AMERICA'S VALIDATED TOLL-FREE BBS LIST
A list of toll-free bulletin boards accessible from the United States
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Compiled by Kevin Brook
Updated on December 31, 1994
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KEY TO SYMBOLS:
$ = Payment required for full access/services
* = System is temporarily down
? = System may have closed
! = System does not operate 24-hours a day
R = Restricted access to certain people only
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Latest
Validation
Date:
12/94 1-800-215-7819 $ Corporate Competition Monitoring Agency Incorporated
                       (CCMA International) Wildcat! of Toronto, Canada
                       Local data line: 1-416-502-1060
12/94 1-800-227-0391   RDL Acoustics Online Wildcat! of Massachusetts
                       Voice line: 1-800-227-0390
                       FAX line: 1-800-227-0734
12/94 1-800-231-2061   Federal Transit Administration TBBS - Govt. System
                       Voice line: 1-617-494-2108
12/94 1-800-232-4879 ! Federal Info Exchange (FEDIX) - Government System
                       Other data lines: 1-800-783-3349, 1-800-626-6547
                       Local data lines: 1-301-258-0953, 1-301-258-5016
                       Voice line: 1-301-975-0103
                       LIMITED HOURS: 7am-9pm E.S.T. Monday thru Friday
12/94 1-800-234-1445,,,,,,,8777 R Epson Printers Support MajorBBS
12/94 1-800-234-1998 $ Digital's Electronic Store (Use VT100 emulation)
                       Voice line: 1-800-344-4825
12/94 1-800-235-4662 R GULFLINE II (Gulf of Mexico) RBBS-PC of Mississippi
                       - Government System
12/94 1-800-248-6098   Starburst Wildcat! BBS - Internet-Gopher-Connections
                       - National Science Center
12/94 1-800-262-9541 $ Rapid Information Wildcat! Multi-Line (Postal Service)
                       Voice line: 1-800-238-3150
                       FAX line: 1-901-767-8853
12/94 1-800-280-2032   National Kidney Cancer Association (NKCA) Wildcat!
                       Local data line: 1-708-332-1052
                       Voice line: 1-708-332-1051
                       FAX line: 1-708-328-4425
12/94 1-800-318-5249 $ CTDnet MajorBBS of Ohio
                       Voice line: 1-513-755-2393
                       FAX line: 1-513-755-3078
12/94 1-800-333-1953   Fed Flash RBBS (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Texas)
                       Local data line: 1-214-922-5199
                       Voice line: 1-214-922-5178
12/94 1-800-336-7663 $ Shoppers Advantage Online and AutoVantage
                       Voice line: 1-800-843-7777
12/94 1-800-342-5526 R Dial-Job Accomodations Network (JAN) PC-Board
                       Voice lines: 1-800-624-8284, 1-304-759-0716
                       FAX line: 1-304-759-0726
12/94 1-800-344-6224   National Biological Control Institute MajorBBS
                       - Government System
                       Local data line: 1-301-436-7487
 8/94 1-800-368-3321   U.S. Department of the Interior Automated Vacancy
                       Announcement Distribution System MajorBBS (AVADS BBS)
                       - Government System
12/94 1-800-392-2432   Multitech Systems Wildcat! BBS of Minnesota
                       Local data line: 1-612-785-3702
                       Voice line: 1-800-972-2439
12/94 1-800-392-7932   Nebraska Online - Government System
                       Voice lines: 1-402-471-2045, 1-800-742-7691,
                                    1-800-307-2665
12/94 1-800-426-3425 R Ziff-Davis Shareware Authors' Upload System PCBoard
12/94 1-800-426-3814   FAA Safety Exchange of Missouri - Government System
                       Voice line: 1-816-426-3580
12/94 1-800-430-6398 $ New Visions Inc. MajorBBS Internet
12/94 1-800-438-7910 $ AeroModelers Airway PCBoard
                       Local data line: 1-317-281-7900
                       Voice line: 1-317-287-1256
                       FAX line: 1-317-289-4248
12/94 1-800-449-2252   Buddy Blindness Issues BBS (Seeing Eye) Wildcat!
