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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: How Can 411 Be Flagrantly Abused?
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Date: 17 Dec 89 23:55:59 GMT
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Regarding Andrew Schwartz's comments about never hearing of 411 used
for DA in the northwest, they used to use it, along with 611 for
repair.  That was back when DA (information) was free.  Then sometime
in the 1970s Pacific NW Bell filed for new tarrifs, saying that they
had to employ too many operators and that their studies had shown that
most folks were dialing 411 rather than look it up.

So part of the change was, if they were going to charge for the
service, they made it so you were at least aware of change by making
it 1+ and just like dialing DA for parties outside the NPA, 555-1212.

Recently I tried dialing 411 from within the 881 NNX in Redmond, WA.
It is served by GTE, and you do get an ID of the line you are calling
from by a mechanized voice.

Tad Cook
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