DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC PHONEBOOK

A method for providing an electronic phonebook to a phone includes providing a software application to the phone for accessing the electronic phonebook, providing an electronic phonebook database accessible using the software application, wherein the software application provides for displaying phonebook information from the phonebook database to a user of the phone in a hierarchical format organized by business segment and business sub-segment. The software application also provides for making calls from electronic phonebook, updating phonebook database and tracking use of the phone for calling listings identified through use of the electronic phonebook database.