On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Patrick Rigney wrote:
> > This reminds me of the telephone company charging to NOT have your name
> > listed in the phone book* (perhaps ink costs MORE when they use less, or
>
> IIRC, the original purpose of this was to offset the cost of increased load
> on the 411 directory information system, presumably because people would
> call that after not finding you in the book. But, don't we now pay for 411
> calls? --Patrick
Yeah, something like $1 per call after our free allotted 2 calls per month
(it used to be four, and then only $.25). This is why I use the internet
for everything (which is why the prices for directory assistance keep
going up...are you seeing an infinite trend here? :)
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