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Citadel Telephone Company Launches
VoIP-Based Do Not Call Compliance Service
Citadel first to bundle TeleBlock® call blocking service into its worldwide VoIP telephony network
GLEN COVE, NY - November 8TH, 2005 - Citadel Telephone Company, a Division of Jasmin Communications, Inc., a leader in Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, today announced that it has successfully integrated TeleBlock®'s patented Do Not Call compliance service with its VoIP-based telephony services. With this integration, Citadel is now able to provide dialtone anywhere in the world within 24 hours, TeleBlock® Do Not Call blocking enabled. This service is offered to telemarketers worldwide, providing real time screening of outbound calls to those consumers on the various DNC lists.
Citadel's already robust suite of telephony services, including local, long distance, and international calling, as well as call waiting and three-way calling, is now enhanced with the most effective Do Not Call technology available today. Businesses making outbound telephone solicitation calls can now use their existing high-speed internet connection and Citadel's custom VoIP adaptor to access the guaranteed Do Not Call compliance offered by TeleBlock®.
"We are constantly striving to take TeleBlock® into new and exciting territories, and VoIP is certainly garnering a lot of attention lately," said Dean Garfinkel, Chairman of Call Compliance. "TeleBlock®'s unique deployment on VeriSign's ATLAST platform allows us to offer our failsafe Do Not Call compliance service via standard landline telephone service, predictive dialers, web-based ASP's, and now, via VoIP telephony providers like Citadel," he continued.
"By integrating TeleBlock®, we have instantly stepped to the forefront of those VoIP providers who are targeting the teleservices industry," added Cecilia Carfora, Vice President of Marketing for Citadel. "The cost-savings offered by VoIP, together with the guaranteed compliance of TeleBlock®, makes for a very powerful 'one-two' punch that will be difficult for anyone who uses the telephone to solicit their goods or services to ignore," she continued.
About Citadel Telephone Company
Citadel (www.citadeltel.com) offers the most complete suite of innovative VoIP service offerings available today. From standard telephone services like call waiting and three-way calling, to the latest in Do Not Call compliance technologies, Citadel can provide you and your company the answers (and cost savings) that you're looking for. Citadel has brought together the best and the brightest from across the telecommunications spectrum to ensure that its services are tailor-made for today's discerning business professional. Citadel's dedicated sales and service engineers stand ready to help you work through the complex maze of today's telecommunications choices and choose the services that best meet your needs.
About TeleBlock®
TeleBlock® is the flagship product of Call Compliance, Inc. (www.callcompliance.com), a privately held company located in Glen Cove NY. Call Compliance offers a suite of products to the teleservices industry, including TeleBlock® (www.teleblock.com); the "eDNC" Newsletter, which provides free updates on Do-Not-Call and related issues (http://www.callcompliance.com/ednc.html); the Regulatory Guide(SM), recognized throughout the teleservices industry as the best source for information on telemarketing rules and regulations (www.cci.regulatoryguide.com); and, in partnership with TPG Telemanagement, Compliance Testing & Solutions LLC's, compliance audit service.