12/94 1-800-451-6644 R Philips Semiconductors/Signetics
                       Local data line: 1-408-991-2406
12/94 1-800-453-5392   Lexis/Nexis MajorBBS
                       Voice line: 1-800-543-6862
12/94 1-800-453-9223 R Lexmark Dealer Support BBS PCBoard of Kentucky
                       Local data line: 1-606-232-5238
                       Voice lines: 1-606-232-3694, 1-606-232-1206
12/94 1-800-461-6109   Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council
                       (CARAC BBS) PCBoard of Ottawa, Ontario - Govt. System
                       Voice line: 1-613-990-1184
                       FAX line: 1-613-990-1198
12/94 1-800-466-6336 $ Event Horizons registration (64 lines)
                       Local data lines: 1-503-697-5100, 1-503-699-9090
                       Voice lines: 1-503-697-7700, 1-800-536-7700
12/94 1-800-474-1818 $ Liberty Info Network (Sign-Up) MajorBBS of California
                       Local data lines: 1-213-732-2300, 1-310-609-1443,
                                         1-310-396-8793, 1-408-733-7600,
                                         1-415-325-6781, 1-415-347-9592,
                                         1-415-468-5124, 1-415-802-0820,
                                         1-510-264-0708, 1-510-553-0124,
                                         1-510-793-9019, 1-510-849-1606,
                                         1-714-649-3283, 1-714-827-7458,
                                         1-714-854-4235, 1-714-858-0759,
                                         1-714-974-8601, 1-714-996-7777,
                                         1-805-581-6089, 1-818-506-5228,
                                         1-818-570-0695, 1-818-727-0367,
                                         1-818-961-4895, 1-909-275-9716,
                                         1-909-278-0924, 1-909-685-1939,
                                         1-909-861-7613
                       Voice-Mail line: 1-714-996-9999 extension 630
                       Voice line: 1-800-218-5157
                       FAX line: 1-714-974-9484
12/94 1-800-493-5067   New Jersey Natural Gas Information Pipeline PCBoard
12/94 1-800-525-5756   Grateful Med Electronic Service
                       Voice line: 1-800-638-8480
12/94 1-800-538-2747 $RThe Airline Pilots for Unity Wildcat! BBS of Florida
                       Local data line: 1-904-244-3301
12/94 1-800-547-1811   NASA's SBIR/STTR PCBoard - Government System (8 lines)
12/94 1-800-564-4686 $ Starship ][ TBBS of New Jersey (32 lines)
                       Local data lines: 1-201-935-1485, 1-201-935-2194,
                                         1-201-935-6412, 1-201-935-7004,
                                         1-201-935-7968
                       Voice lines: 1-800-521-2733, 1-313-995-6595
12/94 1-800-582-0694 $ COM-FEM MajorBBS of Maine
                       Local data line: 1-207-582-0694
                       Voice line: 1-207-582-0342
                       FAX line: 1-207-582-0018
12/94 1-800-582-2355   Navy Leadership Policy BBS - Government System
12/94 1-800-624-2723   USDA NBIAP Biotechnology Gopher - Government System
                       Local data line: 1-703-231-3858
                       Voice line: 1-301-231-3747
12/94 1-800-626-6547 ! Federal Info Exchange (FEDIX) - Government System
                       Other data lines: 1-800-783-3349, 1-800-232-4879
                       Local data lines: 1-301-258-5016, 1-301-258-0953
                       Voice line: 1-301-975-0103
                       LIMITED HOURS: 7am-9pm E.S.T. Monday thru Friday
12/94 1-800-627-8886   Association of Children and Families MajorBBS
                       Voice line: 1-202-401-5682
12/94 1-800-644-2271 R National Institutes of Health Info Center Wildcat!
