was the advertising/publishing division of the
Pacific Telesis Group. PBD Holdings held '''Pacific Bell Directory''' under its umbrella, who published directories in both Nevada & California.
Pacific Bell Directory was founded in
1984 to take over directory operations formerly provided by
Pacific Bell and
Nevada Bell themselves. PBD published its telephone directories under the name. Upon brand integration of its Bell Operating Companies by
SBC Communciations , it retained the name for a time following this period. After
2004 , however, it ceased using the '''SMART''' name.
Pacific Bell Directory's listings compilation division was merged with , forming '''SBC Advertising, L.P.''' It was renamed in
2006 to the current '''AT&T Advertising, L.P.''' Pacific Bell Directory still exists today to serve as the directory publisher of the
AT&T Real Yellow Pages for
Pacific Bell and
Nevada Bell customers.
