You can have your telephone number removed from the directory.
An unlisted telephone number, one that doesn't appear in the telephone book, offers a small degree of protection from harassing and obscene telephone callers. Likewise, peddlers using a telephone book won't see your name. A non-published telephone number goes farther, removing your information not only from the printed directory but from the electronic directory a caller reaches when calling Directory Assistance.
Instructions
1. Call your telephone service provider's customer service number. Usually, this number is found in the introductory pages of your telephone directory. If you have no directory, the number is available through Directory Assistance, accessed by dialing "411" or "1-411."
2. Tell the customer service representative that you wish to remove your telephone number from the directory. The customer service provider will confirm that you wish to have your telephone number removed and ask if you want your number removed from the online and telephone directory assistance service listings as well.
3. Inform the customer service representative of your choice: unlisted, that is, not listed in the printed telephone directory, or non-published, where your name, address and telephone number do not appear in any publicly accessible listing with the telephone company.
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