                       Local data line: 1-301-480-5144
                       Voice line: 1-301-496-6610
?8/94 1-800-645-3736   FAA's Flight Standards District Office QuickBBS
                       of Florida - Government System
                       Local data line: 1-407-648-6309
                       Voice line: 1-407-648-6840
12/94 1-800-677-4184   Colorado's Center-Link Environmental Management TBBS
                       Local data line: 1-303-297-0086
                       Voice line: 1-303-297-0180
12/94 1-800-688-6463 $ Mind Extension University Wildcat! BBS (Multi-Line)
 1/95 1-800-692-8872   AT&T Global Support Center TBBS
                       Local data line: 1-803-843-1811
12/94 1-800-697-4636   Small Business Administration BBS - Government System
                       Local data line: 1-202-401-9600
                       Fee-charged line: 1-900-463-4636 ($$$)
                       Voice line: 1-202-205-7009, 1-202-205-6400
12/94 1-800-700-7837   Clean-Up Standards Outreach (CSO) Wildcat! BBS
                       - Government System
                       Voice line: 1-703-893-6600
                       Local data lines: 1-703-790-0825, 1-703-790-0723
12/94 1-800-748-3900   Internet Express - Logon First to Local Data Line
                       Local data line: 1-719-520-5000
12/94 1-800-752-3012 $ Penny-Wise Electronic Catalog BBS
                       Local data line: 1-301-699-9171
                       Voice lines: 1-800-942-3311, 1-301-699-9000
12/94 1-800-763-8825 $ Software Valley Information System Internet BBS
                       Local data line: 1-304-592-2682
                       Voice line: 1-304-592-2600
12/94 1-800-783-3349 ! Federal Info Exchange (FEDIX) - Government System
                       Other data lines: 1-800-626-6547, 1-800-232-4879
                       Local data lines: 1-301-258-5016, 1-301-258-0953
                       Voice line: 1-301-975-0103
                       LIMITED HOURS: 7am-9pm E.S.T. Monday thru Friday
12/94 1-800-788-4118 R HNS HIV-Net Wildcat! BBS
12/94 1-800-821-6229   USDA's Call-ERS/NASS MajorBBS of Washington, D.C.
                       - Government System
12/94 1-800-825-8852 $ NovaLink Information Service Sign-Up Line
                       Other data line: 1-800-937-7644
                       Local data line: 1-508-754-7009
                       Voice line: 1-800-274-2814
12/94 1-800-827-2727 $ The Color Weatherbrief - Type 'LOGON' for details
                       Local data line: 1-801-530-3188
                       Voice line: 1-801-530-3181
                       FAX line: 1-801-530-3174
12/94 1-800-828-5912   ETA Region VIII Economic Data Service PCBoard of Utah
                       Local data line: 1-801-536-7844
?9/94 1-800-846-7562   Gateway 2000 Online
12/94 1-800-874-2881 R IPMD / IBM C Set++ Multi-Net Support BBS
 8/94 1-800-874-2937   Hayes Systems Support BBS of Georgia
                       Local data line: 1-404-446-6336
12/94 1-800-937-7644 $ NovaLink Information Service Sign-Up Line
                       Other data line: 1-800-825-8852
                       Local data line: 1-508-754-7009
                       Voice line: 1-800-274-2814
12/94 1-800-955-7900 $ Fillup Flyer Fuel Finder Aviation Sign-Up BBS
12/94 1-800-991-4227 $ Concentric Network Internet
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The following systems are only accessible on the toll-free number from
certain calling areas (these have not all been validated recently):
1-800-217-0603   Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Idaho Only
1-800-227-8392   Window on Texas State Government BBS - Texas Only
1-800-238-7955   Virginia Assistive Technology BBS - Virginia Only
                 Local data line: 1-804-367-2306
                 Voice line: 1-800-435-8490
1-800-242-0490   ATUG Aviation BBS - Kentucky Only
1-800-274-9174   Easter Seals - Colorado Only
1-800-322-9374   Wisconsin Educational Network TBBS - Wisconsin Only
                 Local line: 1-608-267-0360
1-800-339-3845   Infopath - Maine Only
1-800-356-6398   Big Sky Telegraph - Montana Only
                 Local data line: 1-406-683-7680
1-800-374-4245   Easter Seals of Denver, Colorado - Colorado Only
