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Do It Yourself Phonebook Carves Out Venice Listings
In Venice, Lynn Benge fused the Venice phone book and the Venice Extended Directory after both were issued by General Telephone Co. The result omits Sarasota, Englewood, and North Port, sparking public dissatisfaction. Readers flooded the Gondolier with coupons opposing the change, prompting Florida Public Service Commission Chair Joseph Cresse to consider a fix for a toll free area that includes all local numbers.
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Don Moore
Lynn Benge
Gondolier
Venice
General Telephone Co
Sarasota
Englewood
North
General Telephone Company
GenTel
Joseph Cresse
Florida Public Service Commission
Cresse
FSLIC
Naples Federal
Florida
Major Savings & Loan
Naples