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What is a toll-free number?
A toll-free number is a phone number that is free to call. The business that owns the number pays for the call, not the caller.
Which numbers are toll-free
In the US and Canada, toll-free numbers start with 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 or 833.
They all work the same way. 800 is just the oldest and best known.
How a toll-free number works
- It is not tied to a place. A toll-free number has no area code for a city, so it suits a business that sells across the country.
- It forwards to wherever you answer. Calls can ring an office, a call center or an AI agent.
- You can take it with you. A toll-free number can be moved from one phone company to another.
What it costs
You pay a small monthly fee for the number and a price for each minute someone is on the line.
Kurrent runs on a phone company called Telnyx. There, a toll-free number is $1.00 a month. Calls coming in start at $0.015 a minute. (Telnyx’s listed prices on October 13, 2026.)
Kurrent adds nothing to those prices. Kurrent is 50% off the call tracking bill you pay today, with a minimum of $1,795 a month.
Questions
- Who pays for a toll-free call?
- The business that owns the number. The call is free for the person dialing.
- Which area codes are toll-free?
- 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833 in the US and Canada.
- How much does a toll-free number cost?
- A monthly fee for the number plus a price per minute. On Telnyx, a toll-free number is $1.00 a month, and calls coming in start at $0.015 a minute (listed prices on October 13, 2026).
- Can Kurrent track calls to a toll-free number?
- Yes. Kurrent gives each toll-free or local number its own rules and logs every call with where it came from. Kurrent is 50% off the call tracking bill you pay today, with a minimum of $1,795 a month.