However, that should not mean that debt collectors should be barred from using current technology to communicate with consumers.

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The Soviet Union has been barred from offering bonds in the U.S. market under the Johnson Debt Default Act because, after the 1917 revolution, the Soviet Union refused to honor its outstanding debts.

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Unless these debts are settled, the Soviet Union is barred from offering bonds in the U.S. market under the 1934 Johnson Debt Default Act.

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