Cell-Phone Directory

In an initiative that is testing the balance between convenience and privacy, the nation's major wireless carriers are teaming up to put together a directory of wireless phone numbers that would allow customers to call 411 and connect to mobile phones, not just phones that plug into a wall, reports the Washington Post.

"For the carriers, it's a chance to make people more comfortable "cutting the cord" -- using wireless phones as their primary phones, content in the knowledge that people who need to reach them can. It's also an opportunity for the cellular companies to tap into what could be a multibillion-dollar listing business."

emily | 12:44 AM | News, Buzz |
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