Telephone directory
Book that lists phone numbers of people and businesses / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Telephone book", "Phone book", and "White pages" redirect here. For the film, see The Telephone Book. For a contact list, see Contact list. For other uses, see White pages (disambiguation).
A telephone directory, commonly called a telephone book, telephone address book, phonebook, or the white and yellow pages, is a listing of telephone subscribers in a geographical area or subscribers to services provided by the organization that publishes the directory. Its purpose is to allow the telephone number of a subscriber identified by name and address to be found.
The advent of the Internet, search engines, and smartphones in the 21st century greatly reduced the need for a paper phone book.[1][2] Some communities, such as Seattle and San Francisco, sought to ban their unsolicited distribution as wasteful, unwanted and harmful to the environment.[3][4]
The slogan "Let Your Fingers Do the Walking" refers to use of phone books.[1]