Sage Telecom Proposes September 2024 Jury Trial vs. Mercantile

A jury trial would begin during the court’s September 2024 three-week docket on Sage Telecom’s allegations that debt collector Mercantile Adjustment Bureau made “indiscriminate” phone calls to Sage customers in violation of the Texas Business & Communications Code (see 2301050058), said Sage’s proposed scheduling order Tuesday (docket 3:22-cv-02737) in U.S. District Court for Northern Texas in Dallas. Dec. 14 would be the deadline for completing discovery, said the proposed order. Sage provides discounted internet and phone service to low-income Texas consumers through state and federally funded programs. It alleges at least 187 subscribers to its LifeLine service received multiple telephone solicitations in the past two years.