Publisher Lists - Northeast

Overview

Add Verizon Customers to Your Directory

Customers expect to receive complete and accurate telephone directories for reference. Verizon helps directory publishers meet that expectation through our Publisher Lists products and services.

As one of the largest premier telecommunications companies in the world, Verizon listings come directly from our database daily. We can provide listings to you as an Extract and/or an Update. An Extract gives you a snapshot of our white pages database at a given date in time. The Updates provide you with current information on new service orders, customer changes, moves and more. You can request Updates on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Benefits

Meeting deadlines is easier because Verizon's Extracts and Updates are available in your choice of camera-ready copy, magnetic tape, computer disk, CD-ROM or FTP electronic transfer (where available).
Verizon's world-class support network provides service excellence. Our account representatives and technical experts are ready to handle your requests. And, they work to provide you with accurate, timely information.
Verizon's Publisher Lists allow you to choose the Extracts and Updates you prefer based on a range of selection criteria that varies by state. Selection criteria includes, for example, NPA/NXX, business, residence, government and foreign listings, toll free numbers and others.

How It Works

In most areas, you obtain Verizon Publisher Lists by entering into a license agreement with us. Your order is usually processed within 30 days of the date we receive your request.

Applications

Use Verizon's size and experience to gain access to listing information from over 60 percent of the U.S. That translates to some 32 million listings.
Using our Publisher Lists, you can offer directories in many customer pleasing formats, including print, CD-ROM and on the Internet.

Be a Reliable Source of Information

Maximize your exposure in the markets you serve. Customers want directories that are accurate and complete. Verizon's Publisher Lists can add value to your directory by being a reliable source of listing information.

Description

Listings for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshiire, Vermont, Rhode Island and New York

Verizon provides listing data to telephone directory publishers for use in the publication of a directory.

To purchase Verizon Publisher List Products for New England states (excluding Connecticut), customers must first enter into a license agreement with Verizon.
New York listing orders are provided pursuant to New York State Tariff P.S.C. No. 900, addressing “Directory Publisher Listing Service.”
Orders require 30 days for processing from the date the order is received in our office.
Please see Northeast region appendix for: Sample License Agreement, Sample Order Form, and Record Layout Information.

Verizon Northeast Quick Reference Guide

States Covered: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and New York*

* Customers must enter into a license agreement with Verizon before purchasing listings from all Northeast states, except New York

Product Type

Extracts:

Snapshot of the Verizon Database. Media available: File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Magnetic Tape, Cartridge and Computer Printout. Price per Unit $0/04 per listing.

Updates:

Includes updated database information, available daily, weekly and 5 week intervals. Media available: FTP, Magnetic Tape, Cartridge and Computer Printout. Price per Unit $0.06 per listing.

Availability

Publisher Lists is available throughout the Verizon footprint.

Pricing

Northeast Region Publisher List Pricing

$0.04 per listing

$0.06 per transaction

A minimum order fee of $75.00 (before tax) applies to all orders.

Shipping charges apply for all products.

Features

I. Extract Listings

Extract Listings (filedump or as noted in the license agreement as full file extract) are a snap shot of the database based on the criteria selected by the customer. Extracts consist of listings that come from the original service orders with affecting directory listing information. Listing information includes the telephone subscriber’s name; class of service (business or residence), listed address, and telephone number. The telephone subscriber determines how the “listed address” will appear when telephone service is established. Yellow page heading information can be added if specified on the order form. CLEC’s (Customers utilizing a different local carrier within the selected Northeast territory) will be included in the extract where available.

II. Updates

Update Product (as noted in the license agreement as service order activity) is referred to as a “Standing Order.” Standing Orders or Updates must follow the initial filedump or extract. Updates are available at daily, weekly and 5 week intervals on a pre-determined schedule.

III. Selection Criteria

The selection criteria for Extracts and Update orders are the same.

Segmentation (choice of one or any combination thereof):

NPA/NXX
Area Code and Exchange: (also known as the Central Office code).
CDN<
Customer Directory Name: the white pages directory the listing appears in, assigned at the time of service initiation. The CDN will uniquely identify the Verizon white pages directory name. (Note: There may be more than one CDN per Verizon publication in some areas.)
NPA & Locality
Area Code and Localities are based on the U.S. Postal mailing localities included in the listed address.
NPA & CDN
Area Code and Customer Directory Name
NPA & Zip Code

Area Code and Zip Code are based on the U.S. Postal mailing zipcodes included in the listed address. NPA and Zip Code selection will be available at the end of the first quarter 2002.

Media (Both Extracts & Updates):

There are four (4) modes of data transfer available for Extracts (Filedumps) or Updates (Standing Orders):

FTP: Electronic transfer via the Internet (File Transfer Protocol) is available when customer provides Verizon with an Internet location or directory as well as user ID and login passcode.
Magnetic Tape (T3420):

Media Size: 1/2 Inch, 2400 foot, round tape
Tracks: Nine
Label: Standard IBM label
Parity: Odd
Density: 1600 BPI (Bytes Per Inch)
Code: American National Standard Coded for Information Interchange (ASCII).
Status: Tape is in scratch status.

Data is compressed. Labels will contain information which includes volume serial number (six character tape identification number), name of dataset and data control block information. The advantage of labeled tape over non-labeled tape is that the labeled tape cannot be used if it is mounted by mistake.