When would a national telephone directory for wireless phone numbers be available?
A. No directory has been created yet, and it is not known whether one will actually be created. While five of the seven largest wireless companies support moving forward with a plan to offer a wireless directory, Verizon and Sprint are opposed to such an initiative. Q. If the industry moves ahead with a plan for a national directory, will wireless numbers be listed without consent? A. No. The plan proposed by the wireless industry would include a customer’s number in a directory only with the customer’s permission. Q. If my wireless number is listed for directory service in a national directory, will it cost anything? A. Under the wireless industry’s plan for a directory, there would be no fee to opt in or out of the directory and 4-1-1 database. Q. Does the federal do-not-call list apply to wireless phones? A. Any number, wireless or wireline, can be placed on the do-not-call. Go to DoNotCall.gov or call 888-382-1222 to register your number.
