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  2. Yell (company) - Wikipedia

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    Yell has created over 110,000 websites and managed 90,000 pay per click campaigns for customers in the United Kingdom. Yell published Yellow Pages from 1966, originally as part of the General Post Office (GPO) telephone directory, and launched its Yell.com website in 1996. History. The GPO first included Yellow Pages in its telephone directory ...

  3. Yellow pages - Wikipedia

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    In many countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and elsewhere, "Yellow Pages" (or any applicable local translations), as well as the "Walking Fingers" logo introduced in the 1970s by the Bell System–era AT&T, are registered trademarks, though the owner varies from country to country, usually being held by the main national ...

  4. United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [22] [23] It comprises England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland .

  5. List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Black Country Bugle – weekly look at the history of the Black Country, published in newspaper format. Bulletin – online only UK newspaper. Classic Car Weekly – weekly newspaper for the classic car enthusiast. The Day – online daily newspaper for schools. The Economist – weekly news-focused magazine.

  6. Network Information Service - Wikipedia

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    The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP ), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network. Sun Microsystems developed the NIS; the technology is licensed to virtually all other Unix vendors.

  7. List of cities in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    List of cities in the United Kingdom. Examples of major urban areas in the United Kingdom; Liverpool, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne; and London. This is a list of cities in the United Kingdom that are officially designated such as of 12 November 2022. [1] [2] It lists those places that have been granted city status by letters patent or royal ...

  8. Kelly's Directory - Wikipedia

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    Kelly's Directory (or more formally, the Kelly's, Post Office and Harrod & Co Directory) was a trade directory in Britain that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version ...

  9. Road signs in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom uses mostly imperial units on road signs for distance measurements and speed limits. [6] Vehicle weight limits are signed only in metric (TSRGD 1981) but older signs with height, width and length restrictions may show metric units in addition to imperial. For distances only miles and yards are used.