900 numbers provide a large variety of packaged information; entertainment & services that people readily call. One sees them advertised everywhere due to their enormous success. When he owns a 1-900 number the profits are made in accordance to the number of calls his lines receive. The 1-900 industries, widely know as "Pay-Per-Call" Information Lines, is a thriving billion-dollar business with increasing volume records year after year.  As a 1-900 business owner he able to promote his 1-900 numbers in many different ways. A service bureau answers the calls 24 Hours a Day 7 day’s week, so he'll never need to stay by the phone or buy expensive equipment. Service Bureaus keep track of his 1-900 calls & he pays them a small portion of the cost per minute to cover their telephone costs & expenses.

The Ideal Cash Generating Business:

900 numbers for informational use came in 1982 when NASA started an informational line for the space shuttle flights. Soon after, national companies realized the incredible opportunities in 1-900 numbers.

In 1987, Telesphere created the first coast-to-coast, interactive 1-900 numbers. This meant that anyone, anywhere could provide information regardless of the location. Many 1-900 lines for different topics began to spring up. At that point the 1-900 number businesses took off.

900 numbers were first created in 1980 for ABC during the Reagan/Carter debates. The 1-900 numbers totaled over 500,000 calls during the debate.

Today, he can come across hundreds of 1-900 numbers in daily newspapers, magazines & the Internet. The cost of 1-900 lines has become affordable enough for anyone to take advantage of.

900 Numbers: Terms and Definitions

900 Number - A premium pay-per-call prefix set by the telecommunications carrier in conjunction with the FCC, specifically used for content & programs.

Information provider - The "owner" of a 1-900 business, who is in the business of providing information for business, personal or entertainment purposes.

Activation - Establishment of account, set-up of 1-900 lines, which includes installation of daily call tracking & pay ready system.

Call Count Volume - Volume in minutes for any given period. (i.e.: 7 calls per day @ 6 minutes each = 42 minutes X 30 days = 1260 minutes)

Call Count Revenue - Total revenue generated by call count volume.

Call Count - Total number of calls received by a 1-900 number.

Programs - The content or material presented on a 1-900 line.

Service Bureau - An entity that is accredited by one of the major telephone carries (for example, MCI or AT&T) to process, program & sell 1-900 lines. The carrier pays the service bureau for call count revenue & in turn the service bureau remits payment to the I.P.'s on a monthly basis.

Telco - any federally accredited telecommunications carrier that also bills consumers for 1-900 activities.

Turnkey - Ready for business, with no need to provide equipment, staffing, or other expenses.