NEWARK — Phone books will keep getting slimmer. New Jersey regulators today approved a request by Verizon to use the online, electronic version of its Verizon White Pages directory as the primary means to access residential telephone numbers. Beginning in December, most Verizon directories delivered in New Jersey will not include residential white pages listings. Customers will be able...
N.J. officials today said Verizon does not have to include the white pages section in the phone book.NEWARK — Phone books will keep getting slimmer.
New Jersey regulators today approved a request by Verizon to use the online, electronic version of its Verizon White Pages directory as the primary means to access residential telephone numbers.
Beginning in December, most Verizon directories delivered in New Jersey will not include residential white pages listings.
Customers will be able to request a free print or CD-ROM directory of residential listings.
Print directories with business and government listings, information pages and yellow pages will still be delivered.
White pages listings are accessible at verizon.com/whitepages.
The company says it sought the change to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impacts.
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• Verizon pushes to stop White Pages delivery to N.J. customers