Verizon and Gryphon team for do-not-call regulations. (Strategic Alliances).

Verizon and Gryphon Networks have joined forces to offer Fortune 1000 corporations a streamlined method of ensuring that direct marketing and outbound calling activities are consumer- and brand-friendly and comply with federal and state "do-not-call" regulations. The combination of Verizon's national long-distance service and Gryphon Networks' fully automated "do-nor-call" compliance products, aims to enable large corporations to more effectively target customers willing to receive unsolicited offers for services, while avoiding inadvertent non-compliance and potential federal and state fines. Gryphon Networks is a provider of automated privacy compliance products for direct marketers. Gryphon Networks' technology is delivered via the Verizon long-distance network and requires no customer investment in premise-based hardware or software. Outbound calls from subscribing companies are automatically cross-checked against various federal and state registries, as well as proprietary databases maintained by subscri bing companies. Direct marketers first dial a toll-free number provided by Verizon to gain access to a centralized Gryphon Networks database in which all client-provided "do-not-call" registries are stored. The direct marketer then keys in the number of the consumer to be reached. The call to the consumer will be completed only if the number is nor listed on any of the "do-not-call" registries.