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Yellow pages reverse lookup6/13/2023 If you remember calling 411 (Directory Assistance), you provided the full name and city for someone, and the operator (later replaced by a robot) gave you the phone numbers it had for that information. Historically, names and addresses for land lines were always available. Let’s distinguish between a land line (the telephone that is hard wired in your house by the telephone company, if you still have one), VOIP (telephones that use internet technology, such as those provided by your cable provider or a company like Vonage) and Cell/Mobile phone numbers. This is a tough question to answer, because it really depends on what type of phone we are talking about. We gave it its own section: Where does this Data Come from Anyway? The second part, the information about the name and address behind the phone number, is more complex. If you want to learn more about how phone numbers in the US and Canada work, we suggest you read Wikipedia’s entry on the North American Numbering Plan. If you’re curious to test this out, you can use the free NPA-NXX search tool provided by Local Calling Guide.
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