![]() ![]() So if the Attorney General really believes that those emergency numbers are so critical, why not advocate for a change in the law to require delivery of emergency and government listings to cell phone customers too? The argumentation is so shoddy that I have to assume that the AG’s office is just, uh, phoning this one in. If you only have a cell phone, the phone company doesn’t have to give you a phone book. Second, thousands and thousands of Washington residents already go without those emergency listings because they don’t have a land line. So why not just require that? Forcing phone companies to deliver the entire directory is a bit like buying a space shuttle in order to get the Tang. Truly important emergency numbers might fit on a single sheet of paper. ![]() In comments recently submitted to the regulatory body that is considering changing the law, the AG’s office makes what I think is an incredibly flimsy argument:Ī printed copy of the White Pages directory remains a fundamental component of basic telephone service… The lack of a printed White Pages directory may jeopardize public safety if a consumer does not have easy access to emergency numbers or government listings… Public Counsel recommends against elimination or modification of WAC 480-120-251…įirst, in case the AG’s office hasn’t noticed, the white pages mostly contain residential listings, not government phone numbers. Unfortunately, the state Attorney General’s Office opposes changing the law. Sightline and numerous others, including telecom companies, would like to change the law to give consumers a choice. Yet you cannot stop the white pages because Washington State law says that phone companies must deliver them to you. And-most curiously-they’re delivered in spite of the fact that neither the phone companies nor most of their customers even want them. These days you may find more people missing from these once-useful white pages because fewer people pay for landline service.In Washington, white pages phone directories are delivered to each and every phone customer. And the person must not have paid to be unlisted. Mobile services aren’t as willing to sell such customer data. The person must have landline telephone service with one of the major providers (CenturyLink or Verizon, for example). Read deeper into how your phone number gets into Dexpages from this earlier Tech+ Q&A: The most accurate way to find a person’s phone number and home address? The phone book.Īt Dexpages, you can search for people nationwide by ZIP code to pull up the actual printed white page. I wrote about Dexpages before because CenturyLink, Denver’s major telephone service, also provides its customer data to them. Verizon’s white pages - at /whitepages - take me to, a massive resource of phone numbers. And by searching for “Verizon 411 directory,” that brings us to information about Verizon’s white pages, which - to all the younger folks out there - was the best way to look up residential phone numbers last century. In Maryland’s Harford County, Verizon is the local telephone service provider, according to the county’s official page. If typing in that person’s name and city doesn’t pull up the person, there are more strategic ways to find a number. Of course, hunting for a person’s phone number is a bit challenging online with the wealth of information out there. While you could try dialing 411, which still provides directory assistance for a fee, the old way of life is not coming back. Force yourself to explore the internet, use Google or Bing to search and even consider voice-activated options like Amazon’s Alexa. Q: How do I get a telephone number for a family member? I live in another county that does not list Harford County, Md., telephone numbers and my address book was lost in the move, so I am having real problems since I cannot contact my sons and other family members and friends. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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