Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo examined historical documents, news reports, and other sources to ...

The government is requiring local phone companies to make available their vast directory assistance databases to other businesses that provide telephone listings. An order by the Federal ...

N EW ORLEANS - On a recent hot day, the new phone book landed with a thud on the stoop of a house that one year ago lay underwater, a notable sign of normalcy. The phone book's arrival is a mark of ...

The other day a curious artifact showed up on the doorstep, an object instantly recognizable even in its somewhat emaciated form to those of a certain age, and a complete bafflement to a younger ...

Photo illustration with Marilyn Monroe holding phone book. Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo examined ...