| What is a phone reverse lookup? It is an | | | | not a regular or frequent used service by a |
| information bank containing information about | | | | common person. Following are the major users: |
| telephone numbers, their owner's name, address | | | | Law Enforcement Agencies |
| and other associated information. It is also known | | | | Emergency Services |
| as reverse telephone directory, criss cross | | | | Detective Services |
| directory or grey pages directory. Unlike | | | | Intelligence Agencies Major Countries |
| conventional directories, where you provide name | | | | Providing Phone Reverse Lookup Services |
| or address and find out the telephone number, it | | | | Almost all the developed countries have started |
| is the other way round: you provide a telephone | | | | phone reverse lookup service, but the major |
| number and find out the name and address of | | | | countries which started earlier and have |
| the owner. | | | | developed this service a lot are as under: |
| Historical Background | | | | Australia |
| It is even older than the birth of internet. In | | | | United States of America |
| United States of America, phone reverse lookup | | | | United Kingdom |
| used to be published for law enforcement | | | | India (to some extent) |
| agencies, libraries, and telephone companies. In | | | | China |
| early 1990s, it started at commercial level. In | | | | As a whole, the lookup service has provided ease |
| 2000s it came online and today it is available to | | | | to the persons who require information based on |
| any one who has access to internet. | | | | telephone number. It is also serving business |
| Major Users | | | | community, allowing them to expand their |
| Although, phone reverse lookup service is available | | | | business relations. |
| to each and every individual of the world. But it is | | | | |