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Telecom Industry Receivables
The telecom industry has evolved drastically. Most notable is the disappearance of the ever-present payphone. However, with this decline has come the rise of the cell phone contract and therefore a rise in delinquent receivables and a need for debt collection. Receivables management represents a major challenge for telecom industry companies looking to grow their markets
Free reports on telecom industry receivables from insideARM:
News Headlines
- FCC Asks for Comments on a Challenge to Collectors’ Use of Autodialers to Contact Cell Phones 3/26/09
- Court Rules Against Debt Collector in Cell Phone Collection Case 12/9/08
- State AG Sues Florida Telecom Collection Agency 10/7/08
- Supreme Court Rules that Collectors Can Sue on Behalf of Pay Phone Operators 6/24/08
- Sprint Churn Rises, Losses Mount 5/13/08
- Taxes Hurt Qwest Earnings 5/7/08
- Rogers Net Doubles and Churn Declines 5/2/08
- Verizon Profits Up as it Adds Wireless Customers, Cuts Churn 4/28/08
- Qualcomm Reports Rise in Earnings and Revenue 4/24/08
- ATT Profits Rise as it Keeps Churn in Check 4/22/08
- Sprint Loses 100,000 Subscribers and $30 Billion 2/28/08
- Telecom’s Rogers Reduces Churn and Income Soars 2/27/08
- Verizon’s Low ‘Churn’ Means Higher Profits 1/31/08
- Creditor Results: Cap One in Recession Mode as AT&T Goes Gangbusters 1/24/08
- Telecom Carriers Reduce Collections to Get “Customer For Life” 11/21/07
- Sprint Earnings Down, Churn Up 11/2/07
- Verizon Sees Earnings Decline as it Adds Customers 10/29/07
- AT&T Profits and Loss Provision Rise, Churn Rate Down 10/23/07
- Sprint Changes Collection Tactics as Telecoms Prepare Earnings 10/16/07
- New Convergent Owners Seek to Add More Firms 8/7/07
- Collection Agency Gets Help to Push into Telecom and Utilities Sector 7/2/07
- Aspect Software Helps MTN Boost Contact Center Performance 6/19/07
- Volt Information Sciences to Acquire LSSi Corp. in Directory Assistance Deal 6/19/07
- Another State AG and the FTC Pile On Debt Buyer over Telecom Bills 6/8/07
- Texas AG Moves to Stop Debt Purchaser from Collecting on Fraudulent Telecom Accounts 6/7/07
- Vodacom Capitalizes on Risk Support from PIC Solutions 5/24/07
- Alltel to be Acquired by Private Equity in $27.5 billion Deal 5/21/07
- Lawmakers Consider Consumer Protections on Cell Phone Billing 5/16/07
- Telecom Company A.J.C. Communications Announces Plans for 26-State Expansion 4/23/07
- Acxiom InsightCollect and SubscriberWise to Offer Solution for Cable Industry 4/12/07
- TeleTech Expands Relationship With Leading Communications Provider 3/28/07
- Medio Systems to Launch Mobile Performance Ad Network 3/20/07
- TeleTech Expands Agreement With Top U.S. Cable Provider 3/7/07
- Alltel Renews Billing Services Contract with Convergys 2/26/07
- Major Telecom Provider Chooses Talgentra’s Debt Collection Software 2/26/07
- Collection Agency to Open 300-Person Call Center in Alabama 2/23/07
- Visa and SK Telecom Announce Plans to Launch Mobile Payments 2/8/07
- Telecom Giant Inks Deal with HOV Services for Collection Monitoring 2/8/07
- Experian Launches First Mobile Commercial Credit Check in US 1/30/07
- Convergys Consolidates MTS Allstream's Billing and Customer Care Operations 1/30/07
- Fitch: Event Risk Limits LBO Potential for U.S. Telecom Industry 1/18/07
- AT&T and Citi Extend Agreement for Consumer Credit Cards 1/11/07
- SunCom Wireless Renews Contract with Convergys 12/18/06
- Citigroup, MasterCard, Cingular and Nokia Team Up on Mobile Phone PayPass Payments 12/15/06
- Cable Makes Comeback With Digital Phone 12/12/06
- Equifax Customizes Decisioning Solutions for Telecommunications and Utility Companies 12/1/06
- FTC Takes ISP to Task Over Telemarketing 11/22/06
- Water Authority Grants Exclusive Deal to Collection Agency 11/15/06
- TeleTech Expands Agreement With Top U.S. Cable Operator 11/14/06
- ntl Telewest Selects Convergys Billing and Customer Care Solution 11/13/06
Analysis Headlines
- ARM Companies Dial-in on the Changing Telecommunications Industry
- Sector-Specific Trends Impacting Credit Card ARM: Telecom
- Debt Buyers’ Growing Interest in Alternative Asset Classes
Research Headlines
- Kaulkin Report 7 Excerpt - Telecommunications Industry: Change at High Speed
- Global Debt Buying Report - Telecommunications Receivables in the U.S.
Press Releases
- Comtech Systems Inc. Announces Partnership with GoLiveSMS 3/17/09
- Fifth Third Bancorp to Announce Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings, Host Conference Call 1/8/09
- Visa and U.S. Bank to Launch Visa Mobile Money Transfer Pilot 9/25/08
- HCL Technologies to Acquire Leading Manager of Voice, Data and Wireless Expense Services 8/26/08
- TeleTech Expands Agreement With Leading Mobile Communications Provider 8/14/08
- VeriFacts Recovery Network Partners with Bartley Ventures to Optimize Sales Efforts 7/17/08
- Thailand’s Largest Wireless Operator Signs BPO Consulting Contract with Convergys 7/1/08
