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JUDGE RULES ON MTD IN TCPA TELEMARKETING CASE INVOLVING RINGLESS VOICEMAIL
- A District Court judge in Florida has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a company — Stratics Networks — accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using ringless voicemail to leave telemarketing-related voicemails on the cell phones of individuals without first obtaining the proper consent to do so.
N.Y. LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE ANTI-ROBOCALL LEGISLATION
- State lawmakers in New York are taking another crack at enacting legislation aimed at eliminating robocalls, but this time are trying a different strategy.
REPEAL OF ACA WOULD SEND UNCOMPENSATED CARE NUMBERS SKYROCKETING: REPORT
- The demand for uncompensated care, which includes unpaid debts, would surge 82% if the Affordable Care Act were to be repealed in 2019, according to a report released this month.
VERIZON ROLLING OUT FREE CALL FILTERING SERVICE, AT&T & COMCAST RELEASE AUTHENTICATION UPDATE
- Collection agencies may want to brace for a drop in contact rates starting later this week, especially if they are calling individuals who have cell phones with Verizon.
ARKANSAS SENATE PASSES BILL TO MAKE SPOOFING A FELONY
- The Arkansas state Senate has passed a bill that would make spoofing a phone number a felony offense punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine of $10,000.
PERFORMANT ANNOUNCES 4Q, 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS
- Performant Financial Corp. yesterday announced double-digit revenue increases for both the fourth quarter of 2018 and the full year compared with the same periods a year earlier.
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The Daily Digest is sponsored by Microbilt. Designed to help debt collection professionals, MicroBilt’s platform of recovery and skip tracing tools provide quick, convenient, and current data that help you prioritize and successfully track people down and collect. Keep your skip tracing and debt recovery efficient and effective! Contact us to find out about our 90 Day Try Us Program. Call 800-884-4397 or visit www.microbilt.com.