Exhibit 99.1

            R.H. Donnelley Inc Initiates Redemption of All
           of Its 9 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2008

    PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2004--R.H. Donnelley
Inc., a subsidiary of R.H. Donnelley Corporation (NYSE:RHD), today
announced that it has initiated a redemption of all of its outstanding
9 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2008. The entire outstanding
aggregate principal amount of $21,245,000 of the 9 1/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes will be redeemed on February 6, 2004 at a
redemption price of 104.563% of the principal amount thereof, plus
accrued and unpaid interest.
    The redemption of the 9 1/8% Senior Subordinated Notes and the
expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith will be funded
with proceeds from the Term Loan B-2 portion of the Company's Senior
Credit Facility amended December 8, 2003.

    About R.H Donnelley

    R.H. Donnelley is a leading publisher of yellow pages directories
which publishes 260 directories under the Sprint Yellow Pages (R)
brand in 18 states, with major markets including Las Vegas, Orlando,
and Lee County, Florida. The Company also serves as the exclusive
sales agent for 129 SBC directories under the SBC Smart Yellow Pages
(R) brand in Illinois and northwest Indiana through DonTech, its
perpetual partnership with SBC. Including DonTech, R.H. Donnelley
serves more than 250,000 local and national advertisers. For more
information, please visit R.H. Donnelley at www.rhd.com

    Safe Harbor Provision

    Certain statements contained in this press release regarding R.H.
Donnelley's future operating results or performance or business plans
or prospects and any other statements not constituting historical fact
are "forward-looking statements" subject to the safe harbor created by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Where possible,
the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned,"
"estimated," "potential," "goal," "outlook," and similar expressions,
as they relate to R.H. Donnelley or its management, have been used to
identify such forward-looking statements. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the statements under the caption
"Outlook" are forward-looking statements. Regardless of any
identifying phrases, these statements and all other forward-looking
statements reflect only R.H. Donnelley's current beliefs and
assumptions with respect to future business plans, prospects,
decisions and results, and are based on information currently
available to R.H. Donnelley. Accordingly, the statements are subject
to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies which could
cause R.H. Donnelley's actual operating results, performance or
business plans or prospects to differ from those expressed in, or
implied by, these statements. Such risks, uncertainties and
contingencies are described in detail in Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2002, as well as the Company's other periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and in summary and without
limitation include the following: (1) our ability to meet our
substantial debt service obligations; (2) restrictive covenants under
the terms our debt and convertible preferred stock agreements; and (3)
general economic conditions.

    CONTACT: R.H. Donnelley
             Steven M. Blondy
             Jenny L. Apker
             914-933-3178