Surveys show that half the users of the original blue pages give up before they get the information they need because they cannot locate the number for a particular office. Passport Agency, which used to be listed only under "s" for "State Department," is listed in the new blue pages under "p" for "passport." Gore has referred to the blue pages as "the low-tech puzzle that must be solved before reaching the high-tech government." Since government telephone numbers have traditionally been listed by organization�not by service, as in the Yellow Pages�Federal services have not been very accessible. "The new blue pages," he said, "list most government services by topic and provide Internet website addresses." Walsh said that in the past, directory users have struggled to find appropriate government offices. "The new blue pages symbolize our commitment to serving the needs of the public and our role in improving government efficiency,'' said Bob Walsh, president of Sprint Publishing & Advertising, in accepting the award. Sprint's work in the Orlando market carries on this tradition of excellent service to the public. Vice President Gore commended Sprint for their accomplishments by saying, "Your team at Sprint not only took on the mission of fixing the problem, you went the extra mile to publish these new listings at no cost to the Federal government." He added that no cost to the government "translates to savings for taxpayers". Sprint has to date published and distributed new blue pages, at no cost to the taxpayers, in 25 cities across the country reaching over 6 million people.įayetteville, NC was the first Sprint directory to contain the redesigned, more user-friendly pages and the location for Sprint receiving the National Performance Review's prestigious Hammer Award on August 18th. The Orlando effort is the latest example of Sprint's outstanding public service awareness which has resulted in the savings of hundreds of thousands of tax dollars. In the spirit of reinvention, Sprint has lead the way nationwide in publishing revised blue pages without charge to the government. The blue pages project is one of the most visible initiatives of Vice President Al Gore's National Performance Review, which is aimed at making government work better and cost less. Other Sprint Yellow Page directories that will feature the blue pages include Greenville, NC, Jacksonville, NC, Rocky Mount, NC, Beaufort, SC, Naples, FL, Punta Gorda, FL, and Tri-Cities/Johnson City, TN directories among others. It is a collaborative effort of Sprint, other directory publishers, and 24 Federal agencies to make it easier to find Federal services in more than 6,200 telephone directories nationwide.ĭistribution of the new directories, which began this month in Metro Orlando and in the counties of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole, culminates many months of successful hard work and collaborative effort between Sprint and GSA, according to Dave Gibson of the GSA blue pages project. The blue pages project is sponsored by the Vice President's National Performance Review and coordinated by GSA. Eventually these revised blue pages will be published in Sprint Yellow Pages' telephone directories in its top 50 U.S. The new, more user-friendly, four-color blue pages will serve the Central Florida Tri County area, including Metro Orlando. General Services Administration and Sprint Publishing & Advertising have announced the redesign and simplification of Federal government blue pages listings in the 1998 Central Florida Sprint Yellow Pages telephone directories currently being distributed. General Services Administration and Sprint Publishing Partner toIssue New Federal Blue Pages in Florida Tri County Area Telephone Books Pages by topic or contact our Office of Public AffairsĪt a list of public affairs officers by beat, visit Outdated contact names, telephone numbers, Web links,
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