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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.
Toll-free directory assistance was provided by telecommunication providers, namely AT&T and Verizon, as mandated by the Federal Communications Commission. Companies requested to have their toll-free number listed, and paid the providers each time their phone number was released to a toll-free directory-assistance caller.
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.
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They have access to databases all over the world, including landline numbers, as well as cell phones and Voice over IP numbers (VoIP) — which are not typically listed. Here Are 8 of the Best ...
Operates on Verizon's native 4G/LTE network and WiFi calling (no 3G – Verizon will shut this down at the end of 2020 anyway or roaming- some reports of LTEiRA roaming with talk and text). No toll-free customer service #; service provided via in-app chat, text, Facebook, or Twitter; callbacks by request.
To raise money to expand its growing wireless and fiber-optic divisions, Verizon sold 4.8 million landlines to Frontier in exchange for $5.25 billion in Frontier stock. The lines being sold ...
In 2019, Verizon Wireless services were split between two new divisions: Verizon Consumer and Verizon Business. [47] [48] The name "Wireless" was extinguished, rebranding the mobile network as simply Verizon. In 2020 Verizon launched a prepaid mobile phone service named Yahoo! Mobile [49] after acquiring a 10% interest in Yahoo!. [50]