I-CD Publishing - deregulation? That happened in January 1999
I-CD Publishing - deregulation? That happened in January 1999 Tuesday's allocation of directory numbers to over 80 companies, as a result of the deregulation of voice directory services will see a bear pit of competition that will eventually result in a few key players dominating the market. I-CD Publishing will be one of those. Why? Because I-CD Publishing was one of the protagonists responsible for the changes to the Telecommunications Charter in January 1999 that saw OFTEL remove BT's monopoly on directory enquiry provision. As a result BT was obliged to sell its OSIS directory database