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2. 1-800-FREE-411 - Wikipedia

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   Callers dial 1-800 (888 or 866)-FREE411 [373-3411] from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service. Sponsors cover part of the service cost by playing advertising messages during the call. Callers always hear an ad at the beginning of the call, and then another after they have made their request.

3. 411 (telephone number) - Wikipedia

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   Direct-distance dialing (DDD) was first introduced in areas with common-control switching (panel and crossbar) in the 1950s.These areas had used 411 for directory assistance, and because of the ability of common-control switching to analyze the initial digits of a number in a "sender" before routing the call, these areas did not require the dialing of an initial 1 to initiate a long-distance call.

4. Toll-free telephone numbers in the North American Numbering ...

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   In the early 1980s, Bell Labs received a patent for what became AT&T's "Advanced 800 Service", a computer-controlled system where any toll-free number could point to any destination number, such as to a small business local number instead of a special InWATS line, and an itemized bill generated only for the calls the business actually received.

5. 30 Scam Phone Numbers To Block and Area Codes To Avoid - AOL

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   Here is a list of scammer phone numbers that are known by government agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission. ... It’s based on the way phone services work. ... 877 numbers are toll-free ...

6. Directory assistance - Wikipedia

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   A number offering a directory inquiries service allowing people to request to be put through to a mobile phone number was established in June 2009. [14] 118 800 proved to be controversial, however, when it was revealed that it was making available 15 million mobile numbers that it had bought from market researchers. [15]

7. How to Do a Free Reverse Phone Lookup & the 8 Best ... - AOL

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   Spy Dialer is a free reverse phone lookup service that accesses public databases of registered phone numbers to help users find information on cell phone and landline numbers and emails.