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118 800 mobile phone directory still suspended

Posted on August 14, 2009July 3, 2025 by Dissent

Controversial 118 800 mobile phone directory service is still unavailable a full month after announcing the temporary suspension of its service. The mobile phone directory service launched in mid-June but decided to suspend its website and phone-based service on 10 July.

Speculation that the service was overwhelmed by the volume of traffic to its site as consumers clamoured to log their request to opt out from its directory seems to have been borne out. Recent communications with the organisation behind the service suggest emailing them ex-directory requests instead.

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