Wednesday, October 6, 2010

“White pages latest casualty of Internet” plus 2 more

“White pages latest casualty of Internet” plus 2 more


White pages latest casualty of Internet

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Verizon figures most people aren't using the residential white pages anymore to look up their friends' phone numbers. Effective next year, the communications company will ship the heavy books in Pennsylvania only to those who specifically ask for one. The company sent a letter to the state Public Utility Commission last month laying out the plan.

Verizon to curtail auto-delivery of white pages in Pa. in 2011

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Pennsylvania would be just the latest state where the company is seeking to reduce the number of printed residential phone books delivered annually.

PhillyInc: Phone books' usefulness draws to an end

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:29 AM PDT

During a scene in the movie The Jerk, Steve Martin jumps around wildly yelling, "The new phone books are here!"

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