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Virginia Says Goodbye to Verizon White Pages; Yellow Pages ‘Dead Tree Format’ Lives On

Phillip Dampier May 20, 2011 Consumer News, Verizon, Video 1 Comment

Verizon customers in Virginia are saying goodbye to automatic delivery of the printed edition of the White Pages after the State Corporation Commission gave the okay to end decades of directory deliveries on doorsteps across the state.

The gradual end of automatic telephone directory delivery has been ongoing throughout the United States as customers increasingly look online for telephone listings.  The directory also isn’t what it used to be as Americans increasingly turn off landlines and turn on cell phones, which go unlisted by default.

Verizon says the printed phone book wastes energy, trees, and money when customers immediately discard them in the nearest recycling bin.  But the company does plan to continue offering free printed copies on request.

While residential directories gradually disappear, the Yellow Pages, filled with business listings, will continue to grace doorsteps for years to come.  They represent an enormous moneymaker for phone companies and directory publishers, so opting out of the bulkier business pages is going to require more effort.

Unfortunately for consumers, while telephone companies realize significant savings not having to print and distribute the phone books, they have no plans to pass those savings on to you in the form of reduced rates.

[flv width=”480″ height=”290″]http://www.phillipdampier.com/video/WTVR Richmond Goodbye White Pages 5-6-11.mp4[/flv]

WTVR-TV has some fun with the imminent demise of Verizon’s Richmond White Pages.  (2 minutes)

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Alex Perrier
Alex Perrier
12 years ago

Yeah. Those telecom rates continue to be sky high, while the service is at some bittersweet spot between level ground and rock bottom. On another note, many Canadian mobile networks charge $2 more for a paper bill, yet their service value increases. Companies include TELUS (and their MVNO Koodo), Mobilicity, and Fido (owned by Rogers). So why can’t businesses such as Bell and Verizon do that for old school phones? Customers should be able to opt in or out of the paper books. The price difference should be from $5 to $10 because of higher processing and postage costs for… Read more »

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