We’ve written a number of posts suggesting how telecom and cable providers can use reliable consumer credit data to improve acquisition, prospecting, retention and...
By: Kristan Frend Imagine you’re on the #1 ranked relay swim team at the World Championships and you’re leading off. You finish your leg of...
TRMA’s Spring Conference scheduled for February 22-23, 2011 As you probably already know, the mission of the Telecommunications Risk Management Association (TRMA) is to “drive...
For companies that regularly extend credit, the need to establish an identity theft protection program is finally here. After almost two years of delay,...
Let’s face it – not all knowledge based authentication (KBA) is created equal. I, too, have read horror stories of consumers forced to answer questions...
Like all companies seeking to generate new revenue, wireless providers continually strive to expand their creditworthy universe of applicants and prospects, while shrinking or...
The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 increased competition in the telecom industry. These days, nearly every telecommunications company is offering, or considering...
As our newly elected officials begin to evaluate opportunities to drive economic growth in 2011, it seems to me that the role of lenders...
Remember the new customers or subscribers you brought on last year, and how great they looked on paper? High credit score, low revolving debt—clean...
More prospects equal more profits, right? Not necessarily. But surprisingly, companies in every industry (including cable and telecom) routinely burn acquisition dollars as if...
Experian Decision Analytics has recorded increased demand from the marketplace for service integrations with interactive voice response (IVR), a phone technology that allows for...
Cybersecurity is back in the news, thanks in no small part to a number of government reports and developments with WikiLeaks. It’s also becoming...
Many compliance regulations such the Red Flags Rule, USA Patriot Act, and ESIGN require specific identity elements to be verified and specific high risk...
By: Staci Baker There has been a lot of talk in the news about the Dodd-Frank Act lately. According to the Dodd-Frank Resource Center of...
Increased incidence of “involuntary renters” According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, one out of every 200 homes will be foreclosed. The incidence of “involuntary...