Before the Internet, if a person needed to obtain a phone number or address for a person or business, he grabbed the phone book and searched for the information. Back then, "Googling" consisted of ...

For some people, the phone books that automatically show up on the doorstep or in the mailbox are relics of the past. With the prevalence of smartphones and the Internet, using the white pages to look ...

The state Utilities and Transportation Commission today announced that landline telephone providers will no longer be required to provide customers with printed “white pages” directories — those fat ...

Verizon is finally taking its printed phone books to the shredder. The New York State Public Service Commission Thursday granted Verizon and its directory publisher Dex Media permission to stop ...

“Even though Spokane is a larger market, it kind of acts rural.” -John Gregory, vice president of directories, Dex Media When CenturyLink’s official phone book arrived on the doorsteps of Spokane ...

ALBANY — The days of having a new telephone book regularly delivered to your door are over for many New Yorkers. The state Public Service Commission on Thursday allowed Verizon and its directory ...