Convenient & Spam-Free: Why 800-Number Texting (8MS) is a Growing B2C Channel in North America

iconectiv traces itself to Bellcore, a company formed in 1984 when the Bell telephone system, which dominated U.S. telephony, was broken up.  This is when the original AT&T was formed as a Long Distance operator.  Separately, another seven independent Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) were formed, each covering their own local telephony territories.

Bellcore was created at divestiture to manage their common network operating issues and to build vital systems.  Thus, Bellcore became a major architect of the U.S. telecom system, pioneering many connective services, such as caller ID, call waiting, mobile number portability and toll-free telephone number (800) service.

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