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The 411 on Mobile Directory Assistance

Fred A. Bernstein writes in The New York Times:

Calling 411 for directory assistance can be maddeningly expensive. Carriers like Sprint and Verizon charge more than $1 and sometimes as much as $2 a call from a cellphone.

Already, two new services — 800-FREE-411 and 800-411-METRO — offer directory assistance free of charge, though users have to listen to advertisements.

posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2006 06:03:00 PM