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DAY 2 THE INCOMPAS SHOW
Somos Launches Resource to Support Toll-Free Text Market
S omos, a provider of trusted, neutral
toll-free registry and numbering
administration services for the tele-
communications industry for more
than 20 years, announced it has unveiled a
new resource on its website to educate toll-
free service providers (RespOrgs), messaging
providers, messaging aggregators and
other companies on text enabling toll-free
numbers and the role they play in this
growing market.
More than 40 million toll-free numbers are in
use throughout North America, roughly half of
which are expected to become text-enabled in
the next few years. Somos operates the Texting
and Smart Services (TSS) Registry, an authorita-
tive, centralized provisioning and routing data-
base for all multimedia services associated with
toll-free numbers.
The TSS Registry is the only formal indus-
trywide system that follows CTIA – the Wire-
less Association – guidelines for validating the
text enablement of toll-free numbers, providing
complete transparency into all communications
services associated with that number.
The successful adoption of texting to toll-free
numbers hinges on the role of toll-free service
providers that reserve, assign and manage
toll-free numbers.
Somos has launched an educational resource
on its website at that provides
companies interested in text enabling toll-free
numbers for themselves or their customers with
all the information needed to help enhance value
and build stronger connections.
This online resource details the value of
text enabling toll-free numbers, as well as an
overview of the messaging ecosystem and
how it functions to protect the integrity of
toll-free numbers.
Here you will find instructions on how
to connect with or become a service registrar.
In addition, toll-free service providers can get
information on the process of receiving notifica-
tion and validation requests.
This resource is the latest initiative from
Somos in its role upholding fairness and full
transparency for the use of toll-free numbers.
Formerly known as SMS/800 Inc., Somos
provides trusted, neutral numbering and registry
administration services for the telecommunica-
tions industry. Somos operates the SMS/800
toll-free voice registry for administration and
routing data for all toll-free numbers in the
North American Numbering Plan, as authorized
by the Federal Communications Commission.
Somos also operates the TSS Registry,
the centralized registry for administration
and routing data for toll-free messaging and
multimedia services. o
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This resource is the latest
initiative from Somos in its
role upholding fairness and
full transparency for the
use of toll-free numbers.