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411 is a telephone number for local directory assistance in Canada and the United States. Until the early 1980s, 411 – and the related 113 number – were free to call in most jurisdictions. In the United States, the service is commonly known as "information",[1] although its official name is "directory assistance".[2] The 411 number has been in use since at least 1930[3] in New York City,[4] San Francisco,[5] and other large cities where panel and crossbar switching equipment installed by the Bell System was prevalent. However, in smaller Bell System cities as well as almost all areas served by GTE and other companies where step-by-step equipment was the norm such as Los Angeles,[6] 113 was used until at least the 1960s, and in some cases (the Pacific Northwest, for example) until the mid-1980s. In Canada and the United States, directory assistance was historically a local function, and most companies updated listings at their directory assistance centers frequently, sometimes daily. Wh

411 (telephone number) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia North American local directory assistance number This article is about the telephone directory number. For other uses, see 411 (disambiguation) . 411 is a chargeable telephone number for local directory assistance in Canada and the United States . Until the early 1980s, 411 – and the related 113 number – was not a free to call company. In the United States, the service is commonly known as "information", [ 1 ] although its official name is "directory assistance". [ 2 ] History [ edit ] The

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