Saying no to phone books in Colorado

March 2, 2010 · Posted by in G.I.Y. 

 

Phone books

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We were just talking about this in the office and, sure enough, it comes up in the news — Coloradoans might have a way to say no to phone books if one state rep has anything to say about it:

 

Democratic Rep. Mark Ferrandino is looking at two possibilities to help people whod rather look up a number online or dont want multiple books.One would set up a registry of people who want to permanently opt out, an approach similar to the do-not-call list. The other would require each directory publisher to allow people to opt out for at least five years online and post the Web address on the front of each book.

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