Printed directory to be retained as an essential service

g camilleri

Apr 16th 2010, 09:15

http://www.mca.org.mt/infocentre/openarticle.asp?id=1315&pref=13

What about the environment? Please keep me out and don't charge me to be out!

Dennis Zammit

Apr 16th 2010, 09:03

If the directory enquiry service is a Universal Service, why is it at a cost?

james camilleri

Apr 16th 2010, 08:32

Keep me out and hope I don't need to pay not to be included in any printed directory. Speaking about environmentally friendly!

G. Grech

Apr 16th 2010, 07:35

Printing the whole directory is an essential service, but not for everybody. In my case, it's a waste of paper and space. Electronic searches are faster and accurate then having to go through thousands of fine printed text.

Kenneth Zammit Tabona

Apr 16th 2010, 01:29

Shouting?
Me?

Apologies Mr Pollard. Did not know about this capital letters shouting business. Shan't do it again. I promise.
As Mr Barrett says not eveyrbody has access to a pc and I do wish to have a normal, old fashioned if you like, directory with postcodes to browse through.

Do we have to click for everything?

Paul Barrett

Apr 15th 2010, 19:46

Some (lucky or unlucky) people do not have an Internet connection and therefore an Internet Directory is not much use - not much use during a power cut for most people either.
Providing a hard-copy telephone directory is an essential service and not including the post code with telephone numbers, name and address is just skipping the job. If you are going to produce this document, at least do the job properly so that it becomes a more useful and complete document.

Sinclair Calleja

Apr 15th 2010, 18:21

We invite the general public and businesses to submit their details for immediate inclusion in the Malta Online Directory - http://www.directory.com.mt - completely free of charge.

This directory allows full control of your information, which you can remove any time and from anywhere. One may also include: up to two numbers, a business logo and fully searchable text. The search method is very simple and similar to Google's.

Sinclair Calleja
The Malta Online Directory
http://www.directory.com.mt

Keith Aquilina

Apr 15th 2010, 18:18

@ Mr Zammit Tabona - easier then this ?

http://postcodes.maltapost.com/

Christopher Pollard

Apr 15th 2010, 18:09

May I point out two things to Mr Zammit Tabona and other readers please.
Firstly try not to type your messages all in capital letters as this is regarded as shouting and therefore rather rude.
Secondly there is an excellent postcode finder on the internet http://postcodes.maltapost.com/
It is easy to use and fast.
Thanks - Chris

Kenneth Zammit Tabona

Apr 15th 2010, 17:54

IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY SHOULD INCLUDE THE NEW POSTCODES WHICH NOBODY KNOWS OR REMEMBERS. I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT THE NEW POSTCODE WAS AND STILL USE THE OLD STJ08.SHOULD I WRITE TO ANYONE I MAY LOOK UP THE ADDRESS IN THENEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY. THE OLD ONE HAS NO POSTCODES.
IF MALTAPOST SERIOUSLY WISHES THE MALTA POSTCODES TO BE USED BY US THEN THE ACCESS TO THEM MUST BE MADE EASY