A generic, country-wide replacement for the old Information phone number <areacode>-555-1212. 411 has the annoying feature that it cannot be dialed if you do not have long distance service1.

See Also: 412, 410, 419

1 Yes, some people are unwilling to pay $100 deposits so they can have long distance service. Besides, how often do you call long distance? I rarely need to.