1-800-438-3736   Texas Cancer Data Center - Texas Only
1-800-446-8676   Texas Commerce - Texas Only
1-800-472-6672   ESU # 10 V.32 Fidonet, Kearney NB - Nebraska Only
1-800-479-4202   Bell Atlantic - Northern West Virginia Only
1-800-487-7605 R SouthEast Regional Vision for Education TBBS (SERVEline) -
                 Southeastern U.S. Only
                 Voice lines: 1-800-659-3204, 1-202-653-5019,
                              1-800-352-3747, 1-800-377-5011
1-800-545-7884   Illinois State Board of Education - Illinois Only
1-800-572-3942   Iowa Data Center Job Service - Iowa Only
1-800-578-8666   Tools for Life Disability BBS - Georgia Only
1-800-624-3372   New Jersey Link - New Jersey Only
1-800-642-1982   West Virginia Educational BBS - West Virginia Only
1-800-642-9703   VTLS - West Virginia Only
1-800-645-7908   Volusia County Elec. - Florida Only
1-800-649-9092   Bell Atlantic - Southern West Virginia Only
1-800-669-4041   Indiana BBS - Indiana Only
1-800-779-5907   Colorado Meeting Place Internet - Colorado Only
1-800-784-7982   Software Valley II - West Virginia Only
1-800-834-8428   CAVIX Education - California Only
1-800-842-3727   CESAR Substance Abuse BBS - Maine Only
1-800-882-4638   Utah Net - Utah Only
1-800-943-2323   Triad Project Disability BBS - New York Only
1-800-962-1729   Montana Department of Commerce - Montana Only
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The following systems have closed down or dropped their nationwide
toll-free numbers between the years of 1990 and 1994:
 Mexico Tourism BBS                  Millenium BBS, New Jersey
 The Dungeon Chamber, Florida        The Hackester, Pennsylvania
 Critical Valley, Texas              Wise-Net TBBS, Wisconsin
 Air One FBO, Florida                Walter Knoll Florist
 IBM "Multimedia", Georgia           Novus Online Services, New York
 Minos Multiline, California         Youth "Employment" Project, Wash.,D.C.
 The Emerald Palace, Texas & N.Y.    Anything Goes Adult BBS, Texas
 The U.S.A. TBBS, Arkansas           PI-NET Physics
 KAWAI MIDI Support, Illinois        Nat'l Trace Investigations, California
 Don's Dental Service                800 Wild C-A-T 9600 only, California
 E.N.I. Security Systems, Texas      Budget Computer Advertising, Georgia
 Making Stock Market Decisions       Rutgers Univ. Agriculture, New Jersey
 ON>BOARD, Maine                     MATP Center RemoteAccess, Massachusetts
 The Judge's Chambers                Information Network, Washington D.C.
 Acer/Acros/Altos, California        University of Alabama at Birmingham
 EPA Drinking Water Info, Wash.,D.C. Disabilities Network (DEN), New Jersey
 Nat'l Education Assoc'n, Wash.,D.C. Homes & Living Magazine
 Town Hall Conservatives, Maryland   Monarch Engraving Imaging Service
 Hunza Graphics Services             PC-Pursuit Information
 Electronic Mailbox MajorBBS, Texas  EPA "Pollution Prevention", Wash.,D.C.
 PR Online BBS, Maryland             RecycleLine MajorBBS
 Mlink CNet Amiga, New York          AT&T STU-III Info Center, North Carolina
 Abacus Global Software Wildcat      The ADA 9X Government BBS, Maryland
 Recycling Marketing RBBS, Florida   The Idiot Box RBBS-PC, CA/TX/AZ
 African Studies BBS, Wisconsin      The Phoenix Network MajorBBS, Arizona
 Oklahoma Resource System, Oklahoma  Neblink RBBS-PC, Nebraska Only
 ENAN Native American BBS            Intermission Time Wildcat, New York
 Airforce Government BBS             Nautilus Net Shareware Uploads, Michigan
 DWIE Government BBS, West Virginia  Worldlink's ActionNET MajorBBS, Penn.
 Grace Thoughts Wildcat, Florida     The Cruise Capital Wildcat, Florida
 BARK Info Server NovaLink, New York Master's Playhouse Synchronet, Florida
 Consumer Affairs                    Ryan's Instruments
 Logicode                            Deja-Vu RBBS-PC, California
 Vacation Source TriBBS, Colorado    Aviation Rulemaking Advisory, Wash.,D.C.
 Nat'l Head Start Wildcat, Maryland  Mid-America Recycl'g+Transprtn.Net, Iowa
 FDA Government BBS, Maryland        Inst.of Transport'n Engineers,Wash.,D.C.
 CDRH's Electronic Docket, Maryland  Minority Impact Govt.RBBS-PC, Wash.,D.C.
                                     BARK High Schl.Newspaper PCBd, New York
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