Some yellow pages publishers focus on a particular demographic (e.g. Traditionally these directories have been published by the local phone company, but there are numerous independent directory publishers. the Tampa Bay area, which are segregated under headings for similar types of businesses, such as plumbers). They are edited by many different phone companies and directory publishers, mostly independently.Ī particular yellow pages is a print directory which provides an alphabetical listing of businesses within a specific geographical area (e.g. cc' (where cc is the ccTLD) exist in 75 countries. Telephone directories using the Internet domain name 'yellowpages. The term Yellow Pages is not a registered name within the United States and is freely used by many companies. In the United States, it refers to the category, while in some other countries it is a registered name and therefore a proper noun. Today, the expression yellow pages is used globally in both English-speaking and non-English speaking countries. Donnelley created the first official Yellow Pages directory. The name and concept of 'yellow pages' came about in 1883, when a printer in Cheyenne, Wyoming, US working on a regular telephone directory, ran out of white paper and used yellow paper instead. However, in the United States, neither the name nor the logo was registered as trademarks by AT&T, and they are freely used by several publishers. In many countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere, 'Yellow Pages' (or any applicable local translations), as well as the 'Walking Fingers' logo first introduced in the 1970s by the Bell System-era AT&T, are registered trademarks, though the owner varies from country to country, usually being held by the main national telephone company (or a subsidiary or spinoff thereof). The traditional term 'yellow pages' is now also applied to online directories of businesses. The directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for non-commercial listings. The yellow pages are telephone directories of businesses, organized by category rather than alphabetically by business name, in which advertising is sold. Various (United States), Yell (United Kingdom) Bell Canada (Canada), Directories Philippines Corporation (Philippines)

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