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== Content == Subscriber names are generally listed in alphabetical order, together with their postal or street address and [[telephone number]]. In principle every subscriber in the geographical coverage area is listed, but subscribers may request the exclusion of their number from the directory, often for a fee; their number is then said to be "[[Unlisted number|unlisted]]" ([[American English|US]] and [[Canadian English|Canada]]), "ex-directory" ([[British English]]), or "private" (Australia and New Zealand).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.bell.ca/Home_phone/Phone_line/How_to_unlist_my_Bell_Home_phone_number |title=How to get a non-published Bell Home phone number |publisher=Support.bell.ca |date=2013-06-17 |access-date=2014-04-16}}</ref> A telephone directory may also provide instructions: how to use the [[Local telephone service|telephone service]], how to dial a particular number, be it local or international, what numbers to access important and [[emergency services]], utilities, hospitals, doctors, and organizations who can provide support in times of crisis. It may also have [[civil defense]], [[emergency management]], or [[first aid]] information. There may be transit maps, postal code/zip code guides, international dialing codes or stadium seating charts, as well as advertising. In the US, under current rules and practices, mobile phone and [[voice over IP]] listings are not included in telephone directories. Efforts to create cellular directories have met stiff opposition from several fronts, including those who seek to avoid [[telemarketer]]s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}
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