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Audited Circulation

A high percentage of free papers have been audited by indepdendent third-party circulation auditing firms giving advertisers confidence that free papers deliver results.

Presently free papers with total circulation of more than 72 million, more than all the daily newspapers combined, have been audited by independent auditing firms.

Several firms audit circulation, but the largest percentage are audited by the Circulation Verification Council (CVC). Each of these firms employ auditing standards that independently verify delivery and readership.

The following companies audit free papers:

Circulation Verification Council (CVC)
P.O. Box 31523
St. Louis, Missouri 63131-0523
(800) 262-6392

Verified Audit Circulation (VAC)
900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 295
Larkspur, California 94939
(415) 461-6006

Certified Audit of Circulations (CAC)
155 Willowbrook Blvd - 4th Floor
Wayne, New Jersey 07470
(973) 785-3000

Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)
900 N. Meacham Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4968
(847) 605-0909

BPA Worldwide (BPA)
(203) 447-2800