thomas@mvac23.uucp (Thomas Lapp) (08/05/89)
> F&A... $1.00 for digging thru a phone book and not finding a listing (it > should be higher than what the telco charges us for a DA lookup, because > they have consoles and databases to make the retrieval quick and easy, Why don't we (public) have access to this database? After all, France has their Minitel system which was set up originally to be an on-line phone book (it was cheaper to give out Minitel units than to give out phone books!). - tom ============================================================================== Internet: mvac23!thomas@udel.edu | Why wait for something or | to happen, when, by mvac23%thomas@udel.edu | exercising the rights uucp: {ucbvax,mcvax,psuvax1,uunet}!udel!mvac23!thomas| you have, you can MAKE Location: Newark, DE, USA | it happen? ============================================================================== [Moderator's Note: It is available on line here in IBT-land, under the name 'Directory Express'. You buy time *by the hour* and can connect with your terminal and modem. It is a business offering designed for *heavy* users of Directory Assistance, such as credit departments and collection agencies. How's a couple hundred bucks a month minimum charge grab you? PT]