Area code 900 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan for premium-rate telephone numbers. Area code 900 was installed in 1971. [1] Premium rate services are dialed in the format 1-900-XXX-XXXX. This is often called a 900 number or a 1 900 number ("one-nine-hundred").
If you have a complaint regarding a 900 or 800 number service, first try to resolve it with the service provider or the billing company. If you can’t resolve it directly, you can file a complaint with the FCC.
All providers of pay-per-call services must comply with the FTC 900- Number Rule. A "provider of pay-per-call services" (or "information provider") is any person who sells or offers to sell a pay-per-call service.
Some 900-number companies must approve your preamble before you can get a 900 number. It can take a few days for your 900 number to start working, depending on the services you choose.
By 2012, Verizon had become the last carrier that supported 900 numbers. While the 900-number phenomenon came and, more or less, went in the U.S., Noam considers it a pioneering business.
Explore the history and decline of 900 numbers, once popular for premium-rate services, and learn why these phone lines are no longer widely available or in use by businesses today and how 800 pay per call numbers have replaced them.
Explore the hidden nature of 900, an even number composed of three distinct primes multiplied together. Includes Prime Factorization, Divisors, Bases and Fun Facts for students, number lovers and curious minds.
900 numbers are “pay-per-call” phone numbers, meaning companies charge callers for using their particular service. You may want to dial a 900 number to seek tech support, adult entertainment, televoting for TV shows, or information regarding weather.