It's expensive to compile and print a directory which is usually distributed for free and I doubt the cost will be justified for much longer. I don't think I've used a phone book for years as it is, since I will generally go to the internet to search for a business and their contact details and many of my friends simply don't have a land line these days, or prefer to go unlisted. I've got to wonder how long the white pages is going to last with the ubiquity of the internet and cell phones. Each draft is referred to by the color of the latest revisions: The Green Draft seen here would likely be mostly white paper, but will also have green, yellow, pink and blue pages, which were altered from their white counterparts on the date indicated. Maybe one day the internet will be so widespread that no one will be without it, but until then lines of communication depend on access to old fashioned paper directories. Revision order is tracked on the script’s title page. I hope the white pages doesn't get shut down any time soon, because I just don't think we're ready for that as a society. And there are plenty of businesses where it makes much more sense for a copy of the white pages to be made available to employees who might need it, rather than giving them access to a computer or the internet. Not everyone has access to the internet and not every number is going to be available online either. September 3, - The white pages directory is still used by a large number of demographics in a community. There should be a way to opt out of receiving it. It just seems like a massive waste of paper to me that so many households have these directories that they don't really use. ![]() September 4, - Well, maybe more places can make it a voluntary process to get a phone directory or something like that.
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