Hello seymoursegnit,
The URL provided by johnhamrick is an excellent start:
https://businessesales.att.com/products_services/tollfreeproduct_cataloglookup.jhtml?salescode=gotlfw02
You can check if the number is available and order it directly from
that page if it is available. You might also be interested in
purchasing the 877, 866, or 888 variation.
Chances are that this will result in a message saying that the number
is not available. What would be easiest at this point for you is to
contact an business who specializes in solving a problem like yours.
Just because calling from New York does not reach a number does not
mean that the number is not being used. But it also means that you
could get the rights to the number for the New York area if you are
interested.
But first let's try this: "The 800 SMS therefore maintains a database
of all toll-free numbers and knows what phone company operates each.
They don’t maintain information on the actual customer to whom the
line is registered by the phone company."
SOURCE: Toll-Free Carrier Identifier
http://www.crimetime.com/BB3review.htm
Using the above source, you can call this number to have a computer
read you back who is responsible for a certain number. Call this
number now to find out who the carrier is: 800/337-4194.
No matter what the result is, you might still be able to get a hold of
the number by contacting a company specializing in toll free services.
If you do, perhaps you should get in contact with a company that
specializes in toll-free services, they would certainly know what to
do in a case like this.
One such company is http://www.4vanity.com
"Just because a number is "unavailable" doesn't mean that the number
can't be made available for your use. 4800USE can represent you in
negotiations to release numbers to your organization. We are very
proud to boast an over 90 percent success rate in these types of
negotiations for our clients."
Source: http://www.4vanity.com/FAQ.html
Here are some other companies that specialize in toll-free services:
"Are you trying to locate toll free vanity telephone number that is
"unavailable"?"
http://www.4800use.com/
http://whosells800.com/whosells800/
(or call them directly at "1 800 The Expert."
I hope this was the type of answer you were expecting. If I had the
number, I would gladly research who it belongs to, but I realize that
it is risky to post this here because anyone could reserve it. If you
need any clarifications regarding this answer, please let me know and
I will do my best to further assist you. I do believe that the closest
"central organization" is the number I provided to you above which
should result in you finding out who the carrier is that the number
belongs to.
tisme-ga
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