Stop chasing debt.
Start preventing it.
A digital-first approach helps communication service providers intervene earlier and recover more.
2 of Top 5
Telecom & broadcasting companies in the US
Leading
Broadcasting & media companies in the UK
Top
Consumer-technology companies in the US
30+
of the Top Communications companies served globally
WHY THIS MATTERS
Affordability pressure is reshaping recovery
Subscribers are paying later and switching sooner—driving higher arrears, defaults, and churn across communications service providers.
Affordability strain
5.3M
struggle to afford their phone
Roughly 23% are finding it difficult to maintain their phone and broadband services. Affordability pressure now reaches deep into the subscriber base.
Ofcom, Communications Affordability Tracker, 2025
BILL Payment Strain
56%
struggle to pay bills on time
More than half of Americans are finding it hard to pay monthly bills on time, with cell and phone expenses ranked among the top essentials being squeezed.
InvoiceCloud, Consumer Spend Research, 2025
Billing Disputes
+17%
rise in telecom complaints
Complaints about cellphone, internet, and TV services continued to rise. Billing disputes were the leading grievance in Canada, up 38% from 2023.
CRTC / CCTS, Canada, 2025
PROVEN OUTCOMES
Digital is doing the heavy lifting for service providers
Across a vast subscriber base, digital self-service carries most cash while advisors focus on accounts that need a conversation.
$364.61M
collected in a year
For a large US ISP and cable operator, a brand-aligned first-party program was deployed. Digital and advisor channels worked together.
$202.63M
recovered digitally
For a broadband and cable operator, the digital self-serve channel alone collected $202.63M. Self-serve carried the majority of cash at scale.
9%
gain per call
For a major North American communications and media operator, a 9% gain per-call compounded to over a million in additional collections.
$235.76M
collected
For a media and cable operator, our collections program collected $235.76M in 2025. The digital channel contributed $146.98M.
DEEP DOMAIN SOLUTIONS
Where we recover across your lifecycle
From early arrears through final-bill and device balances, each solution works a stage where subscription revenue is slipping.
Recover before you disconnect
We service early-stage communications and media arrears under your brand, curing accounts before disconnection or churn.
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Recover final bills and balances
We recover subscription and device-financing balances on contingency, including disconnected and gone-away accounts.
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Pursue high-value balances
For high-balance commercial and device-financing accounts that warrant it, our network manages compliant legal recovery end to end.
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Resolve with self-serve
Subscribers settle balances and set up plans, lifting dollars-per-contact and reducing churn. An autonomous collector handles routine tasks.
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CLIENT SPOTLIGHT
Over $364M dollars, one program
A large US cable operator needed to improve recovery rates across a large base of delinquent subscribers while maintaining a consistent customer experience under its own brand.
Traditional outreach methods alone could not efficiently engage customers at the required scale, particularly given the relatively low balance amounts involved.
We partnered with the client to implement a scalable recovery program that expanded customer engagement options and improved collections performance. The program recovered more than $364M, with digital channels accounting for 60% of the total.
Traditional outreach methods alone could not efficiently engage customers at the required scale, particularly given the relatively low balance amounts involved.
We partnered with the client to implement a scalable recovery program that expanded customer engagement options and improved collections performance. The program recovered more than $364M, with digital channels accounting for 60% of the total.
60%+
collected digitally
INSIGHTS
Latest from the Firstsource team
Insights from the field, real operations, real outcomes, and perspectives from the people making it work in live operations.
Case Study
How a multi-state US electric utility accelerated $305M through digital outreach
A large, multi-state US electric utility partnered with Firstsource to modernize its collections and customer outreach operations through digital communications. The objective was to supplement existing mailed and field-based processes with timely, electronic outreach that could expand customer response windows, encourage self-serve payments, and reduce reliance on field activity.
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Churn and arrears compound
Let's explore your subscriber base and your channels, and we will show you where recovery moves first.
- An operator diagnoses your portfolio, not an advisor who hands off the work.
- The program is built around your channel mix and your regulators, not a generic model.
- Pricing is tied to recovery and outcomes, not to headcount.