A Detailed Guide to an International Telephone Directory

You can find the list of telephone subscribers within a geographical area in a telephone directory which is also known as telephone book or a phone book. The names of the subscribers are listed in the telephone directory in alphabetical order with additional details such as street or postal address and telephone number.

All the telephone subscribers who are residing in a particular geographical area are usually listed, but the subscribers might request the exclusion of their numbers from the phone directory, often for a specific fee.

As per the current rules and practices in the US, Voice over IP and mobile phone listings are not included in the directories. The creation of cellular directory has met firm opposition from many fronts, which includes a substantial percentage of subscribers who try to avoid telemarketers.

Types of International Telephone Directories

Telephone directories which are also known as phone books are categorized on the basis of the color of the paper it is printed on.

- Personal and alphabetic listings are mentioned in the White Pages
- Yellow Pages on the other hand contain the business directory which is sorted by business types or services along with paid advertisements.
- The directories of other countries are based on color coding as per the customs of that country. For instance the information about government agencies is mostly printed on green or blue pages.

Additional Contents in a Directory

Telephone directories also offer guidelines on how to use various telephone services in the local area. It also provides numbers for utilities, emergency services, doctors, hospitals and also the numbers of the agencies or organizations which provide assistance in crisis periods. It can also comprise the emergency management and civil defense information. In addition to this information, the phone directories also provide postal code guides, transit maps, seating charts of a stadium and advertising.  

Yellow Pages

International Yellow Pages can be accessed online at http://www.yellowpages.com/, and it is a great source to get information related to area code, zip code, toll free directory, world directory, public records, Yellow Pages advertising and state facts. Yellow Pages is basically a search directory and it is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T.

One can add or remove a Yellow Page listing on “Advertise with Us” page. One can change the listing by simply selecting the option “Update a Listing” and fill up the form which is provided on the page.

Updates on Yellow Pages

The business listing database of the Yellow Pages is updated monthly and individual listings are updated as per the consumer’s request. The information available on the hard copy or the print version of the Yellow Pages directories are not the direct compilation of the online Yellow Pages. This is because of the fact that once the phone books are printed they remain the same but online Yellow Pages directory can easily update its information.

Yellow Pages offer its international directories page which provides worldwide telephone directories. With the help of international Yellow Pages and White Pages you can get business and individual contacts with addresses and other details.  

Telephone Country Codes

Here is a list of some of the country codes that are available on the international telephone directories.

America

United States - +1
Canada - +1
Mexico - +52
Antigua and Barbuda - +1-268
Argentina - +54

Europe

Albania - +355
Andorra - +376
Armenia - +374
Croatia - +385
France - +33
Germany - +49

Asia

Afghanistan - +93
Bangladesh - +880
China - +86
India - +91
Japan - +81
Malaysia - +60