The 866 Area Code Has Reached an All-Time-High Popularity Rate in 2005. View full story at tollfreenumber.org:
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I will tell you why I think 866 has become more popular than 877 or 888. The number of 'vanity' words which can be formed out of 'TUV' followed by 'MNO' is greater than the number of same formed by 'TUV' followed by 'P(Q)RS'. So many companies prefer meaningful (to their customers) words than just numbers. 866 as a starter concluded by 4357 gets you 866 something help for example. 800 is the most 'popular' of all but it was the only choice for many years, and the default. VON amd TOM are very easy combinations to deal with. Where many companies begin with the area code and then find seven digit vanity words, a few very lucky companies can make ten-letter vanity words out of the whole thing: VONAGEHELP is one such example. PAT]