ɪn ˈʌðɚ kˈʌntɹiz ðiːz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹiz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ fˈoʊn fɹˈiːkɚz baɪ kəlˈɛktɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɐvˈeɪləbəl vˈaɪə ðə pˈʌblɪkli æksˈɛsəbəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹiz ænd ðˈɛn pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐ sˈɜːtʃ fˈʌŋkʃən wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊz jˈuːzɚz tə sˈɜːtʃ baɪ ðə tˈɛlᵻfˌoʊn sˈɜːvɪs diːtˈeɪlz.
In other countries these directories are often created by phone phreakers by collecting the information available via the publicly accessible directories and then providing a search function which allows users to search by the telephone service details.