RespOrg categories

18 categories, Click any row to see members and aggregate analytics.

Who's absorbing toll free numbers

-6M-4M-2M0+2M+4M+6MMisdial Marketing: +5,373,307 (was 5,143,176, now 10,516,483)+5.4MMisdial MarketingMessaging: +5,229,089 (was 1,743,307, now 6,972,396)+5.2MMessagingVOIP Service: +2,416,321 (was 3,453,885, now 5,870,206)+2.4MVOIP ServiceSmall phone company: +319,276 (was 479,539, now 798,815)+319KSmall phone companyMedium Sized Resporgs: +286,208 (was 699,274, now 985,482)+286KMedium Sized ResporgsEnhanced Voicemail Service: +229,641 (was 1,586,661, now 1,816,302)+230KEnhanced Voicemail ServiceTelecom Broker: +200,524 (was 70,533, now 271,057)+201KTelecom BrokerRegional Phone Company: +105,858 (was 697,515, now 803,373)+106KRegional Phone CompanyCorporate Client: +51,475 (was 877,305, now 928,780)+51KCorporate ClientInternational: +2,190 (was 29,046, now 31,236)+2KInternationalUnknown: -42,372 (was 104,654, now 62,282)-42KUnknownTelecom Service Provider: -95,162 (was 1,312,522, now 1,217,360)-95KTelecom Service ProviderCall Center: -208,096 (was 2,781,818, now 2,573,722)-208KCall CenterWireless: -269,975 (was 325,542, now 55,567)-270KWirelessResporg Services: -876,641 (was 1,845,622, now 968,981)-877KResporg ServicesVanity Biz: -1,177,843 (was 2,706,969, now 1,529,126)-1.2MVanity Biz Dormant: -2,782,592 (was 2,783,445, now 853)-2.8M DormantLarge Telcom: -3,579,776 (was 19,017,443, now 15,437,667)-3.6MLarge Telcom
  • Misdial Marketing+5,373,307 · now 10,516,483
  • Messaging+5,229,089 · now 6,972,396
  • VOIP Service+2,416,321 · now 5,870,206
  • Small phone company+319,276 · now 798,815
  • Medium Sized Resporgs+286,208 · now 985,482
  • Enhanced Voicemail Service+229,641 · now 1,816,302
  • Telecom Broker+200,524 · now 271,057
  • Regional Phone Company+105,858 · now 803,373
  • Corporate Client+51,475 · now 928,780
  • International+2,190 · now 31,236
  • Unknown-42,372 · now 62,282
  • Telecom Service Provider-95,162 · now 1,217,360
  • Call Center-208,096 · now 2,573,722
  • Wireless-269,975 · now 55,567
  • Resporg Services-876,641 · now 968,981
  • Vanity Biz-1,177,843 · now 1,529,126
  • Dormant-2,782,592 · now 853
  • Large Telcom-3,579,776 · now 15,437,667

Net change in inventory since each category's first month on record. Bars going up = absorbing numbers; going down = losing them. The toll free pool is finite, so growth in one category implies loss elsewhere. Hover any bar for exact totals.

Category Members Combined inventory Vanity % Description
Large Telcom Large Telcom 38 15,437,667 18.9% Large Telecom Carriers
Misdial Marketing Misdial Marketing 29 10,516,483 37.8% Companies that make money with misdials
Messaging Messaging 13 6,972,396 15.6% Primarily text messaging SMS services.
VOIP Service VOIP Service 80 5,870,206 16.1% Voice Over IP (VoIP) Carriers
Call Center Call Center 31 2,573,722 14.3% This isn't just Call Centers, but Call Center Software and platforms.
Enhanced Voicemail Service Enhanced Voicemail Service 42 1,816,302 26.5% Virtual Office service, enhanced voicemail service, forwarding your number to multiple virtual extensions.
Vanity Biz Vanity Biz 43 1,529,126 38.7% There are more businesses in the vanity number business than you would probably have guessed, but many of them are small and hard to find, and/or not be very active.
Telecom Service Provider Telecom Service Provider 33 1,217,360 20.7% An organization that provides wholesale services to the Telecommunications industry.
Medium Sized Resporgs Medium Sized Resporgs 113 985,482 19.8% Somewhere between small phone companies and large ones. I guess that makes us medium sized phone companies.
Resporg Services Resporg Services 18 968,981 16.8% Toll Free Resporg Services.
Corporate Client Corporate Client 28 928,780 18.2% Some large corporations with their own Resprog.
Regional Phone Company Regional Phone Company 42 803,373 20.0% A regional or local phone company.
Small phone company Small phone company 29 798,770 26.6% Smaller phone company, sometimes called a competitive reseller.
Telecom Broker Telecom Broker 13 271,057 21.7% Reseller of telecom providers
Unknown Unknown 36 62,282 40.6% Resporgs that we can't find very much information about. One trick we use to make these easier to see in the exact match, is that these have a ? after the company name in the Exact Match Results. If you find any information about any of these please contact us or add a comment with it. Thanks!
Wireless Wireless 6 55,567 21.2% Phone companies that are primarily cellular or wireless.
International International 13 31,236 27.2% Companies that provide services worldwide, more than based in one country or part of the world.
 Dormant Dormant 106 853 18.2% Dormant or Zombie phone companies are phone companies with nearly zero phone numbers and usually little or no activity. "Zombie" phone companies usually means they just won't die, LOL.