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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