What's the 411 on 411?
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English - January 15, 2023 17:00 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MB - ★★★★ - 708 ratingsDaily News News Politics news politics radio national takeaway wnyc Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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411, the number that embedded itself into our vocabulary as a synonym for “information” is going the way of the dinosaur. AT&T announced the end of the service this month for their landline customers.
It’s a move that impacts three million subscribers. We’re talking about the history of 411, what it means to say goodbye to the service and who’s impacted by its end.
We get the 411 from Associate Professor of Communication at the University of New Hampshire, Josh Lauer.
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