LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Public Service Commission is allowing a cable company to stop delivering phone books to homes in the communities it serves statewide.

The state’s phone regulator gave CenturyLink permission on Tuesday to stop delivering the phone books. The books will still be available upon request.

The commission’s spokesman, Cullen Robbins, says the order sets a precedent that could soon be applied across Nebraska. The goal is to cut back on the environmental and material costs associated with printing stacks of hard copy phone books every year.

Other phone companies, such as Windstream in Lincoln, will have to separately apply if they want to drop their paper directories. A Windstream spokesman says the company doesn’t have current plans to do so.