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Manager John P. Frazee Jr., the company will be able to save $200,000 in operating costs on an annualized basis, because of the significant decrease in the number of directory assistance calls. “Prior to the implementation of DA charging, calls to directory assistance averaged 300,000 a month,” said Frazee. “Now that the charge is in effect, we average about 149,200 calls per month, representing a decrease of
93.5%