And much of that is profit. Directory assistance “truly is a cash cow,” said Saroja Girishankar, a vice president at the Pelorus Group, a telecommunications market research firm based in Raritan, N.J.

Call your business's local phone service provider. You can locate the customer service phone number for your provider on your business phone bill. Verify your authorization to make changes to your ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Google Oct. 8 said it would be winding down its ...

Google Labs just rolled out a Google Voice Local Search, which is basically a free 411 search along the lines of previously mentioned 1-800-FREE-411. To use the local business search tool, pick up ...

Google is shutting down 1-800-GOOG-411, a directory-assistance service that uses voice recognition to connect callers to businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Launched in 2007, GOOG-411 was advanced for ...

Telecom giant AT&T is hanging up on its 411 directory assistance for cellphone users — and some seniors are feeling short-changed. The service will bow out starting Monday, Nov. 1, but will still be ...

A simple way for Canadian consumers to rate or rank a local business, professional, or service provider MONTREAL, March. 28, 2018 /CNW/ - 411 Directory Assistance, the leader in keyword based search ...

Google will close down 1-800-GOOG-411 next month, saying the free directory assistance service has served its purpose in helping the company develop other, more sophisticated voice-powered ...

It used to be you'd let your fingers do the walking if you needed to find a phone number. That's no longer the case. The phone book has been usurped by three little numbers: 411. How much are you ...