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 ...

Telephone directory service has gone through a massive upheaval over the past year. Jingle Networks was able to take about 6% of the market and a patent with their Free 411 service. However, what ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some cellphone plans charge as much as $2 for directory-assistance calls, but you can hang up on those extra costs. Dial 1-800-FREE-411, (1-800-373-3411), listen to a short ad, and the service will ...