AMERICA'S VALIDATED TOLL-FREE BBS LIST A list of toll-free bulletin boards accessible from the United States --------------------------------------------------------------------- PROTECT YOUR FREEDOM - VOTE LIBERTARIAN! Call 1-800-682-1776 (voice) for a free information packet! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Compiled by Kevin Brook Updated on December 31, 1994 --------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- .