Publisher Lists - West/Southeast
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: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin
Verizon provides listing data to telephone publishers for use in the publication of a directory.
- In order to purchase Verizon’s Publisher List Products, a customer must first enter into a license agreement with Verizon.
- Orders require 30 days for processing from the date the order is received.
- Please see Verizon Western & Southeast Region Appendix for: Sample License Agreement, Sample Order Form, and Record Layout Information.
Verizon Western & Southeast Regions Quick Reference Guide
States Covered: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin*
* Customers must enter into a license agreement with Verizon to purchase listings
Extracts:
Initial Pull from Verizon Directory Database
Media Available: Magnetic Tape, Paper Printout, Camera Ready Copy, Computer Diskette, CD-ROM
* Camera Ready Copy include additional processing charges.
Price Per Unit: $0.04 per listing *
* Please see detailed description section for information about Service Address Extract Ordering and Pricing
Updates:
Update product in the Verizon Western & Southeast region is referred to as S.O.U.P. (Service Order Update Product). This updates the changes occurring in the Verizon Directory Database since the customer’s original extract pull. Updates are available on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
Media Available: Magnetic Tape, FTP, Paper Printout
Price Per Unit: $0.06 Per Listing*
* Please see detailed description section for information about Service Address Update Ordering and Pricing
Availability
Publisher Lists is available throughout the Verizon footprint.
Pricing
Western and Southeast Region Publisher List Pricing
$0.04 per listing
Non-Published Service
Address Extracts:
$0.04 per transaction
Camera Ready: $0.4 per transaction (plus $8.00 per page plus $8.00 per shipping)
Update Listings:
$0.06 per listing
Service Address Updates: $0.06 per listing — unless ordered in combination with update listings, then free of charge.
Non-Published Service
Address Updates: $0.06 per listing
Features
I. Extract Listings
Extract Listings (as noted in the license agreement as Subscriber List Information)are a "snapshot" of Verizon's White Page Publishing database based on the criteria selected by the customer. This includes the telephone subscriber’s name, listed address, and telephone number. The telephone subscriber determines how the “listed address” will appear when the telephone service is established.
IA. Extract Selection Criteria
Segmentation (choice of one or any combination thereof):
Verizon Directory Name
Name of Verizon Publication
NPA/NXX
Area Code and Exchange
Business Listings
Listings with Business names. Additionally, Verizon's Original Primary Advertising classifications are available at the time of telephone service. Verizon also provides those initial primary classifications assigned at a later date by its publisher. In order to receive full business captions, we recommend that customers also select toll free and foreign segmentations.
Residence Listings
Residential Listings that include individual titles.
Government Listings
Federal, State, County, Local, Schools, as well as non-standard listings including 911 numbers.
Foreign Listings
A listing not normally published in a particular Area/Book.
Professional Listings
Listings that include a business telephone number with a personal name.
Toll Free Numbers
All 800, 888, 877 and all other toll-free numbers included in the selected directory.
CLEC>
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers: Customers using a different local carrier within Verizon territory. If this option is selected, a list of CLEC's from each specified state will be provided.
NPA
Listings that include the full 10 digit telephone number
Zip Code
Listings that include the zip code (where available)
Service Address
A service address is defined as where a subscriber's telephone exchange service is actually located. Additionally, service addresses include zip codes. Service address extracts come from a separate database, and therefore, can be ordered by using a separate service address extract order form. Service Address Options Include:
- NOL Accounts: accounts residing in the database that have no directory listing. Typically, these are payphone, fax lines, data lines, or various other account situations which do not require directory listings.
- CLEC: CLEC service address listings are also available.
- CCNA: If you are a CLEC and require your own listings, you need to provide the 4 digit CCNA code that is used to identify your listings.
Non Published Service Addresses
Verizon also supplies non published service address extracts, solely for the purpose of directory distribution. This product is separate from the standard service address extracts, and must be ordered separately using the Service Address Order Form.
IB. Extract Media
Magnetic Tape
Choice of fixed or variable format tape (1600 BPI or 6250 BPI) The file is EBCDIC, high or low density, the data is in a text format Written in EBCDIC
Paper Printout
Name, address and telephone number
Camera Ready Copy
Glossy Pages for Reproduction
Computer Diskette (3.5 Inch Computer Diskette)
The file is in ASCII, high or low density. The data is in rich text format and diskettes are "zipped" to conserve space.
CD-ROM
The file is in ASCII, high or low density. The data is in rich text format and CD's are "zipped" to conserve space.
II. Update Listings
Update Product (as noted in the license agreement as Updated Subscriber List Information) in the Western & Southeast regions is called S.O.U.P. (Service Order Update Product). These updates document the changes occurring in the database since the customer's original extract purchase. Updates are available on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Updates include subscriber names, addresses and telephone numbers.
The Extract Order Form should be used to order update listings.
IIA. Update Selection Criteria
Segmentation (choice of one or any combination thereof):
Service Order Type
Customers have the option to choose updates from Verizon database based on the following types of service orders: "Installs" - new customers, "Change" - any type of change to order that affects directory listings, "To" Orders - documents subscribers who move to a new address within the same state, or "All" - extract of all service order activity.
Verizon Directory Name
Name of Verizon Publication
NPA/NXX
Area Code and Exchange
Business Listings
Listings with Business names. Additionally, Verizon's Original Primary Advertising classifications are available.
Residence Listings
Residential Listings with individual titles.
Government Listings
Verizon “Blue” Page Listings to include Federal, State, County, Local, Schools, as well as Non-Standard numbers such as 911 numbers.
Toll Free Numbers
Updates that include all 800, 888, 877 and all other toll-free numbers included in the selected directory.
Professional
Update listings that include a business telephone number with a personal name.
CLEC
Competitive Local Exchange Carriers: Customers using a different local carrier within our territory. If this option is selected, a list of CLEC’s from each specified area will be provided
Foreign Listings
A listing which would not normally publish in a particular area.
Service Address
A service address is defined as where a subscriber's telephone exchange service is actually located. Additionally, service addresses include zip codes. If ordering updates, this option may be included at no extra charge.
Non-Published Service Address Updates
Verizon also supplies non published service address updates, solely for the purpose of directory distribution.
IIB. Update Media
Magnetic Tape
(1600 BPI or 6250 BPI) Standard EBCDIC labeled tape. Written in EBCDIC.
FTP
Electronic transfer via the Internet (File Transfer Protocol) is available. Customer must first complete a Verizon security agreement and then will gain access to Verizon's FTP internet site.
Paper Printout
Name, address and telephone number
For customer contact information, please call 888-483-9594.
