Chennai phone book launched

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, DEC. 16. The telephone directory of Chennai Telephones, now called "Chennai Phone Book 2000," was released here today. Its distribution will begin on Monday.

For the first time, the directory has three volumes, including the GETIT Yellow Pages. This time, the residential and commercial numbers have been given separately. Volume I has entries in the alphabetical order A to M (residential) and Volume II, N to Z (residential). Volume III contains numbers of business and Government establishments and the GETIT Yellow pages.

Entries upto March 2000 have been incorporated in the directory, produced by M & N Publications.

Releasing the "Phone Book," Mr. N. Srinivasan, Chief General Manager, Chennai Telephones, said the western parts of the city still had a waiting list, whereas in the rest of the city, the list was current. This is because of the higher demand in these areas. The CD-Rom of the directory will be ready within three months. Last year, the directory was distributed through 106 mobile and 70 fixed locations. Chennai Telephones was the first in the country to bring out yellow pages, as early as 1987.

The first copy of the directory was received by Mr. N.B.N. Rao, Executive Director, Indian Bank.

Mr. Ramesh Gupta, Managing Director, GETIT, said the Yellow pages had over 54,000 free listings. It is the most comprehensive source of information for people of Chennai and the only directory to come out every year for 12 consecutive years. Corrections have been incorporated upto September. The directory has 3,176 pages, out of which 2,292 are white and 800 yellow.

Mr. P. Purushothaman, General Manager (Central), welcoming the gathering, said the directory was being called "Phone Book" in tune with the corporate image of the organisation.

Subscribers can exchange their old directory for the new one at various mobile and fixed centres. The mobile centres will be open from December 18 to 31 on all days, including Sundays and holidays. Fixed centres, which are the respective telephone exchanges, will be open from December 18 to January 17. The sale copy will be available from January 22 at the customer relations centres functioning at the areas offices.

Subscribers will have to produce the paid telephone bill dated July/August, along with the old directory, for claiming the directory.

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