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 cell phone. And much of that is profit ...

Before we start, this is not an April Fools' joke. When I was younger in the UK, directory assistance calls were free (they were considered to be “part of the service”). Thus, I must admit to being a ...

Marchex announced this morning that it was buying Jingle Networks, operator of free directory assistance service 800-Free-411, for $62 million in cash and stock. Founded in 2004, Jingle Networks also ...

Tired of paying a couple of bucks for directory assistance? A handful of national, free 411 services are available now -- but there's a catch. You have to listen to a commercial before you're given ...