Commercial Collections News

DirecTV Settles Call Charges for $5.3M
eWeek - The FTC said it was the largest civil penalty the agency has ever announced in a case enforcing a consumer protection law. A complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles by the FTC names DirecTV and five firms that conducted telemarketing on its

Ordnance Survey welcomes first commercial partner for GPS network
WebWire - The first public service based on Ordnance Survey s national network of GPS base stations is announced today. Great Britain s mapping agency has developed the network to support its own field staff. Now Leica Geosystems is the first organisation

Warriors, rescuers, spooks
Colorado Springs Independent, CO - Dec 8, 2005... Moreover, once an agency is set up to hunt terrorists ... The agencies also mine commercial databases such as ChoicePoint ... "They all want to have a collection arm as ...

Jane Burgio
Charlotte Observer, NC - Dec 24, 2005... He went into business dealing with war surplus goods before founding a commercial credit and collection agency that carried the family name. ...