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  Throughout 2023, WBENC is recognizing and celebrating WBEs who have demonstrated remarkable resilience and capacity to reinvent themselves. The 2023 WBE Stars are being honored for perseverance and excellence through reinvention and innovation, despite the unprecedented challenges of recent years. Meet Deborah Ward, Founder and CEO of Televergence Solutions—a nationwide VOIP Telecommunications company that, […]

  In an effort to eliminate unlawful text messages, the FCC has published a draft order on rules that includes the following provisions: Close the lead generator loophole by requiring one-to-one consent Texters and callers must obtain a consumer’s prior express written consent from a single seller at a time, i.e., one-to-one consent. Consent must

The DO NOT CALL Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives to create stricter penalties for illegal robocalls, including time in prison. This legislation, Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2023, was originally introduced in the previous term and is now reintroduced. If passed, the law would increase penalties for

  As the owner, founder, and CEO of Televergence, I’d like to share with you the history of our brand. I began my telecom career in the eighties with the breakup of the Bell Telephone dynasty. More than 33 years ago, I started Televergence and became the 1st female CEO of a telecom carrier in