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Before you pick up your phone to dial Directory Assistance (area code - 555-1212, 411) for a phone number, consider this…

É  Local Directory Assistance Charges can range anywhere from 57˘ to $1.49 depending on the provider.
É National Directory Assistance can cost from 95˘ to $1.99 depending on the provider.

At this rate and frequency of phone calls to Directory Assistance, Philadelphia University will spend $6,000 a year for these calls alone.

There are many cost-free ways to obtain residential or business telephone numbers and addresses.  Below is a list of Internet sites that act as on-line telephone books:

YellowBook.com
Switchboard.com
AT&T.com

Yellow Book.com
  Category (browse)  
 
Or Business Name 
  City
 
 State (required)
 

My Directory  • Maps  • Directions
 
 

Switchboard.com
  First Name Last Name (required)
 
City
State State List
    
     
  Category   (View List) Or Business Name
 
City
State State List
    
 Search by address/distance

AT&T
 FIND A PERSON
All Fields Optional 
 
First Name

 
Last Name

 
City or Zip

 
State
 
Advanced Search 
 FIND A BUSINESS
All Fields Optional 
 
Business Name

 
Category Keyword

 
City or Zip

 
State
 
Advanced Search 
 FIND A TOLL-FREE NUMBER
All Fields Optional 
 
Business Name

 
Category Keyword

 
City

 
State
 
 
Other Sources:
bulletYahoo!
bulletExcite
bulletAlta Vista


This information is provided by external vendors and is beyond the control of Philadelphia University.  The Office of Information Technology provides these links as a service to the University community, and makes no guarantee as to the accuracy or response time of the information or services provided.  

 

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