Method and system for non-traditional directory assistance

A method, comprising:

• setting, by utilizing instructions from memory that are executed by a processor, a tiered pricing model for a set of audio advertisements, wherein the set of audio advertisements is placed in a tier based on a type of an advertiser associated with the set of audio advertisements and based on a number of locations that the advertiser is physically located in;
• receiving, at an interface module of a directory assistance service, a telephone call from a caller;
• playing, to the caller, an audio advertisement that is selected from the set of audio advertisements;
• charging, based on the tiered pricing model, the advertiser for playing the audio advertisement, wherein the audio advertisement is rotated more frequently in response to the advertiser paying more for the audio advertisement that is selected from the set of advertisements;
• passing, by utilizing the interface module, the telephone call to a routing module of the directory assistance service, wherein the telephone call is passed to the routing module after receiving an election from the caller to connect the telephone call to the advertiser;
• and
• connecting, via the telephone call passed to the routing module, the caller to the advertiser when the audio advertisement that is selected from the set of audio advertisements is played.

A computer-readable device comprising instructions, which, when loaded and executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• setting a tiered pricing model for a set of audio advertisements, wherein the set of audio advertisements is placed in a tier based on a type of an advertiser associated with the set of audio advertisements and based on a number of locations that the advertiser is physically located in;
• receiving, at an interface module of a directory assistance service, a telephone call from a caller;
• playing, to the caller, an audio advertisement that is selected from the set of audio advertisements;
• charging, based on the tiered pricing model, the advertiser for playing the audio advertisement, wherein the audio advertisement is rotated more frequently in response to the advertiser paying more for the audio advertisement that is selected from the set of advertisements;
• passing, by utilizing the interface module, the telephone call to a routing module of the directory assistance service, wherein the telephone call is passed to the routing module after receiving an election from the caller to connect the telephone call to the advertiser;
• and
• connecting, via the telephone call passed to the routing module, the caller to the advertiser when the audio advertisement that is selected from the set of audio advertisements is played.