[IP] As Verizon hikes 411 cost, rival offers a free tryout

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:29:24 -0500
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Subject: As Verizon hikes 411 cost, rival offers a free tryout

As Verizon hikes 411 cost, rival offers a free tryout

By Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff  |  March 28, 2005

As Verizon prepares to nearly quadruple the price for calling 411
Friday, to $1.25, a North Carolina company that sells a discount
directory-assistance alternative plans a big promotion: free calls
for everyone in Massachusetts for the day.

Starting Friday, barring a highly unlikely last-minute intervention
by state regulators, Verizon is raising the price for calling 411 to
$1.25 from 34 cents. Customers will, however, continue to get 10 free
calls a month before they start paying the fee.

In response, 411Saver, a company based in Maggie Valley, N.C., plans
to offer unlimited free directory assistance calls to Bay State
residents between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. It is setting up a
special number for the day: 1-866-MASS-411 (1-866-627-7411).

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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/03/28/as_verizon_hik
es_411_cost_rival_offers_a_free_tryout/



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