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When did Phone Books Stop UK?
The provision of a free printed local area telephone directory to all households and businesses is set to be discontinued from next year. ComReg, the telecommunications regulator, has proposed that from 2019 a printed directory will only be made available to phone users who “opt in” for such a service.
Does the UK have phone books?
The database currently contains 1780 phone books and provides near full county coverage for England as well as containing substantial records for Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Does 192 directory Enquiries still exist?
Paul Elliott, chief executive of BT Directories, said: “Our research shows around 70 per cent of people are still quoting 192 as the number to call for directory enquiries.
Is there an app where I can use my old phone number?
The new app Hotel My Phone lets you create a virtual copy of your forgotten or dead phone on a borrowed phone.
Did they have phones in the 1940s in Britain?
In early 1940s wartime Britain, only a very few well-off families had phones – or were ‘on the phone’ as it was called. There were public telephones, and shops or businesses which were ‘on the phone’ might be encouraged in an emergency to let valued customers use their phones. Domestic phones in the 1940s
Where can I find telephone directories from the 1950s?
The Library also holds files of telephone directories from the 1950s for Eire and the Channel Islands. Most of the collection is in hard copy, but some older material from the BT archives – London and provincial phone books, January 1880 to July 1912 is only available on microfilm.
Where can I find old phone books in the UK?
Images reproduced by courtesy of BT Archives, London, England. This collection contains British phone books published between 1880, the year after the public telephone service was introduced to the UK, and 1984, from the historic phone book collection held by BT Archives.
What was the first phone call in the UK?
Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria on 14 January at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight with calls to London, Cowes and Southampton. These were the first long-distance calls in the UK. The Telephone Company Ltd (Bell’s Patents) was formed to market Bell’s patent telephones in Great Britain.