Fairmont Resort Properties selects Sprint Canada's Do Not Call technology solution to comply with U.S. legislation
15 September 2004 - 11:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Fairmont Resort Properties selects Sprint Canada's Do Not Call
technology solution to comply with U.S. legislation TORONTO, Sept.
15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sprint Canada Inc. and Fairmont Resort
Properties, Canada's largest vacation ownership company, today
announced an agreement through which Sprint Canada will provide
services that will allow the company to fully comply with U.S. Do
Not Call (DNC) legislation. Sprint Canada has been Fairmont Resort
Properties' provider of long distance and toll free services since
2002. "A substantial portion of our business is dependent on
outbound calling, so the introduction of Do Not Call legislation in
the United States brought to a halt our outbound calling to the
United States," said Collin Knight, president, Fairmont Resort
Properties. "We needed a robust, full-featured application to offer
full protection and compliance within the new U.S. legislation and
prepare us should legislation be introduced in Canada in the near
future. Sprint Canada understood our business challenge and
introduced us to Gryphon Networks' state-of-the-art Guardian
Interactive Solution technology." Added Greg McCamus, president,
Sprint Canada Business Solutions, "Through our solutions-focused
sales approach we are able to understand these specific business
challenges and bring the right solutions to the table for our
customers. Our DNC solution gives Fairmont Resort Properties an
immediate solution to a critical business issue, one that automates
compliance and protects the company from incurring significant
penalties." Sprint Canada through a co-marketing agreement with
Gryphon Network's launched its Do Not Call solution in November of
2003 shortly after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission implemented
its legislation. Contravening the legislation can result in
penalties of up to US$11,000 per call for calling a number on the
national registry of DNC numbers. In addition, 24 states presently
maintain independent DNC lists that telemarketers must honour, with
fines of up to US$25,000 per call. Sprint Canada identified the
impact of this legislation on Canadian businesses early and was
first to market in Canada with a solution through an exclusive
technology alliance with Gryphon Networks, the North American
leader in automated Do Not Call management solutions for business.
Do Not Call solutions complements Sprint Canada's portfolio of
voice, enhanced voice, data and IP services for businesses of all
sizes. Sprint Canada is the only Canadian telecommunications
company that can provide a seamless North American network under
one brand, through its partnership with Sprint Communications,
L.P., a global integrated communications provider widely recognized
for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network
technologies. Businesses wanting to learn more about Sprint Canada
Do Not Call solutions can call 1-877-500-3111 or visit
http://www.sprint.ca/donotcall. Do Not Call Webcast Sprint Canada
is hosting a Webcast on Do Not Call Compliance on Wednesday,
September 15, 2004 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST, featuring speakers
from Angus Telemanagement, Gryphon Networks, Fairmont Resort
Properties and Sprint Canada. To register send an email to . About
Sprint Canada Sprint Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Call-Net Enterprises Inc., (TSX: FON, FON.B), is a leading Canadian
integrated communications solutions provider of home phone,
wireless, long distance and IP services to households, and local,
long distance, toll free, enhanced voice, data and IP services to
businesses across Canada. Call-Net, headquartered in Toronto, owns
and operates an extensive national fibre network, has over 148
co-locations in five major urban areas including 31 municipalities
and maintains network facilities in the United States and the
United Kingdom. For more information, visit http://www.callnet.ca/
and http://www.sprint.ca/. About Fairmont Resort Properties
Currently celebrating their 25th anniversary, Fairmont Resort
Properties is the largest vacation ownership company in Canada with
over 22,000 owners. The company owns and operates Fairmont Vacation
Villas at Fairmont Hot Springs and Lake Okanagan Resort in Kelowna,
British Columbia, as well as The Makaha Resort and Golf Club, a
300-acre resort with a championship golf course on the island of
Oahu in Hawaii. They also own the Shuswap Lake Resort Club in
British Columbia, which operates 28 luxury houseboats, and provide
motor home vacations across Canada. Fairmont is the only vacation
ownership company worldwide that provides 'on land, on water, on
wheels vacations'. Also through the two main exchange providers,
RCI and Interval International, Fairmont provides holidays for
their owners at over 5,000 locations in 85 countries worldwide.
DATASOURCE: Sprint Canada Inc. CONTACT: Sprint Canada, Karen
O'Leary, Corporate Communications, (416) 718-6445, ; Fairmont
Resort Properties, Ray Joubert, Marketing Manager, (250) 345-6556,
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