kgb Company Description
You don't need cold war spies to find that phone number thanks to this company. Formerly INFONXX, kgb is a leading provider of outsourced directory assistance services in Europe and the US. Through subsidiary The Number UK, it offers phone number lookup and other information services primarily through its 118 118 number (akin to 411 in the US), as well as through its Web site and text messaging services. The company works directly with telecom carriers in the US to offer outsourced directly assistance services; it boasts such customers as Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless. Boasting such investors as the Tisch family (who control diversified holding company Loews), kgb plans to go public through an IPO.
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