As a part of Telstra's carrier licence conditions, the White Pages is required to produce an annual alphabetical public number directory.
[3] In recent decades, Sensis has received extensive public critique regarding the environmental impact of producing hard copy directories.
[6] The Post Master General's Office regulated telecommunications and operated all the telephone and related communications within Australia from Federation up to 22 December 1975.
[6] Telecom published the first version of a category based director in Australia called the Yellow Pages.
The White Pages directory became so large that it was necessary to print multiple editions, splitting the alphabet in half.
As a part of the deal Sensis would continue producing and distributing the White Pages directory as required under Telstra's carrier licence.