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411 directory assistance made its debut in 1977 under Bell Telephone for local in home phone calls. For out of area assistance or public telephones you dialed 1-555-1212, with a free call 1-800-555-1212 introduced in 1984.

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411 service, which provides directory assistance for telephone numbers, started in the United States in the early 1960s. It has since evolved to include additional services beyond just phone numbers.

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