Nevertheless, it was a start and as the telephone proliferated users demanded directories, which the phone companies grudgingly published as seldom as possible because of the expense. Many of the commercial subscribers were listed under a 'Miscellaneous' category, which included the police department and post office. While residential customers were separated from businesses, they were not arranged alphabetically nor were the phone numbers themselves listed. Listing just 47 subscribers, the directory made only a modest attempt at organization. The first telephone directory was a one-page sheet produced by the New Haven District Telephone Company in 1878 soon after the telephone was invented. TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES: 19TH-CENTURY ROOTS Based in the Dallas, Texas, area, Idearc is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition, the company provides direct-mail services and publishes Solutions at Hand and Solutions at Home magazines. Idearc's electronic products include for the Internet and Superpages Mobile for cellular telephones. All told, more than 1,200 directory titles are published. Each year the company publishes about 136 million Verizon directories in 35 states and the District of Columbia, both full-size White Pages and Yellow Pages as well as smaller companion formats, in English-only, Spanish-only, or combined English-Spanish versions. publishes print and electronic 'yellow pages' and bills itself as a multiplatform media company whose purpose is to connect buyers and sellers. NAIC: 511140 Directory and Mailing List PublishersĪ spinoff of Verizon Communications Inc., formerly known as Verizon Information Services, Idearc Inc.

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