Hey, I am the first to slam the telcos (aka former Baby Bells), but I have to say, BellSouth gets huge props for this:

Evacuees to the Houston Astrodome and surrounding Reliant Center facilities will be receiving an important New Orleans product – their local editions of The Real Yellow Pages® from BellSouth.

With the thousands of evacuees who are temporarily located at the Astrodome and surrounding Reliant Centers, BellSouth is having directories delivered to assist evacuees in reaching family, businesses and important resources prior to returning to the New Orleans area.

“The evacuees located in the Houston area are BellSouth customers, neighbors and family.  We hope having a local resource with important numbers including insurance companies, schools and other and resources will be of great assistance to all evacuees,” said Ike Harris, President of BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation.

Approximately 900 directories are scheduled to be delivered on Monday, September 12.   Evacuees who have already found housing in the Houston area, but still want a copy of their local directory can go online to www.realpageslive.com and access any of the more than 500 BellSouth directories, or they can call (800) 422-1955, provide their Louisiana home telephone number and ask for a copy of their local directory.

Over the next few weeks, BellSouth will work with SBC Communications to provide directories to other centers located in Texas and neighboring states hosting Hurricane Katrina Evacuees.