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Councilor Sal LaMattina wants to throw the book at phone-directory companies
By adamg on Wed, 03/19/2008 - 8:07pm
The East Boston councilor wants to do something about the tons and tons of phone books that land with a thud in lobbies and on front steps: Ban unsolicited commercial deliveries weighing more than a pound. Hear that, Yellow Book and Verizon?
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Awesome! Awesome!
Wow, did we all start a movement here?!
They're taking a page from your book
Maybe a lot of them. Give yourself a pat on the back - although I suspect the directory companies will now launch a huge campaign against it (First Amendment and all that).
Also in Cambridge
City Council declares war on phone books
"This week, [Cambridge City Councilor Sam] Seidel introduced a proposal that would allow citizens to opt out of receiving the Yellow Pages phone books delivered to their doorsteps."
Wait
But if they ban heavy phone books from porches, how else am I gonna finish my Backyard Paper Fort?
And how are the Strongest People In The World going to prove their strength? And to whom shall we turn when we... no, wait, I can get that on Wikipedia.
And to whom shall we turn when-- oh, I think I Googled that one last week.
And to whom shall we turn when we need... aw, phooey.
Pint size Community Directories Yellow Pages.
The Community Directories Yellow Pages are relatively pint size neighborhood type yellow pages that are very handy. For example, the restaurant coupons and menus are useful for food deliveries. There are other coupons. Regrettably there appears to be no printed list of Community Directories and Companion Directories. Verbal lists of Community Directories and Companion Directories are available making it necessary to call the toll free telephone call center listed on the cover of the Yellow Pages 1-800-888-8448
Who publishes these?
I have never seen one.
Small and Local Directories
These are the only ones that I save. Ours covers our city (but neighboring city's businesses do advertise), has a very useful fold out map of the city on the back with street listings, coupons for places we actually go to, and local white pages for listed numbers.
If I want something more regional, I go on the web to get the information.
We get a couple of these - the one I use the most has one of those standard town signs on it on a New Englandy road reading whatever town it is for. This one actually gets dog-eared and coupon deficient by the end of the cycle.
Next time we go one one of the history bike tours, Ron, remind me and I'll show you.
Thanks, the zak
Cool - the zak used complete and informative sentences -- and not ones lifted from some other source. Bravo!