White Pages shelved in seven major Canadian cities

MONTREAL - The residential phone listings that Canadians have relied on for more than 130 years have been dropped in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, the Ottawa-Gatineau area and Quebec City.After examining user habits, the Yellow Pages Group said that its consumers, particularly in urban areas, tend to use on-line and mobile resources such as YellowPages.ca and Canada411.ca to look up phone numbers. Residents in those cities can still receive a phone book if they specifically request one, and the Yellow Pages business directory will continue to be delivered annually.The decision will decrease the number of phone books distributed by more...