tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407160022618073752.post5050765972066242071..comments2023-10-19T04:33:57.876-04:00Comments on Mitten State: The new phone books are here! Ten pounds of useless, wasted resources that AT&T refuses to stop littering my doorstep withHugh McDiarmid Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02566337229999683755noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407160022618073752.post-14880290379868578532010-08-23T00:54:04.048-04:002010-08-23T00:54:04.048-04:00I get so frustrated with this too. I mean, most pp...I get so frustrated with this too. I mean, most ppl use the internet these days and the yellowpages are there, so there should be an opt out. totally agree!Michigan Food Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048781526643678230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407160022618073752.post-90739743225563170382010-08-19T15:12:30.568-04:002010-08-19T15:12:30.568-04:00My understanding is that the one from your phone c...My understanding is that the one from your phone company is required to be delivered by the FCC as part of them delivering the phone service (Land Line) The others are provided to sell advertising. At our house, we get at least 3 different manufactures versions. So if you really want to change it you need to get the FCC rules revised that makes it optional for the companies to provide the phone book. <br /><br />All said, the phone book for us gets more use and waste less resources than all of the newpapers and fliers that come in the mail.BLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07253688423394810355noreply@blogger.com