For a fee. In Australia at least it cost money not to be listed in the phone book. Numbers were however tied to a property rather than individual personal phon

For a fee. In Australia at least it cost money not to be listed in the phone book. Numbers were however tied to a property rather than individual personal phones in our pockets. When you think about it, mobile phone technology arrived quickly and caught everyone by surprise. Back in the 80s very few people thought we'd be carrying around "pocket TV phones" in such a short time.