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no resale

English translation: the phone number cannot be sold to another company

09:15 Jul 11, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Telecom(munications) / laboratory testing
English term or phrase: no resale
No resale or mobile access calling allowed.
[what exactly means 'no resale'? This is a comment to a list of toll free numbers used to contact the helpdesk of a company providing some laboratory services.]
kgas
Poland
Local time: 02:33
Selected answer:the phone number cannot be sold to another company
Explanation:
Phone numbers are products in themselves which are traded regularly. "No resale" would indicate, I think, that the number should be retained by the current operator and not sold on to other companies wishing to use the toll-free number
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benettfreeman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:33
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3the phone number cannot be sold to another company
benettfreeman
3 +1advice given may not be resold
B D Finch


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the phone number cannot be sold to another company


Explanation:
Phone numbers are products in themselves which are traded regularly. "No resale" would indicate, I think, that the number should be retained by the current operator and not sold on to other companies wishing to use the toll-free number

benettfreeman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thuy-PTT (X)
7 mins
agree  Martin Riordan
40 mins
agree  Phong Le
1 day 13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
advice given may not be resold


Explanation:
I suspect that this is not about resale of the phone numbers in the list, but of the service provided. It might seem like a good idea to somebody to set up their own, chargeable, advice service and just get the answers to queries from the free help desk. A bit like publishing and selling KudoZ-derived glossaries!

B D Finch
France
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hassan Lotfy: no resale of phone calls eg like phone call centers catering to a third party
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks Hassan
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