)
  1. In the Reserved Toll Free Number field, type the vanity number you reserved. (If you didn't reserve a vanity number or are requesting a random toll-free number, leave this field blank. We'll reserve a number for you when we process your order.)
  1. Select the type of termination by doing one of the following: 

    1. To choose a switched termination:

      1. From the Type of Termination field, select SWI.

      2. In the ANI field, type the ANI.

      3. From the Area of Coverage list, select the parts of the United States, Canada, and U.S. territories you want the toll-free number to work in.

    2. To choose a dedicated termination:

      1. From the Type of Termination list, select DED.

      2. From the Primary Trunk list, select your group trunk.

      3. From the Area Of Coverage list, select the parts of the United States, Canada, and U.S. territories you want the toll-free number to work in.